Dell :: Override Vbios Control
May 2, 2010
As stated, I'm looking for a way to bypass the video card bios for controlling screen brightness. I'm imagining taking whatever wires there are to powering the inverter and having a switch on it to switch from bios to manual control, with another knob to adjust the voltage coming in. Does the inverter change the voltage given to the bulb? or the current?
I'm assuming soldering is involved, just seeing if anyone thinks it's possible.
Also for the inspirons, what IS the normal (aka max brightness) voltage, anyone know offhand?
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Apr 24, 2009
Are there any of you who are able to OC your 9300M GS? If so, can someone give me a copy of the vBIOS? I think my BIOS won't let me overclock, so..
I'm looking to upgrade my card to an 8600M GT or a 9500M GS (thanks to TehSuigi ), but until I can confirm that I could do that, and until I get enough money, I'm looking at trying to OC this first, so can you please help me? current version of vBIOS is 62.98.25.00.A3..
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Jan 18, 2008
I just got a new M1730 (replacement for XPS M1710), does anyone have a good fan control program that works with fans in M1730 ( I think M1730 has 3 fans) ?
I have I8kFanGUI and NVTempLodder but there is a big defferance for the GPU Temp. readings and I cant find out which 1 is correct ...
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Oct 14, 2009
Anyone else having problems with DCP 1.3000 A12 (or something like that) on Vista x64?
Specs are in my sig.
Basically, after installing the newest DCP today, I lost control of screen brightness and the Auto-Light Sensor, meaning I can't change the brightness levels, NOR does the ALS affect brightness levels. I still have control of the keyboard backlight though.
After trying the 2 older DCP versions on Dell's site, the results were the same. The ALS version never changed.
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Sep 13, 2009
Anyone using a remote control with their M6400 for music, video, or powerpoint talks?
Make/model?
Also, Touchpad Speed setting is never saved in the Touchpad Settings on my M6400.
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Dec 25, 2009
I did a clean install of Win 7 Pro and now the IDT control panel has disappeared along with the system tray icon.
I tried reinstalling the drivers but haven't figured out a way to get it to come back. I know its bloat, but I liked having the extra control over the sound...
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Oct 2, 2008
I have bought DELL XPS M1530 Q3 laptop, formatted and reinstal Vista Home Premium which is given.
But now, I can't use my remote control.
I have installed Thomson Remote Control Driver from dellsupport page.
But it doesn't work. What can u suggest.
10x a lot.
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Feb 13, 2009
How do you disable it from the software? Is disabling the service for it the only way?
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Jun 10, 2009
did anyone recieve a remote control with their xps as it mentions a remote in my order but i never did see one ....
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Jan 4, 2009
I remember accidentally opening some transparent window that had a quick access to all the parts on my XPS m1530 and I believe it had the name
Dell in the titlebar, and it looked different than the Microsoft one (welcome window or whatever).
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Mar 31, 2009
"FIPS compliance tool to disable contactless Smart Card radio."
For both x86 & x64 Vista/XP.
All E-Series Latitudes so equipped, & Precision M2400/M4400/M6400
http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=298290
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Sep 2, 2009
Recently installed 7 and am wondering which aspects (if not all) of Control Point I should download
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Feb 8, 2010
Has anyone used the newest version of Control Point System Manager software?
They really really dumbed it down as now you don't have the ability to individually turn off things (SD card reader, DVD/CD Rom, etc).
If anyone does any type of power management with individual parts I'd highly advise them to avoid this version.
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Oct 1, 2008
Anyone know something about if dell xps at least that ones sold in 2008 will support those new drivers with gesture control??
I know its a really soon but it says that it already has support for it.. and checking the driver section the drivers there are from last December. Dell support has nothing new neither.
http://lifehacker.com/5057317/synapt...s-to-touchpads
http://www.synaptics.com/press/pr_detail.cfm?id=139
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May 31, 2009
Im after a remote control for my studio 17, but im not sure where i should look! Iv tried searching for similar threads but didn't come across many so decided to ask here.
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Iv found this one on ebay, but it doesn't recharge from the slot. Are there any versions which do? if not how long does the battery last? and finally, will that remote be suitable for my 1737
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Nov 24, 2009
You know how you're supposed to be able to change the brightness with fn + up/down keys? Well its not working.
Tried reinstalling the video driver and bios.
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Aug 1, 2009
I was using I8KFanGui for a long long time to control the fans and it was doing a fine job. But it sort of stopped working after I installed Windows 7 RC2 as it can only force both the fans to run at high speed.
The manual option to run the fans at low speed at all times and automatic settings don't work anymore.
I tried speedfan too but the option to turn on Dell settings is not working either. The fans turn on only after the CPU goes above 65C or so.
So, wondering if anyone else using Win7 on this laptop and able to control the fans. BTW, there are absolutely no other problems and it runs smoother than the XP days .....
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Apr 17, 2009
Just got my E4300. There are a few things bugging me about the unit such as the touchpad and touchpad buttons.
