Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

There is a new Security App f. Win7 on the Dell-Driver Site.

 

Strange. That is the same version I am running on my machine already (8/31/2009). Seems like Dell just updated the date on there.

 

Update, tried to run the DPC latency program after reinstalling the IDT driver. I also installed the latest Intel Sata and Wifi drivers. However, the issue that I'm facing is that immediately after logging into Windows (I still hear the chime), Windows Audio fails with the IDT driver. I can't get any sound at all, when I try to get into the Sound settings under the control panel, it always freezes.

 

I don't know Theros123, it really sounds like a bad Windows install (or a driver conflict).
I recall once re-installing Vista and my Sound was behaving similarly, to fix it I set Windows audio service to restart automatically if it fails. It solved the problem until I had time to re-install once more, and really fix the issue.

I was using Vista 64-bit Dell disk provided with the system.

That was ONLY time such event occurred to me.

 

you dont need additional software. just launch the task manager, click the performance tab, and click the resource monitor. the % maximum frequency is the throttling.

 

He also wants to see the temperatures, and for that HWmonitor is the simplest tool (no install required). Task manager doesn't show temperatures.

 

fair point. but if it isn't throttling, he doesnt need to know the temp

 

Could that maybe be a result of installing using a USB drive? I think that's the only variable that has changed in this installation...

 

absolutely not. installing via usb is actually more likely to succeed due to not having dvd issues.

(and i, and many others, always do it this way without issue.) i don't know of the wintoflash method in particular, however. i would suggest doing it in the simpler way i linked earlier.

 

Well, WintoFlash does the exact same thing as that method... So I am baffled at what is causing these issues. For the time being I guess I can ignore them. It's weird since I used a USB install of Windows 7 on my desktop and I'm having issues with programs starting up where there should be none.