XNOTE P330 Owner's Thread

[Exclaymation]

I'm not aware of any changes that need to be done to the bios. Unless you have a lot stored on your current SSD doing a clean install will be faster while ensuring proper alignment. One issue with a bad drive alignment is that the performance of your SSD will be worse. If you still decide to go with cloning you can use CrystalDiskMark to check the alignment afterwards...

Ok, cool. So I just install the ssd, install windows on it and it should work?

Will my files on the hd still be available (games and all)?

[Convel]

Yes, install Windows 7 Home Premium with the key found on the sticker of your laptop. Download the latest Nvidia driver and get the rest of the drivers from LG Intelligent Update. Unless you choose to format your HDD when installing Windows all your files should be intact. Of course, there will be registry files for your games and other software that will be lost due to them being stored on your old mSata SSD. The same goes for the recovery partition, although that one is actually split between your HDD and SSD.

[gamba66]

Hey Convel!

First of all im very sorry, I tried to check for the pins, but I really didnt know where to look and I didnt want to break anything( I really couldnt see it!)... I compared the two screws btw and they are the same length (if you mean the ones under the rubber feet) 100 percent sure !

Now the good news, im running the 6205 module I will report back after some intensive gaming sessions how good the wlan works

BTW It was really a mess getting the plastic off the aluminium case but the rest was no problem!

Thanks a million for your tutorial, to be honest, I couldnt have made it without it Im sooo happy I got a much faster and more stable wlan now yaay

Next time I open it up, I will install an SSD.

One more question, what do you use? An msata SSD or a HDD one? Since my p330 ue40k uses a 4gb msata ssd I probably will need to replace that

[Convel]

First of all im very sorry, I tried to check for the pins, but I really didnt know where to look and I didnt want to break anything( I really couldnt see it!)...

Did you disconnect the LVDS cable or did you try checking without doing so? I'm having trouble understanding what made it difficult to see them since I haven't tried myself. Thanks anyway.

I compared the two screws btw and they are the same length (if you mean the ones under the rubber feet) 100 percent sure !

Thanks a lot!

Now the good news, im running the 6205 module I will report back after some intensive gaming sessions how good the wlan works

BTW It was really a mess getting the plastic off the aluminium case but the rest was no problem!

Thanks a million for your tutorial, to be honest, I couldnt have made it without it Im sooo happy I got a much faster and more stable wlan now yaay

No problem. I'm glad to hear everything worked out for you. I have to admit the plastic bottom gave me a bit of a headache at first. The combination of it sitting quite tight and getting poor grip with your hands is not a good one. I'm sure it will seem easier the next time around.

Next time I open it up, I will install an SSD.

One more question, what do you use? An msata SSD or a HDD one? Since my p330 ue40k uses a 4gb msata ssd I probably will need to replace that

Apart from the NIC I haven't upgraded anything yet. The new 256GB mSata SSDs do look interesting, but it would also be nice to get rid off the HDD for complete silence when the laptop is not under heavier load.

[gamba66]

Did you disconnect the LVDS cable or did you try checking without doing so? I'm having trouble understanding what made it difficult to see them since I haven't tried myself. Thanks anyway.

I tried checking without doing so and to be quite honest I didnt feel confident enough to do it, I was already waaay to concerned about switching the NIC card

But everything worked out fine in the end, im so happy.. I was very surprised also that there wasnt any visible dust in my p330 although I already have it for a few months

You are really a blessing, your owners thread has helped me tremendously with my p330, from downloading inf modded drivers to upgrading the NIC. I am very grateful

I did some testing yesterday (prolly 3 hours gaming) and I had 0 lag spikes or lags, I skyped simultanously during gaming and everything works flawless now. It seems like the stock atheros card isnt really the greatest (specs also say its 1x1 when you check your first post)

I will probably upgrade both the msata SSD and the HDD, just not sure which SSD to get ^^

[Convel]

I tried checking without doing so and to be quite honest I didnt feel confident enough to do it, I was already waaay to concerned about switching the NIC card

I understand, no worries. That only means I can cling on to the faint hope of ever fitting this panel in my laptop.

You are really a blessing, your owners thread has helped me tremendously with my p330, from downloading inf modded drivers to upgrading the NIC. I am very grateful

Thanks but the first post of the owner's thread is, or at least it's meant to be, a collection of data. I wasn't the first one to share how you could update the drivers nor was I the first one to install a different NIC.

I will probably upgrade both the msata SSD and the HDD, just not sure which SSD to get ^^

There are quite a lot of options out there. I would stick with Intel for a fullsize SSD replacement since the Intel 320 is the only one that has worked so far, not to mention Intel's high reliability.

[Convel]

Has anyone been successful in manually adjusting the fan speed? I did some overclocking yesterday, but I wasn't able to go any higher than 695 MHz for the core and 1050 MHz for the memory without throttling issues in FurMark. Despite the high temperature the fan was at least two steps away from running at its highest RPM.

[gamba66]

I only noticed that you can set your fan to silent or normal mode with FN + F11

But otherwise, did you try adjusting the fanspeed with speedfan or hwinfo32?

Im quite sure the bios doesnt have any fan settings

[Convel]

I tried SpeedFan to no avail. The fan didn't show up. I did have HWInfo64 open, but honestly I couldn't see a fan adjusting option.

[gamba66]

I tried SpeedFan to no avail. The fan didn't show up. I did have HWInfo64 open, but honestly I couldn't see a fan adjusting option.

Check this out dear friend, I hope its right

HWInfo should work

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