But one of the real annoying things is the Control Point.
Especially for wi-fi.
Once the computer is running, I can see at least four items on my system tray associated with wifi, or connecting to it.
How can I simply let the windows wifi manage my wifi?
For some reason,
when I hybernate or go on standby, the wifi (managed by Control Point) doesn't automatically connect again. I have to disable my wifi and enable it again to find my router. Or Reboot.
Very annoying.
It also completely disables the windows built wifi. So "repair" wifi doesn't work because it doesn't even see my network.
So, Is it ok to disable simply the wifi portion of the control point?
Better yet, what's the proper way of doing this?
I'm fine with the other stuff, I just find the wireless networking portion of it annoying.
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Aug 17, 2009
the backlit keyboard on an m6400. Is there a way to configure how long it stays on until it fades? Or even to just make it stay on 100% of the time when plugged in?
Of secondary importance would be a way to control the brightness, but mostly I want the keyboard to remain lit much longer than it does.
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Dec 24, 2008
I have formatted the hard drive and installed Vista Ultimate and all of the drivers including Media Direct and Quickset.
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But, the remote control no longer works.
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It worked before with the OEM software.
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There are no bangs in the device manager so I can't imagine I am missing a driver.
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Oct 8, 2008
Which DCP (Dell Control Point) I should install? I want to control Volume and Display brightness only. Nothing else.
I do not want to install DCP for security, power saving, etc because last time I installed security and power saving DCP, it caused me disaster.
If anyone knew which app and if they allow me to install: Volume + Display brightness control only,
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Jan 6, 2009
Im not getting the Advanced Controls in the IDT applet. Its only giving me "Enable Power Management", "Enable Jack Monitoring" and "Show System Tray Icon". clicking the Advanced gear/wheel looking icon thing does nothing..
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May 19, 2009
Monitoring Notebook Temps: nVidia & ATI, CPU, HDD - Do your temps worry you?
and other posts with people having overheating problems with their XPS's. I blew some canned air in through the vents to clear it and it helped a lot, but i still had a tech comeout to take it apart and they put new fans and a heat sink in. I want to check their speed and make sure they're working right before i stress the system, theyre much more quiet t han t he old ones i cant really tell if theyre working right
i tried both speedfan and rivatuner, neither one shows any data on fan speed or anything.
what am i doing wrong, is there some setting im missing? i checked a bunch of the plugins w ith rivatuner but didn't see anything, and speedfan shows nothing at all. how can i check their speed?
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Jun 26, 2009
I just ordered my Dell e6400 for +17,000, i'm pretty proud of the specs but i'm
hearing bad things about the control point and i want to uninstall it asap once i get it.
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Nov 30, 2008
as stated iv lost the box and all its recovery cds that were in it and if anyone could stick it on rapidshare or something like would be mega appreciated
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Oct 1, 2009
I am using Windows XP.
I would like to install the catalys control center. I tried to just download the newest driver 9.8 that comes with it but it will always abort, saying there was no driver found that could be installed.
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Feb 5, 2015
Is there a way to adjust the brightness control on a Inspiron 13, 2 in 1, while in tablet mode?
I know how to adjust it using the keyboard in laptop mode but not in tablet mode.
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Mar 21, 2013
The buttons on the control strip stopped working so I have updated to the latest bios and re - installed quickset.
The centre configurable button is now working but although the other two recognise when they are touched they still do not work.
(XPS 17 - L702X 3D vision, backlit keyboard.)
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Jan 18, 2010
This is on an M6400 with Windows 7 64-bit. I installed dell's newest drivers for Windows 7 64-bit, and everything seems to be working fine, but I don't have the Bluetooth item in Control Panel. That becomes an issue if I turn the Bluetooth radio off from the tray icon, because if I do so, the tray icon is gone, and there's no easy way to turn the radio back on.
So, does anybody know how to fix this?
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Jun 25, 2009
Just installed 3dMark06 and Fear2. When I ran 3dMark06 i got ~11.800 points, after reading on several sites and comparing the scores it seemed pretty average/ even good.
I then tried Fear2, I maxed out the setting 1920x1200 / High / 0x AA /4xAF, it ran pretty smooth but then the trouble started..
It began every 5 or 6 seconds to stutter, the game would stop responding and the screen would freeze for a second..
Thinking it was the settings I put it down to 1280 and medium, no difference in fps and the stuttering was still there..
I tried Counter-strike, Prototype, Fallout 3 and a couple of other games, still the stutter in every single game..
In the nVidia contol panel I have disengaged the V-sync.
My speccs are 8800GTX SLI, T9300, 4gb Ram and Windows 32 bit Vista. I have updated all the drivers to the latest drivers and I have also made sure that PhysX is disabled.
The machine just came out of the factory so all the Dell software is still installed.
How can I manage to fix the stuttering problem?
I am also thinking about going over to Windows 7 seeing that it is free and supports 64-bit.
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