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When will the XPS M1730 fully support Windows 7?
I've browsed various forums and not seen a confirmed answer from our friends at Dell. The M1730 is MORE than capable of running Windows 7 - I currently have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RTM installed. Everything seems to work well for the most part, although I do experience video driver crashes from time-to-time. They tend to occur when I'm playing World of Warcraft (not the most graphically intense application out there). Searching the internets yielded no solid results, but I suspect it may be a heat issue. That leads me to believe that this is the reason the M1730 is NOT currently on the Windows 7 supported hardware list, but I'd like to know specifically why and if/when we will see Windows 7 drivers and support from Dell.
Video drivers are the latest and greatest from Nvidia at the time of this posting and all other drivers are either Windows 7 native or Windows 7 drivers from the manufacturer.
Windows Advisor states that the M1730 fully supports Windows 7, why doesn't Dell?
My system information is (from DXDiag):
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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/5/2009, 21:27:13
Machine name: XXXXXXX
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: MXG071
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2168MB used, 6017MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: NVxx
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_060C&SUBSYS_019C1028&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2288 MB
Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: DELL2407WFPHC
Monitor Id: DELA026
Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.16.0011.8681 (English)
Driver Version: 8.16.11.8681
DDI Version: 10
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/19/2009 13:35:00, 9544192 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-454C-11CF-7152-97211DC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x060C
SubSys ID: 0x019C1028
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Infoseye
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November 16th, 2013 08:00
Okay, I have not really played games on my PC since I got it. Am not sure if my specs can really handle modern PC games that demand more power
Aeromaster
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November 16th, 2013 09:00
Slllpawe
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January 5th, 2014 20:00
Philip_Yip
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January 6th, 2014 13:00
The webcam should work natively with Windows 7 however if you want Dell Webcam Central you can download R230103.exe. For more details see Windows Reinstallation Guide/A Clean Install of Windows 7:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/
Also use my unofficial updated Windows 7 driver sets:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/xps-laptops/
The drivers are salvaged from newer Dell systems with the same hardware components or from the vendors such as Intel directly.
JACKO52
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September 1st, 2016 04:00
Hi there guys I still got an xps 1730 NVidia still supports it. all I cant do is light fx but she still kills some of my mates pc's in fps hey (;