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    Dell XPS 1730 - Win 7, now what?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by gregerx, Sep 26, 2009.

  1. gregerx

    gregerx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just upgraded from Vista 32bit to Windows 7 64bit to uttilize the 4 gb I have.
    Have installed nVidia drivers, flash and anti-virus.
    Wondering if I have forgotten anything?
    //Fredrik
     
    gregerx, Sep 26, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Check your device manager and see if you've got any of those ugly yellow question marks? (Or whatever the Win7 equivalent is)
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 26, 2009
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    TimeWriter Notebook Evangelist

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    I intalled few more drivers:
    - audio drivers (for 5.1 channel output)
    - Logitech driver for the LCD panel
    - Creative driver for webcam
    - touchpad drivers for scrolling
    - wireless driver (I have Broadcom card, the initial driver was awful and created lots of DPC latency issues)
    - card reader drivers (it didn't work without them)
    - bluetooth driver (same as card reader)
    That's all. :)
     
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    gregerx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you Commander Wolf.
    Had a couple of yellow question marks.

    TimeWriter, can all these drivers be downloaded from the dell support site?
    Would appreciate if you possibly had any links seeing that my knowledge of getting ahold of a correct driver is almost as probable as me winning against Usain Bolt in a 100 Meter dash.
    //Fredrik
     
    gregerx, Sep 27, 2009
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    The_Stig Notebook Evangelist

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    I would love to upgarde to windows 7 on my M1730 but the only thing that puts me off is ive read on here in the past that if you get a problem with your system then Dell will tell you to re-install Vista to try and cure the problem.

    I couldn`t be going through that hassle to be honest.
     
    The_Stig, Sep 27, 2009
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  6. TimeWriter

    TimeWriter Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, not all.
    - audio drivers (for 5.1 channel output) > Dell website (from the XPS m1530 model)
    - Logitech driver for the LCD panel > Logitech website (try the latest for the G15 keyboard)
    - Creative driver for webcam > Dell website
    - touchpad drivers for scrolling > Dell website
    - wireless driver (I have Broadcom card, the initial driver was awful and created lots of DPC latency issues) > can be found here: http://rapidshare.com/files/235600486/Broadcom_Wireless_Card_Driver.rar
    - card reader and bluetooth drivers > Dell website
     
    TimeWriter, Sep 27, 2009
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  7. deeznizzels

    deeznizzels Notebook Geek

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    You can use the vista 64 bit drivers, that is not hear say but a fact, and for programs that dont have 64 bit drivers you can install the 32 bit ones like dell quickset
     
    deeznizzels, Sep 27, 2009
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    deeznizzels Notebook Geek

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    By the way win 7 is not like Vista, it is great at finding generic drivers which means you may not have the triangle with the exclamation on it but still be in need of the actual driver, just try and load as many of them as you can that you feel you need and you'll be alright
     
    deeznizzels, Sep 27, 2009
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    deeznizzels Notebook Geek

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    For your lcd above the keyboard go to the logitech site and download 64 bit g15 keyboard drivers
     
    deeznizzels, Sep 27, 2009
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