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XPS 435 Owners Thread
The "Has anyone taken delivery" thread is getting out of control - and far more people there are not owners... SO how about this new and improved XPS 435 Owner's Thread!? Instead of posting 15 updates a day about delayed orders, newest deals, etc, how about we start a thread dedicated to the owners of this machine, and also a place where future owners can ask technical or performance questions about the machine. There are a good amount of owners here, so let's build a community!
Any takers?
robnich
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October 30th, 2009 14:00
I have been dual booting Vista and Windows 7RC for months, using the freeware EasyBCD 1.7.2, which allows you to choose at boot up. You can set either one as the default boot OS. It's very easy and straight forward. You can download the software Here
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October 30th, 2009 21:00
I got the Win7 upgrade disc today. Haven't had the chance to install it. Has anybody else gotten it and upgraded their XPS to Win7? I'd like to know how it went thanks.
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October 31st, 2009 09:00
Check this thread out, http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19301447/19578725.aspx#19578725, I've done it, works well so far but some stuff had to go.
fishnbanjo
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November 3rd, 2009 14:00
Well I went to my Oncology Physical Therapy Class and when I returned home the replacement for my old Studiao XPS 435T came, the old system was:
DELL Studio 435T i7 965 3.2 GHz Extreme Edition, 9 Gb RAM, 1.5 Tb SATA and a Patriot Warp V.3 256 Gb SSD, DVD/RW and Blu-ray/RW combo drive, 1000/NIC and 1505 wireless, X-Fi Extreme Soundblaster, Bose Surround Sound 5.1 speakers, LifeCam VX 3000 VidCam, Logitech Wireless Desktop Kb and Mouse, Bamboo Pen Tablet, ATI Radeon 4870 1024 driving a Vizio 37" HDTV using Optical Toslink from the X-Fi Extreme Sound Card on Vista 64 Premium also have Pioneer SE-DIR 800C Wireless Dolby DTS Headphones the new one will be listed in my sig line momentarily.......... I can't believe this machine!
dcheck
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November 4th, 2009 14:00
My computer hasn't work right since I received it, a tech replaced the motherboard three times and the memory twice. They say they're going to sent me a replacement, well today I noticed that one is production for me and its all wrong a total downgrade, wrong video and power supply not to mention no card reader. When I called and asked about it csr said he didn't see a problem, are you kidding me.
rettenhu
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November 5th, 2009 05:00
If you don't post your current configuration vrs. what Dell is offering, I'm not sure anybody can comment accordingly... Components that are not exactly the same as what you currently have may not be a "downgrade"...
dcheck
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November 5th, 2009 05:00
If you don't post your current configuration vrs. what Dell is offering, I'm not sure anybody can comment accordingly... Components that are not exactly the same as what you currently have may not be a "downgrade"...
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You're right, I have a 4870 video card and there giving me a 4350 as replacement, also I have the 475w power supply and they're giving me a 350w supply.
rettenhu
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November 5th, 2009 13:00
If you don't post your current configuration vrs. what Dell is offering, I'm not sure anybody can comment accordingly... Components that are not exactly the same as what you currently have may not be a "downgrade"...
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You're right, I have a 4870 video card and there giving me a 4350 as replacement, also I have the 475w power supply and they're giving me a 350w supply.
It sounds like you definitely have a case and issue with the replacement configuration . My 435T has the ATI 4870 card in it. Dell had issues with this card/driver pair in the past and they switched to mostly nVidia cards now. Still, I'm surprised they offered a 4350 which isn't a straight-up swap for a 4870; nor is the power supply. If you can't get satisfaction with the CSR, work it up the ladder to a supervisor. If you can't get satisfaction there, ask for your money back and go elsewhere.
richardgrenier
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November 10th, 2009 19:00
Hi bbertha ! I'm curious about your comment on the "disappearing media card reader" !? My 435T has
suddenly stopped acknowledging any media cards from the front panel (I've tried both SD and CF, and
neither shows up in My Computer). I have a second 435T that I tried those same cards out on and they
work fine. Have your experienced this, or is it a software issue? All devices appear to be "enabled"
in my system, and the drivers are up to date.
