S-XPS 1645 AC Power Throttle Issue Investigation

[quietCat]

It seems that the same "throttling" problem affects also the New Dell Studio 17; a Dell 130 (or more) watt adapter + ThrottleStop solve the problem anyway?
Wich AC adapter is compatible for this NoteBook? The 150 Watt adapter from the Alienware M15x it's compatible? The 210 Watt adapter from the Precision M6500 it's compatible? They charge also the battery?

Oh great!!! It seems like this throttling practice is rampant in dell.

It seems that it is not just an isolated mistake but rather a policy.


I'm just wondering the reason behind this throttling?

Users will need another laptop sooner?
Reduced hardware costs?

Its defiantly has a shady side to it.

[Chris123NT]

Well I can't wait for Dell to fix this. I'm so glad that someone actually acknowledged the problem and that a fix will come. This lappy has a lot of power under the hood and it would be a shame that it never reached its' potential.

Well thanks to unclewebb these laptops can reach their full potential now

[daraj]

Oh great!!! It seems like this throttling practice is rampant in dell.

It seems that it is not just an isolated mistake but rather a policy.


I'm just wondering the reason behind this throttling?

Users will need another laptop sooner?
Reduced hardware costs?

Its defiantly has a shady side to it.

So if its a policy... then we wont be seeing any BIOS revisions that will address these problems.

[sleey0]

Well, it seems the throttling is common to Dell's i7 systems in general (M15x, 1645, 1557, 1757).

Not sure how bad it is in the C2D lineup, though if present could mean shoddy BIOS engineers.

[nizam1]

Can anyone please send me the ThrottleStop application ?
My email address is seshankshekarATgmail.com

[sleey0]

email or pm unclewebb.....

[hifiger]

Well thanks to unclewebb these laptops can reach their full potential now

Does anyone know what's the 3dmark06 score when throttle stop is running?

Thanks

[nizam1]

email or pm unclewebb.....

I emailed him, didn't get a reply

[Chris123NT]

Does anyone know what's the 3dmark06 score when throttle stop is running?

Thanks

I'll run it later and post the results, at work right now.

[atlstang]

3dmark 06 should be above 7000 when all is working well.

Is it just me or the dell's guy's explanation isnt really an explanation. He said a lot of words, but that was just words. Dells problem is their excessive use of clock modulation, so it is indeed the same between alienware and xps16. Reason theyre modulating may be different though. For the xps 16 they are doing it to limit power for the 90w adapter, Which no one at dell can seem to admit yet, in fact seems the opposite. Giving me false hope they arnt identifying the problem yet, or hoping this will go away. Dont be fooled its a deliberate design flaw they put into these laptop on purpose, the rep's may not understand or care to dig in farther but an engineer somewhere in the back sure as hell knows all this, and what we know.