It has to do with the video driver you are using. A couple of others have experienced the same problem with their systems. If the driver version you have starts with 173 uninstall and update it.
Officially yes, but LaptopVideo2Go modify the INF file of the driver so that you can install it on other cards. In most cases, there's no problem installing a driver for desktop series on a mobile card.
you might have a problem with the battery but you can check the health of yur battery in the bios, to get into the bios at the dell load screen hit f2 and presto you are in the bios.
Well I went to that site and some people agree that installing drivers from laptop2video.com might result in an unstable system.
Yea I checked the health of my battery and it is good. My computer can "start" windows but it will show the windows loading bar but will never get to the login screen that is the part where it gets stuck.
I forgot to mention I recently installed Vista Service Pack 1. It seems if I uninstall it, I can avoid this problem but I really wish there was a solid solution for this as I'm sure that I am the only one getting this problem.
Message Edited by Dreamstate on 09-01-2008 03:32 AM
I have m1730 with 8700. The Drivers that Dell shipped were terrible for SLI support. I was unable to run any game with SLI. I downloaded 175.32 from the NVIDIA site. When I installed SLI worked great on all games including CRYSIS and BIOSHOCK. However the machine stopped booting from battery. I uninstalled the drivers and went back to the original 156.61 and the machine booted fine from battery. I'm supprised that the 175.32 drivers got approved by Dell.
Dreamstate
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stefanrp97
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stefanrp97
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niklai
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August 29th, 2008 23:00
This is caused by the video drivers, almost certain of it.
Check this thread : http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=Tech_Talk_XPS_Laptop&thread.id=24624
I have a M1730 and ran through the same problem with some version of the drivers
Now I have 177.92 drivers from LaptopVideo2Go and everything runs fine.
niklai
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Officially yes, but LaptopVideo2Go modify the INF file of the driver so that you can install it on other cards. In most cases, there's no problem installing a driver for desktop series on a mobile card.
You can download the driver here : http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20270
Don't forget to download the modded INF file and follow the instructions here : http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9243
By the way, I have the 8700's card in my M1730.
Dreamstate
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niklai
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August 30th, 2008 01:00
Yes I have 8700 GT SLI.
I only played Mass Effet and it's alright. As it was with 177.83 drivers I used before.
Other drivers I found that solved the booting from battery issue was the nVidia 167.51 BETA drivers.
*Did the 177.92 drivers solve your booting from battery problem?*
With the 177.92 driver, in Start/Programs/NVidia Corporation/PhysX properties/parameters tab, try to select "AGEIA PhyX" instead of "Geforce PhysX".
The problem with SLI is that you often need to jump from a driver to another to be able to run your games or 3D apps properly.
If those drivers are not good for you, uninstall it and try another. It can be a lot of time wasting, but you don't have much choices...
Good luck and keep us posted.
Dreamstate
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August 30th, 2008 01:00
But do you have 8700 GT SLI? Those have to be the worst drivers I ever installed
Now UT2004 can't run properly and deskscapes doesn't work anymore.
rmccarthy24
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August 30th, 2008 01:00
you might have a problem with the battery but you can check the health of yur battery in the bios, to get into the bios at the dell load screen hit f2 and presto you are in the bios.
niklai
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August 30th, 2008 02:00
By the way, if you want to know a great forum where you can ask question about your M1730, you can go there : http://itcertforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16
There's a lot of people owning the m1730 and they can assist you in a lot of aspects.
Dreamstate
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September 1st, 2008 07:00
Well I went to that site and some people agree that installing drivers from laptop2video.com might result in an unstable system.
Yea I checked the health of my battery and it is good. My computer can "start" windows but it will show the windows loading bar but will never get to the login screen that is the part where it gets stuck.
I forgot to mention I recently installed Vista Service Pack 1. It seems if I uninstall it, I can avoid this problem but I really wish there was a solid solution for this as I'm sure that I am the only one getting this problem.
tonytwan
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September 1st, 2008 11:00
Hi,
it is your video drivers you seem to have to use 169 form dell orr th 177.92 for laaptopvideo2go to get it to work..
itbucket
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October 15th, 2008 20:00