M30 heat issue Excellent review Adrian! The one concern I have with the heat issue is: Will the 36c temperature that the touchpad heats up to effect the display if you close the lid after use. When I am finished work at the University, I like to close down the computer and run. Will this have an adverse effect on the screen. Paul
Thanks, Paul. Well, when you close the screen, that either turns off your notebook or put it into suspend mode/hibernation, depending on what you set. Either way, the heat production stops and the notebook cools down. So, the heat won't be a problem if you close the lid. Hope that helps you some!
memory replacement Mine was..whenever they send me the new memory I'm gonna see if I can get away with not returning the "defective" memory. I'll take a free 512 megs of laptop memory any day!
I was wondering, did anyone get their memory sticks back yet? If yes, is it the same hardware specs. (ie; same latency, size, etc..) but with the bug(s) fixed ? Did you also get the 32MB flash disk ? How much time did it take them to send back ? On another hand... What's weird, is that this is supposed to be a low temp. CPU.. but.. at normal speed (1.4Ghz), MotherBoard Monitor tells me it is running @ 66°C.. Isn't that like.. super high?? At 600Mhz, it shows 50°C.. again, very high.. It seems the fan runs when it hits 70°C.. Anybody knows of a software/way to have it run when it hits customized temperature? http://www.cpuid.com/download/CG-ICS952618.zip Using the program above, I was able to o'clock from 1.4Ghz to 1.8Ghz.. but haven't checked for stability yet.. You have to run CPU-Z first, then you'll be able to start this.. CPU-Z can be downloaded from cpuid.com.. -r
mom wants a laptop, dunno why, my 2.5 year old sister can operate computers better than her. however...: Cons Horrendous positioning of the Windows key and WiFi switch. Lack of support for non-Secure Digital memory cards. Slow 4,200 rpm hard disk. the laptop will be plugged in, and wireless will be on most of the time she doesn't know any shortcuts we dont use flash cards and the hdd is fine for email and word processing and paying bills online. she pays bills on line, for the convinience
I think they will exchange it (ship to you first then you return it), otherwise your machine won't be working during the time you wait for shipping. Too bad my toshiba is okay, otherwise I will be getting a usb. A tad too greedy
Hey, how did you find out which hardware monitoring chip the M30 used? Hmm.. I didn't even know it was overclockable.. Thanks, checking it out now! EDIT : Looks like that utility is only for the Intel i865 and i875 motherboards. I don't think it supports our i855 motherboards.
Well, it sure worked here.. First open CPU-Z, then fire the o'clock utility and play with the FSB... Give it a try! -r
Honnestly, I haven't benchmarked, yet.. But other apps do report the o'clocked CPU speed. Best of luck, -r
And um... As a 'proof' of the o'clock, I remember i couldn't push the FSB to give me a speed of over 1.8Ghz, or else it'd freeze the OS. -r
didn't you check the manual? I own a toshiba laptop, and I think some fn is for numerical pad, and some is for keylock, check the manul it's there.
