DELL XPS M1330 FAILS!

The Dell XPS m1330 - After having my wonderful $2000 piece of machine for about 2 months, it fails. Called in tech support, told me it was a defected motherboard :|, NOW how did that pass the Quality Checks. Thought Id videotape this before i send it in.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Dell
• xps
• m1330
• videocard
• failure
• fails
• technical
• GPU
• Nvidia
• 8400GS

[redhidus]

same issue here...i bought that beast in USA but m currently staying in india,i donno what to do..

[tshath]

get a replacement mobo from ebay and install the copper mod. you should also get a notebook cooler to just to stay on the safe side. i've done this mod and now my GPU never goes past 75 degrees as opposed to 100 degree before and i doubt it'll fry again. (You should turn off Intel Dynamic Acceleration as well as it increases CPU voltage and causes it to over heat and does not do any good for your GPU.

[flossit1]

just spoke to dell rep. WHAT THE HECK DO THEY TEACH THESE PEOPLE???????????????? ANYONE HERE KNOWS THE RETURN POLICY ON AN OPEN ITEM THAT IS WITHIN 21 DAYS RETURN PERIOD???????? THANK YOU FOLKS

[tshath]

i believe its 30 days... google dell return policy

[CompuMan081]

Someone, please reply to this!!

I just bought a Dell XPS M1330! Is this possible that I might have this problem? I have an Intel Media Graphics Accelerator... Do you think this might happen with mine? How common is this problem?

[tshath]

it seems to be a heat issue, i played extensive games with my xps and it caused my laptop to overheat for a long period of time, plus the Nvidia chip gets really hot easily, I doubt you'll have a problem. If you find that it gets hot really easily, buy a laptop cooler, i bought one a couple of months ago and it seems to have fixed the problem.

[ilan01]

do not buy dell

[ednisTGP]

This is a known issue with DELL XPS 1330 an 1530. issue is on the chipset of your motherboard. chipset is having moist. if you will call dell they'll just send you pc to their service center. if purchased that pc within 21 days u can return it and order a new one. if there are 3 major replacement on your pc you can ask for a system exchange. hehehehe... good luck... spread the news!

[tjc360]

DELL is shit, whats with the music and pretty hand gestures...get to the point

[rosez27]

Just purchased a new battery and it worked for 10 minutes now it will not turn on again!!!! What a. Piece of crap I paid 750 for this and had it for 3 years such bs

[kangax]

i have this laptop sitting in my room for 2 years, warranty expired... I had the problem occur 2 months after the warranty expired... the service guys told me it will cost me 400$ so i just bought a new laptop - i am not going for dell anymore for sure ... Any ideas what can I do with the laptop ?

[EpicMan83]

The Inspiron 530S fails too. It crashes randomly sometimes. JUST the computer.

[navyaja]

i hae the same problem solutin if u still have warranty USE IT THEY WILL CAHNGE THE MOTHERBOARD FOR FREE

[Mazda6B6]

The M1330 is garbage! i had one, it did this and more. hd crash too many times. I own a MacBook Pro now :)

[1koolL]

had the same problem..... opened the laptop..... removed the fan ... the part where your 3d card is attached jst had to put pressure on it........... used tape to put pressure on it,,,,,, and it worked............not an expert but yaa thats how i fixed my problem.......

[talcaforever]

I KNOW the way you feel, dude. I had the same fucking problem. The service guy changed my graphic card but after some months this "master piece of shit" didn't even start! So sad... cost me over 1000+

So the same guy changed the motherboard because "that's the real problem".

I'm wondering why those morons built bad products and that's not all, they're still selling and promoting on their webpages!!!

I'm hoping my extra garanty should be enought...

[kadvid]

No, this seems to be the typical 8400M/8600M problem. All manufacturers suffer from it. Basically, nVidia completely screwed up and made faulty chips. IIRC, all chips are faulty. Dell shouldn't bitch about it though, in Germany/Europe their service is top notch. You call, they fix. Even if the problem can't be reproduced.