Dell Studio 1557

[altoster]

the performance of my dell studio 1557 with ao4 bios.
i am uploading my temperature level (normal condition -just listening music and using a browser like chrome)

[altoster]

here r the screenshots...
the first one is my wei.
second is memory read benchmark with a03 bios and the 3rd one is the same with a04 bios.
i know the multipliers in everest benchmarks r different but even with x20 i can't get past 14k moreover i don't think a difference of 133mhz in cpu clock will make such an impact coz this benchmark depends more on ram performance rather than the cpu.

One more thing
Does anybody gets a static noise from ur speakers when connected to the laptop with the charger plugged in ?

speaking of chargers, i use my laptop mostly on charger only and i usually remove my battery since i am using an UPS line.(this was an advice from dell support executive as that will increase the battery's lifespan.

till now i haven't noticed any static noise from speakers .

[esheesle]

Since the a04 bios update I've noticed a few interesting behaviors.

1) The temp seems to be about 2-3C higher on average
2) Once the fan kicks up to a higher speed it takes a very long time to reduce or doesn't reduce until a shutdown and reboot even after the temp drops.

[kapilk007]

the performance of my dell studio 1557 with ao4 bios.
i am uploading my temperature level (normal condition -just listening music and using a browser like chrome)

Now i get it...its the cpu clock thats making the difference coz i see my ram is working faster as well as my cpu fsb but still my scores r lower.So the cpu clock does plays an important role.

my temps r way too higher.I have a minimum of 57-58 at idle...its like summers here in india.
in winters it used to be like 50-51.
Also ur battery life doesn't improves from what u r doing.U should regularly charge n discharge ur batteries(at least once a weak)
and before storing them ensure 40-50% charge level.
Its only the heat that affects ur battery life but in ur case i don't see any coz 50C is just fine.
so will u plz check the static noise in externally connected speakers with the battery and charger plugged in ?

anyway does anyone thinks that dell should provide BIOS in which we can set the multipliers(BIOS allowing custom Overclocking) coz i've read that the maximum clock of our processor is 4GHz...a quadcore at that speed will be lightening fast ...but we gotta place out laptops on ice sheets to keep it from burning

[jaime360]

Now i get it...its the cpu clock thats making the difference coz i see my ram is working faster as well as my cpu fsb but still my scores r lower.So the cpu clock does plays an important role.

my temps r way too higher.I have a minimum of 57-58 at idle...its like summers here in india.
in winters it used to be like 50-51.
Also ur battery life doesn't improves from what u r doing.U should regularly charge n discharge ur batteries(at least once a weak)
and before storing them ensure 40-50% charge level.
Its only the heat that affects ur battery life but in ur case i don't see any coz 50C is just fine.
so will u plz check the static noise in externally connected speakers with the battery and charger plugged in ?

anyway does anyone thinks that dell should provide BIOS in which we can set the multipliers(BIOS allowing custom Overclocking) coz i've read that the maximum clock of our processor is 4GHz...a quadcore at that speed will be lightening fast ...but we gotta place out laptops on ice sheets to keep it from burning

I think 57-58ºC is way too much for iddle. Look what temperatures I´m getting right know while hearing music and surfing.

http://picasaweb.google.es/lh/photo/...eat=directlink

[OneCool]

I think 57-58ºC is way too much for iddle. Look what temperatures I´m getting right know while hearing music and surfing.

http://picasaweb.google.es/lh/photo/...eat=directlink

Most likely its a difference in ambient temperature.It makes a big difference.

[kapilk007]

Onecool is correct.the surroundings matter a lot.

[esheesle]

Seems to me that temperatures on these things vary wildly.

I've seen people post idle temps around 45-50C and then others like myself posting idle temps of 55-64C.

Not sure why the large variation(are people with the lower temps always checking on first turning on their systems and not doing anything prior, running coolers?). I personally have firefox/thunderbird/pidgin/konsole/irc/calendar up when i mean idling. And by idling i simply mean not using those apps for a few minutes in either direction. My processor utilization is about 3-4% average during that time. My idle temp appears to be ~60-61C.

[dcgm]

hey guys, quick question as my dell account is with the wrong email (long story...)

someone told me wiping the hdd's dell restore points will void the warranty? is this accurate? I'm on the verge of reinstalling again, this time deleting EVERYTHING from the hdd and hoping it helps.

[OneCool]

hey guys, quick question as my dell account is with the wrong email (long story...)

someone told me wiping the hdd's dell restore points will void the warranty? is this accurate? I'm on the verge of reinstalling again, this time deleting EVERYTHING from the hdd and hoping it helps.

No it will not Void your warranty.

I deleted mine too when I did a fresh install.

Your warranty is for the hardware.What software you want to put on it is your business.Just dont wipe your hard drive with a clean install of Ubuntu and expect to call Dell for help cause they wont.