Recent content by bijeshn

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    Display issue with Studio 17

    I tried that. But certified (by Dell) drivers have not been released for my model yet. Its a 1749. Is there any way I can download driver files from intel and then force upgrade my laptop?
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    Display issue with Studio 17

    I'm facing an intermittent problem with my Studio 17. I switch it on, mostly from a hibernation state. So the Windows 7 login screen comes up and I type in my credentials. After that, the screen goes dark. The backlight is still on, but the display goes blank. I then have to hibernate the...
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    Voices in all audio and video files sound tinny

    finally found what the problem was.... the cans were the culprit. got them replaced and the problem vanished... My bad for assuming the cans were fine... Never thought a Sennheiser would die on me... Thanks everyone for your suggestions... Take care!!
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    Voices in all audio and video files sound tinny

    Weird EQ setting? Uh, I checked at the realtek's control panel. EQ's off. Are there EQ settings in windows?
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    Voices in all audio and video files sound tinny

    I've been facing a peculiar problem for sometime now. All voices in all my multimedia files (games, movies, music, ...) are very faint. Rest of the sound is heard but not with the usual clarity. Some portion is missing but it being sound, I cannot describe what exactly is missing. One thing I...
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    HD 4850 woes

    sorry, i couldn't reply earlier. the problem's been fixed.. the culprit was a loose +12V wire in one of the molex to pci-e adaptors.... thanks for all your suggestions... take care!!
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    HD 4850 woes

    BTW, there is another problem that I've noticed. gpu-z (and ati catalyst) reports my gfx card fan speed as 1 rpm. I am quite sure its a lot more than that coz 1. the fan's whoosh's audible enough and 2. gpu-z reports the temp. as 45-50 Celsius at idle. it goes to no more than 60 Celsius at load.
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    HD 4850 woes

    If your theory of the PSU not being able to supply enough power is correct, does it pose any danger to the life of the gfx card?
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    HD 4850 woes

    I would rather not tell the PSU make (its embarassing). its a no-name generic 450W PSU. Mobo is a micro-atx G31 Gigabyte with an Intel E6550 and 3 gigs of RAM. there is also a dvd-writer attached.
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    HD 4850 woes

    No, I dont always get a blank screen. Its only when the card fan spin-up time is more than that is normal I get this problem. Its a bit hard to notice that but I keep my case open (its terribly hot here in India)
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    HD 4850 woes

    When I switch on my computer, there's a delay in initializing the display controller. What I have noticed is that just after powering the computer, the 4850 fan spins up fast for a greater duration than what is normal . When this happens; after the boot process (after the windows xp slider...