Dell Inspiron 14R/15R/17R Turbo Laptop Thread

ratul

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Hm maybe ill give the other driver a try just for experience.....
How to install

Remove previous one, can use driver fusion if you want after removal of amd drivers, then install either 13.9 or 13.10beta (me using the latter one)..
 

dayslleepper

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Hey guys my Laptop got dead, fortunately my warranty is getting end on 25/10/2013.. And given to a Service center and they are telling it will take 1 week as they have to replace Mobo (Mother Board)... Is it good that my mobo got damaged before warranty ends means in 11 months ??

And what all precautions should i have to take care for not getting mobo damage... as i used to put my lap in standby mode always and used to restart it once or twice in 2 weeks... is it the cause... coz of time saving :p ?

Should i have to extend my warranty ??

I am having battery wear 9.83%, how can i get my battery replace... ? coz the service guys are telling they cannot replace it until it got weak.. coz i told them i am getting only 2 hr backup... ( Actual 3 hrs)
 

CHITRANSH

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Hey Guys ,
My 15r turbo is 6 months and old battery wear lvl is 23.4% is this normal(sanyo battery).
Does using laptop when connected to power (almost always in my case) too much affect battery life ?
 

ratul

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Hey guys my Laptop got dead, fortunately my warranty is getting end on 25/10/2013.. And given to a Service center and they are telling it will take 1 week as they have to replace Mobo (Mother Board)... Is it good that my mobo got damaged before warranty ends means in 11 months ??

And what all precautions should i have to take care for not getting mobo damage... as i used to put my lap in standby mode always and used to restart it once or twice in 2 weeks... is it the cause... coz of time saving :p ?

Should i have to extend my warranty ??

I am having battery wear 9.83%, how can i get my battery replace... ? coz the service guys are telling they cannot replace it until it got weak.. coz i told them i am getting only 2 hr backup... ( Actual 3 hrs)

I don't think so, probably bad luck on mobo, mine too used to be ON 18-20hrs everyday (for past one month it's now used just 6hrs/day coz of my new job :D), but my mobo is working perfectly..
Warranty extension is upto you, if you can afford that, i'd suggest you to go with it..
For the battery replacement, try calling DELL CC rather than going to service center, you'd have much better chance on phone..:mrgreen:

Hey Guys ,
My 15r turbo is 6 months and old battery wear lvl is 23.4% is this normal(sanyo battery).
Does using laptop when connected to power (almost always in my case) too much affect battery life ?

yup, Sanyo battery, NORMAL.. :p
My laptop also used to be connected to power always, but i used to use it on battery every 3-4 days until battery reached below 15%, and once a month, do calibration (using on battery till it hibernates, let battery cool down by not using laptop for next 2 hrs, then connect charger and let it charge fully, then Power on the laptop)..
 

ratul

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looks like we got the successor to our 7520 Turbo (ULV proccy :(, FHD :D, 750m :hyper:, 82k :shock:)
New Inspiron 15 7000 Series Optional Touch Laptop Details | Dell India
 

dayslleepper

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I got my Laptop back.. with new Motherboard: Intel Core i7-3612QM :)

btw one problem arises: front indicators like wifi, battery, CPU process in the front of the laptop not working now.. :( called dell and filed a complaint and technician will come by wednesday :) I love their great Support from dell anyways

Edit: Now thinking to extend my warranty as it s gonna end in 25/10/13... Any Suggestions..

8000 inr for 1 year
12000 inr for 2 year

Edit2: My Graphics card showing AMD 7700M before replacement it was AMD 7730M...Called Dell and complained about it and they confirmed it via screen sharing and sending technician on monday saying if there is no software problem my motherboard again to be replaced... :(
 
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saaransh9

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I got my Laptop back.. with new Motherboard: Intel Core i7-3612QM :)

btw one problem arises: front indicators like wifi, battery, CPU process in the front of the laptop not working now.. :( called dell and filed a complaint and technician will come by wednesday :) I love their great Support from dell anyways

Edit: Now thinking to extend my warranty as it s gonna end in 25/10/13... Any Suggestions..

