Vista 64-bit on XPS M1330

trebuin · 08-21-2007, 04:18 AM

The release for that driver, the R155586 shows

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver Release Notes
Version 9.1.18.6
April 27, 2007

Download that from YOUR link and look. But still it's a Alps device.

Also, I've seen a few more control options with the Synaptics...even over Dell's drivers. I can disable the constant scroll down, ect.

Secondly, I think it's just a little more smoother...especially with my system at load, but I doubt many people will even care. Your choice entirely.

trebuin · 08-21-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by postmortem

there are ~0 mainstream apps that are 64-bit , so you end up running 32-bit apps in 64-bit system, what is advantage of that?

32-bit apps do see some performance increase, though small. You see this because of this:

1) Operating System isn't hogging as much resources as in 32 bit.
2) Memory throughput is faster...so if your program happens to bottleneck here...it will definitely perform better.
3) Anything that is specifically dependent on the OS for it's procedures will see a boost.

Again, reference the benchmark above, Notice specifically that the graphics benchmarks...2D and 3D...both see an increase in performance...and they're 32 bit benchmarks.

lynnskii · 08-21-2007, 01:03 PM

Does the BIOS of Dell's Santa Rosa platforms (I have an Inspiron 1520) support memory remapping for >= 4GB RAM? I don't see any such option, but it does make a note of saying that memory visible to the OS may be less than what is installed. I think some BIOS's do the memory remapping automatically. Do Dell's?

DoubleBlack · 08-21-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trebuin

The release for that driver, the R155586 shows

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver Release Notes
Version 9.1.18.6
April 27, 2007

Download that from YOUR link and look. But still it's a Alps device.

Also, I've seen a few more control options with the Synaptics...even over Dell's drivers. I can disable the constant scroll down, ect.

Secondly, I think it's just a little more smoother...especially with my system at load, but I doubt many people will even care. Your choice entirely.

Hmm...that's weird, I'd be happy with looking at the additional control options...where is your x64 link for those drivers?

trebuin · 08-22-2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DoubleBlack

Hmm...that's weird, I'd be happy with looking at the additional control options...where is your x64 link for those drivers?

It's packed in the link I added at the top. It's a large file, ditch what you don't need.

trebuin · 08-22-2007, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lynnskii

Does the BIOS of Dell's Santa Rosa platforms (I have an Inspiron 1520) support memory remapping for >= 4GB RAM? I don't see any such option, but it does make a note of saying that memory visible to the OS may be less than what is installed. I think some BIOS's do the memory remapping automatically. Do Dell's?

32 bit has the 4 gig limit, here's how you can figure out what you see:

You install 4 gigs 'o memory, you'll see 4 gigs unless
1) You have a video card or anything else with dedicated memory, subtract this from 4 gigs
2) Windows shares memory in a weird way, subtract the memory from 4 gigs as well.

DoubleBlack · 08-23-2007, 12:15 AM

I installed the Synaptics driver, and I no longer have scrolling...do you?

havardbe · 08-23-2007, 10:58 PM

I'm using the Synaptics and have no problems with scrolling.

EDIT: I disabled the BlueTooth in the BIOS, and now it won't be detected in Windows anymore after I turned it back on :/

trebuin · 08-23-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by havardbe

I'm using the Synaptics and have no problems with scrolling.

EDIT: I disabled the BlueTooth in the BIOS, and now it won't be detected in Windows anymore after I turned it back on :/

Check the Synaptics settings, it might have defaulted to disabled scrolling or not installed correctly. Mine works well.

For the bluetooth, see if there are any unrecognized drivers in the bios. If there are some, you should be able to run bluetooth drivers...though I haven't looked at them. Check the driver CD. I'll see what I can find when I get off work.

havardbe · 08-23-2007, 11:48 PM

Think the problem was that it was disabled in the bios when I installed windows. When I tried to install the driver it just asked me to turn the BlueTooth module on. Found a solution though, just went straight to the BTW installer rather than running the setup file. Enough got installed for windows to find the bluetooth device on next boot.

I have another question though. During boot i get something that looks like an error message, it pops up just after the Dell screen and before the Windows screen (don't seem to slow the boot process or cause any problems though). I'll try to write down a bit of what it says.