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    7900GS problem - HELP!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by AJR9987, Jun 16, 2006.

  1. AJR9987

    AJR9987 Notebook Guru

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    Okay, yesterday the 7900GS in my e1705 was running great, but today, for some reason, it is running terribly! I have the notebook plugged in, and it is set for maximum power. I also am running Xtreme G MobileForce Driver 84.56 v. 2.40. Yesterday, i was running CS:S at over 100fps, today it wont even break 20. Also, I had a pervious 3DMark05 score of over 6000...today it was 438... What is wrong with my notebook?? I need help! I have NO clue what could be wrong! No overclocking was done or anything, it just stopped working correctly for some reason...?!
     
    AJR9987, Jun 16, 2006
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  2. NissanSupraGTR

    NissanSupraGTR Notebook Evangelist

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    Looks like your card went kaput. Try installing the dell drivers and see what happens.
     
    NissanSupraGTR, Jun 16, 2006
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    AJR9987 Notebook Guru

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    I shut the system down for a while and let the GPU cool down...and now its back to normal...just scored 6295 in 3Dmark05...that was the strangest thing...
     
    AJR9987, Jun 16, 2006
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  4. dellfan99

    dellfan99 Newbie

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    I found a bit of software that turned all my laptop fans on and you can also select different speeds it cost me about £1 i think, any way go here http://www.user-guides.co.uk it was under dell cooling or fan in their search engine box.. hope that helps
     
    dellfan99, Jun 20, 2006
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  5. nickster87

    nickster87 Notebook Consultant

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    If you need fans, I would use I8kfanGUI. It is probably one of the best pieces of software for an e1705. Works perfectly on keeping the system cool. And it's free... :)
     
    nickster87, Jun 20, 2006
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