8000 inr for 1 year
12000 inr for 2 year

Edit2: My Graphics card showing AMD 7700M before replacement it was AMD 7730M...Called Dell and complained about it and they confirmed it via screen sharing and sending technician on monday saying if there is no software problem my motherboard again to be replaced... :(


about the indicators they always forget to connect it to the motherboard has happened to me and my friend before and about 7700m may be because of some newer driver installed by dell or and nothing else as the new 12.9 also shows 7700m
 

dayslleepper

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about the indicators they always forget to connect it to the motherboard has happened to me and my friend before and about 7700m may be because of some newer driver installed by dell or and nothing else as the new 12.9 also shows 7700m

Yes i think too... my 7700m problem got solved, it was driver issue, installed new drivers changed 7700 to 7730....now indication thing is left...
 

dayslleepper

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Yes i think too... my 7700m problem got solved, it was driver issue, installed new drivers changed 7700 to 7730....now indication thing is left...

I got my MOBO, bottom Plastic body, Palm rest plate and dvd drive replaced :d, btw guys is CPU 52 temp & HDD 42 temp in normal use like browsing good ??
 

kkn13

Cyber Genius FTW
I get a bit more than that usually around 56c and I live in Mumbai
Earlier mine used to over heat and I found a virus which after a full scan got rid of it and its much better now
 

ratul

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I got my MOBO, bottom Plastic body, Palm rest plate and dvd drive replaced :d, btw guys is CPU 52 temp & HDD 42 temp in normal use like browsing good ??

it is normal, i get 48-50c cpu and 40c hdd in pune..
 

armada_red

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Hi guys. I bought the 15r se a month ago and it was working good until recently the charging of the battery stops at 56%. It's stuck at 56% and wont go beyond. On the taskbar the status shows(plugged in,not charging) . Can anybody temme as to what problem im facing? Is it battery related or something else?
 

R2K

In the Zone
Purchased Inspiron 15r 5521 from DUbai.
Only thing I didn't like till now is the Win 8. MS actually did a downgrade rather than an upgrade from Win 7.
Can't go back to Win 7 now because I don't have 64 bit Win 7 and finding correct drivers is gonna be PITA.
 

ratul

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Hi guys. I bought the 15r se a month ago and it was working good until recently the charging of the battery stops at 56%. It's stuck at 56% and wont go beyond. On the taskbar the status shows(plugged in,not charging) . Can anybody temme as to what problem im facing? Is it battery related or something else?

seems to be a battery related issue. Do a calibration of the battery, and then post the wear level for it...

Purchased Inspiron 15r 5521 from DUbai.
Only thing I didn't like till now is the Win 8. MS actually did a downgrade rather than an upgrade from Win 7.
Can't go back to Win 7 now because I don't have 64 bit Win 7 and finding correct drivers is gonna be PITA.

congrats.. :doublethumb:
and even if you had all the drivers and win7x64 dvd, it would still be PITA to downgrade to win7 due to UEFI boot thing... :p
 

dayslleepper

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anytime man.. :)
btw guys, the working intel drivers have been taken down from intel's website, anyone who wants to download can go to this link: *www.mpl.ch/files/pip30/graphics/win64_152812.exe

yeah, leshcat drivers are said to be good, but i prefer using the manufacturer's drivers.. :wink:
btw, new drivers are available for intel and AMD:
AMD (Beta) 13.10: *www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/amd_catalyst_13.10_mobility_beta.exe

I have installed this intel & AMD drivers but after installation i am getting good improvement in graphics especially in Hitman Absolutionbut in my device manager it is showing 7700m.. ? do i want to upgrade the card in device manager by right clicking.. ?
 

ratul

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I have installed this intel & AMD drivers but after installation i am getting good improvement in graphics especially in Hitman Absolutionbut in my device manager it is showing 7700m.. ? do i want to upgrade the card in device manager by right clicking.. ?

it's absolutely fine, don't ever upgrade through right clicking there, if update found, it would install the microsoft version of drivers, which could mess up the drivers..
 

dayslleepper

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it's absolutely fine, don't ever upgrade through right clicking there, if update found, it would install the microsoft version of drivers, which could mess up the drivers..

Thanks bro... and btw while playing Hitman Absolution in Ultra did u ever feel a stuttering...?? :(
but in High its fine with very very less stuttering...
 

armada_red

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seems to be a battery related issue. Do a calibration of the battery, and then post the wear level for it...

Ok ratul I have gone through the calibration process as you said but now it won't charge beyond 40% . Wear level show 9%. Can't figure out why the battery is acting so weird. :confused:
 

armada_red

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