How to: Improve your XPS M1330 Cooling

[akg7091]

Do changes like this void warranty?

Thanks

Yes they do.
But you can easily reverse the mod if you have to claim warranty

[satir]

Another one bites the dust.

I have a XPS 1330. I'm having some artifacts and video driver problems.
Can someone tell me if it's too late to apply the mod described here?

Thanks

[tabten5]

Yep, probably too late; once the GPU has started to die, it's simply a matter of (usually not very much) time.

The best solution would be to get a new one (assuming you're still in warranty) and then apply the mod to that.

It's a preventative, not a cure.

[satir]

Thanks for the reply.
It just died. The guys from the warranty looked like they were expecting me.

[JaiSan]

An extra 12 Months warranty applies to the DELL M1330 nVidia GPU issue ONLY. Contacted DELL for 1 piece of the blue Thermal Cooling Pad, and was told that the extended warranty does not apply to the Thermal Cooling Assembly, so the COST of this pad including shipping will be £64.37p.
So now I'm just going to run the M1330 24/7 until the GPU dies, then I'll contact DELL to request my second Mobo replacement. The 1st replacement is already having heating issues in under 2 Months.
I will never purchase from DELL again, if anyone have any sense, then heed my words.
Does anyone know the actual cost of that blue piece of Thermal Cooling Pad ??? I estimated £6 sterling including p&p to be max.

NB: Warranty expired last Month. The assumption is that DELL is trying to recoup for the last Mobo replacement.

[yomamasfavourite]

An extra 12 Months warranty applies to the DELL M1330 nVidia GPU issue ONLY. Contacted DELL for 1 piece of the blue Thermal Cooling Pad, and was told that the extended warranty does not apply to the Thermal Cooling Assembly, so the COST of this pad including shipping will be £64.37p.
So now I'm just going to run the M1330 24/7 until the GPU dies, then I'll contact DELL to request my second Mobo replacement. The 1st replacement is already having heating issues in under 2 Months.
I will never purchase from DELL again, if anyone have any sense, then heed my words.
Does anyone know the actual cost of that blue piece of Thermal Cooling Pad ??? I estimated £6 sterling including p&p to be max.

NB: Warranty expired last Month. The assumption is that DELL is trying to recoup for the last Mobo replacement.

They actually told you there was an extended warranty?

This is great, as far as I've seen most csr's don't know anything about the extended warraty, but this means that it is actually in effect and not merely a rumour on a blogs page!

[spyghost]

just to bring this thread alive once more. i had my xps 1330 show the white screen w/ vertical lines just a few days ago. will the mod still work for me?

[Hep!]

No, this mod addresses a completely separate issue.
What this mod does:
-Lowers load temps of the GPU, which in turn will....
-Extend the life of the GPU

What this mod does not do:
-Fix a failed GPU
-Prevent a faulty 8400 [WHICH IS ALL OF THEM] from failing indefinitely

[Likvid]

Does anyone know the truth about the M1330 problem and Dell?

I went to Dells site and could see you could still order the M1330 with the 8400GS chipset.

If Dell still had problems they would not be stupid enough to continue selling this with their XPS models?

Also, have Dell any solution to this problem? is there any new heatsing/fan assembly from Dell that cools even better than the M911 part?

[Hep!]

Does anyone know the truth about the M1330 problem and Dell?

I went to Dells site and could see you could still order the M1330 with the 8400GS chipset.

If Dell still had problems they would not be stupid enough to continue selling this with their XPS models?

They have those models still in stock, of course they will liquidate them and not even care what the consumer has to deal with.

Also, have Dell any solution to this problem? is there any new heatsing/fan assembly from Dell that cools even better than the M911 part?

They claim they've fixed it, but they haven't. The cooling is slightly improved, but still horrendous. The GPU will still fail, since that is on nVidia, not Dell.