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    My Studio XPS 1647 is almost here. What is my checklist?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pittsgutta, Jul 30, 2010.

  1. pittsgutta

    pittsgutta Notebook Consultant

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    I will be receiving my Studio XPS 1647 in just a matter of days. I've bought all of my accessories and now I would to prep for my system. For the 1647 owners. What are some recommendations you would have for me once I receive the system? I already plan on installing a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit (that's if Dell gives me the backup drivers and utlilities discs). But after that so far i've been told to:

    1.) Call for an upgrade to the 130W AC Adapter.
    2.) Enable Turbo Boost Mode since Dell disables it in the factory.

    What else should I be doing once received?

    Thanks for the help.
     
    pittsgutta, Jul 30, 2010
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    seeker_moc Notebook Virtuoso

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    Where did you read that Dell disables Turbo Boost?
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 30, 2010
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  3. pittsgutta

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    I just read it was disabled by default.
     
    pittsgutta, Jul 30, 2010
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    Yeah it is on all the 1647's. Just download it from the Dell drivers site along with all the other goodies!
    It's not disabled on the 1645's though.
     
    kezuk12, Jul 30, 2010
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    That sucks. What was Dell trying to accomplish by disabling one of the most important features of the i5/7 processors? Is this related to the power/heat/throttling issue?
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 30, 2010
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    It's not like it was disabled permanently or anything. Just we have to install it ourselves. A little inconvenient sure but it's something to do at least!
     
    kezuk12, Jul 30, 2010
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    How do you install Turbo Boost? I thought it was built into the HW and not software driven?
     
    fred2028, Jul 30, 2010
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    I thoght Dell automatically started shipping units with the 130W power brick? I just got my XPS Studio 1645 and don't know much about what I need to do out of the box either :)
     
    strakerc, Jul 30, 2010
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    Got my replacement 1645 and it came with a 90 W adapter.
     
    fred2028, Jul 30, 2010
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    We're talking about 1647's here. The 1645's have it built in but the 1647's have to download it from the Dell drivers site. And I'm not talking about the Turbo boost monitoring software either, before you say! :)
     
    kezuk12, Jul 30, 2010
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    Awww... You got me :p
     
    seeker_moc, Jul 30, 2010
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    1645 should now be coming with 130W brick standard.
     
    cjb169, Jul 30, 2010
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    mine shipped with turbo boost automatically comes on when loaded.
    if you had pc wozard 2010 installed , you 'd notice changing of processor speed.
     
    nomoredell, Jul 31, 2010
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