E6410 Owner's Thread

Thanks, find out that my 90w was the same one. I was just assuming the 65w could be even more slim; glad to know it works.

 

65W should be fine if you have the Intel graphics, but you will need the 90W if you have the nVidia GPU.

If 65W is sufficient then you might want to consider the Dell auto / air / AC adaptor. Or you may want to get the cheapest compatible genuine Dell AC adaptor that you can find on ebay (much lower than Dell's own prices).

John

 

I would just like to reiterate John Ratsey's emphasis on the term genuine. I have bought non-OEM power supplies in the past, and really have not experienced desirable results. I needed a 90W power supply, which the company had claimed the product was rated for, but try as a might, I could not get the power supply to output the power necessary to maintain higher multipliers. Furthermore, each non-OEM power supply lasted less than half the duration of the OEM version (1 year vs. ~2.5 years, respectively).

You can typically buy OEM power supplies for at least 30% less than Dell direct. In my case, my computer was old enough that I was able to save nearly 50%. The end result was that I had to pay an extra $10 or so compared to non-OEM products, but it saves you from any potential incompatibilities and headaches.

 

Well, the easiest solution is to get rid of the various Dell Control Point application. Unless you use a Smartcard or fingerprint reader, there really isn't much of any point to Control Point. Well, there is the ambient light sensor, but that's not really all that neccessary or useful?

I can confirm that you can uninstall Control Point without any ill effects, although you're probably better off with a clean reinstall of the operating system.

From what I've seen Dell Control Point hogs system resources and doesn't do very much at all. It certainly fits the definition of "bloatware."

 

System Manager is not bloated but Security Manager and Connection Manager are. Many users only need System Manager.

John

 

Of course, the problem with System Manager is that it boots you out of Aero! Not a problem if you don't mind the Basic theme, but it's still a pretty rotten software conflict.......

There were a couple of other smaller issues, some of which I also attribute to System Manager. I'd rather rely on Windows for my power management options.

Of course, that leaves us with the ambient light sensor, which indeed is controlled by Dell Control Point. Oddly enough, the ambient light sensor is disabled by default? Hmmm.....makes you wonder what other issues I might have had if I actually enabled it?

 

To enable Aero, go into power options, choose your current power plan (maybe "balanced"?), click change settings, click change advanced settings, in the pop up dialogue span the "Dell Enhanced Settings", enable "Aero Glass" there. Then you have Aero back.

 

No, the problem stems from Dell Control Point. You can change the settings back as many times as you wish, but the real solution is to uninstall all of Dell Control Point, or better yet, do a clean reinstall of Windows.

 

Just got this

For only $10.74 each when QTY 50+ purchased - DisplayPort Male to HDMI Male 28AWG Cable (Gold Plated Connectors) - 15ft | DisplayPort to HDMI Cables

Displayport to HDMI cable to connect to an Olevia TV, but cant get the computer to see the TV. I have also tried connecting it to a Dell 2408WFP monitor, but couldnt get it to detect the monitor either.

Man, I hoping it's the cable and not the computer as I hate having to send it back. Using the latest Nividia drivers released from Dell on 7/7. Unfortunately, I dont have any Displayport cable to try connecting it to 2408. I connected the TV via VGA port and it detected it fine without having to do anything. You shouldnt have to enable anything special when connecting via Displayport right?

Thanks

 

I have recently installed Win7 Pro x64 and DCP System Manager on both E6400 and E6410 w/nVidia GPUs and do not have the Aero video setback under discussion.

I did have the Aero video setback on the E6410 factory install. Perhaps it is associated with the DCP Security Manager, which I do not install. I did not bother to investigate it much since a clean install was coming.

My clean installs are very lean... AHCI mode and no IRRT app, no DCP security drivers or manager, no modem apps, no Intel LAN app, no Power DVD or Roxio... but I did not hesitate to install the DCP System Manager as it works just fine.

GK