Please advise.
thanks//
Richard
LathropDave
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November 10th, 2009 19:00
Just got home saturday from vacation and found Windows 7 upgrade waiting. I installed it sunday. Today I spent the day backing up my data and doing a complete wipe and then install. Had too many problems mainly pc locking up when it went into screensaver, C++ errors when accessing large folders with video files, and things like that. So far, after a clean install everything is working fine. I have not yet downloaded any drivers from Dells site. In fact, it even upgraded the sound driver using Microsoft Update (all 363mb of it) which before this would cause a bluescreen even after I upgraded vista to windows 7 ultimate. I would suggest if you have issues after upgrading windows 7 over the top of vista doing a wipe of the c drive and doing a clean install.
bdgates
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November 10th, 2009 20:00
So far on my brand new Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000 which cost well over $2000 Unisys has been out and a dead BluRay reader DVD/ROM. Tomorrow the come to replace a MOBO because of a dead PCI slot. The tech wanted me to go buy a different PCI card and try the slot because she said the TWO I have tried must be defective not the Dell MOBO. I got really angry and said I paid for a working computer and a HUGE amount for an extra three year warranty. So the she want me to test MY PCI card in another computer so I drew her a scenario. Hello, Best Buy, just ignore me while a take a display computer apart a test this PCI card because Dell told me too! She finally relented and in a second I had a MOBO on the way, BUT the second day in home servicing I paid dearly for called at an unearthly time this morning, the second day to say they have no part and hope to be there tomorrow, the third day. WOW DELL REALLY KNOWS Customer Service. Better to build junk and hope they work, that quality like HP and never have them break down or when they do send a replacement part with a smile. I have never had trouble with HP. Today Logitech replaced an out of date Harmony remote that failed, a $400 remote for free as they believe in Customer Service!. Dell is the GM of computer manufactures. Still waiting for my Win 7 Upgrade disk. I called on why and the agent actually tried to get me to take a Win 7 Ultimate. I thought isn't that nice, finally some service. Then she asked how I was paying the over $300 for the upgrade to Win 7 'Ultimate" Wow Dell just never stops with the horrible service
HVROA I hope you see this post
ispalten
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November 11th, 2009 04:00
Richard,
See my tale of woe in this thread, http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19290218/19563534.aspx#19563534.
In a nutshell, I had it happening, quite often. Dell replaced the device, cable, motherboard and it didn't stop the slots from disappearing. The USB port ALWAYS worked, just the card slots disappeared. Basically, just reseating the cable 'fixed' it it turned out. That is why when the device, cable, or motherboard was replaced it started working again. The 'fix' was NOT discovered until I installed Win7. Win7 reported that a USB device was not working properly on booting the system. Showed all USB devices and didn't identify which one though? I knew which one though. The suggestion Win7 gave, remove and reinsert the cable and if that didn't work, replace the device. Of course that fixed it.
I had a program, DVD Flick, and under Vista is caused occasional BSOD's. I never made the connection, but I can guess when that happened, it was the time I lost the card slots. Under Win7 DVD Flick BSOD'ed all the time and on boot, Win7 identified the USB problem. Vista never put up an error message about the USB device.
I've removed DVD Flick, which upon searching the web on it, it seems it has a problem with Dell's and the IASTOR.SYS Dell puts on its systems. I replaced that file with Intel's latest, but it still BSOD'ed. I got tired of opening the case to get the slots back so it is gone.
To fix, open the case after removing the power card. You'll see 2 white connectors on the motherboard at the left front/bottom assuming the case is laid down with the top to the right and the front to the bottom. These connectors are on each side of the video card (in my case at least). Not sure which is for the card slots and the other for the 3 USB ports on the top, but I've been pulling and re-plugging both. Close the case, put the power cord back and re-boot. Problem should be gone.
I assume this is a BIOS problem of not initializing the USB device properly. Dell, well, they said sorry, they may not fix it. The phone tech obviously had no clue what the real problem was or that the case needed to be opened to rectify the problem. The response was unplug and replug the cables to fix it. They closed the problem and will not replace any more parts for this problem.
rettenhu
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November 15th, 2009 07:00
Out of curiosity, I downloaded the following benchmark tool to see how my 435T would perform http://www.passmark.com/download/pt_download.htm .
I was shocked and somewhat concerned to find that in comparison to 2 other Core i7 2.67GHz configurations (Ausus P6Tand LZR7i7), my 435T performance was miserable, and didn't come close to the performance of either of the other two configurations. Here are my results. While i didn't expect my 435T to necessarily be the fastest, it was the slowest in all of the categories tested and it wasn't even close in any category. I would appreciate any comments and feedback on test results achieved by others with a similar configuration to mine. This will help me determine if it's my 435T that has some issues or whether the benchmark comparisons to the Asus and LZRZi7 are somehow "flawed". Thanks!
Benchmark Results
System information - This Computer
System Summary
Windows Vista (64-bit)Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
6134 MB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 4870
596GB HDD
CD-RW/DVDRW
System Information
System Name: XPS_435TOperating System: Windows Vista (64-bit)
Motherboard Manufacturer: DELL Inc.
Motherboard Model: 0X501H
Motherboard Version: A00
BIOS Manufacturer: DELL INC.
BIOS Version: A13
BIOS Release Date: 02/06/2009
Memory Information
Total Physical Memory: 6134 MB RAMAvailable Physical Memory: 3995 MB RAM
Slot 1: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Slot 2: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Slot 3: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Slot 4: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Slot 5: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Slot 6: 1024MB, 1066MHz
Virtual Memory: C:\pagefile.sys (6434 MB)
CPU Information
Manufacturer: GenuineIntelType: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Manufacturer: 1
Cores per CPU: 4
Hyperthreading: Enabled
Measured Speed: 2909.6 MHz
Multiplier: 21X
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache Size: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Disk Information
Drive Letter (Number): C (Physical drive 0)Model Number: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B2
Disk Size (Free space): 596.1 GBytes (395.3 GBytes)
Disk Cluster Size: 4 KBytes
File System: NTFS
Video Adapters
Description: ATI Radeon HD 4870Chip Type: ATI display adapter (0x9440)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Memory: 1024MB
Video BIOS: 113-B50708-100
Driver Provider: ATI Technologies Inc.
Driver Version: 8.661.0.0
Driver Date: 9-23-2009
Monitor 1: 1920x1200x32 60Hz (Primary monitor)
Results generated on: Sunday, November 15, 2009
ispalten
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November 15th, 2009 09:00
Rettenhu, how did you get those results to show? I'm running Win7 but I can't get those? I've uploaded my results but I can not find even the computers you have to compare?
I did save the results and they are here :
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PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
Results generated on: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Benchmark Results
Test Name: This Computer
CPU - Integer Math: 2089.8
CPU - Floating Point Math: 2481.7
CPU - Find Prime Numbers: 998.1
CPU - SSE: 15.4
CPU - Compression: 7323.3
CPU - Encryption: 23.2
CPU - Physics: 378.1
CPU - String Sorting: 4581.4
Graphics 2D - Solid Vectors: 1.5
Graphics 2D - Transparent Vectors: 1.4
Graphics 2D - Complex Vectors: 116.9
Graphics 2D - Fonts and Text: 197.4
Graphics 2D - Windows Interface: 87.4
Graphics 2D - Image Filters: 289.6
2D Graphics - Image Rendering: 513.6
Graphics 3D - Simple: 2649.1
Graphics 3D - Medium: 856.7
Graphics 3D - Complex: 61.3
Graphics 3D - DirectX 10: 26.9
Memory - Allocate Small Block: 5096.4
Memory - Read Cached: 2266.8
Memory - Read Uncached: 2153.2
Memory - Write: 2375.1
Memory - Large RAM: 4096.4
Disk - Sequential Read: 76.8
Disk - Sequential Write: 67.0
Disk - Random Seek + RW: 6.3
CD - Read: 5.0
CPU Mark: 5766.9
2D Graphics Mark: 346.9
Memory Mark: 1756.2
Disk Mark: 542.8
CD Mark: 613.3
3D Graphics Mark: 1897.2
PassMark Rating: 1752.4
System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Number of CPU: 1
Cores per CPU: 4
CPU Type: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed: 2908.9 MHz
Cache size: 256KB
O/S: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Total RAM: 8183.0 MB.
Available RAM: 5582.3 MB.
Video settings: 1600x1200x32
Video driver:
DESCRIPTION: ATI Radeon HD 4870
MANUFACTURER: ATI Technologies Inc.
BIOS: 113-B50708-100
DATE: 9-23-2009
Drive Letter: C
Total Disk Space: 171.6 GBytes
Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
File system: NTFS
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Some minor differences though, but most are similar.
I just can't see the systems you see to compare against nor get the same result page?
rettenhu
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November 15th, 2009 10:00
Ispalten, After the test finished, I selected the Compare Results Button on the left side of the Passmark window. Then you get the option to select a system(s) to compare. The two systems I selected were available as Core i7 systems. When I Uploaded my results, I identified my system as a Dell XPS 435T. I ran the same test on my XP laptop and it shows different systems to compare against.
You're right about most of our results being similar, so the benchmarks of the other 2 systems are suspect---maybe they were over-clocked systems which our BIOS won't let us do... ???
Thanks for taking the time to run the test and post your results back... Let's see if others post similar results...
EDIT: Just found this---Under Baseline/Select you can download different baselines to compare against