My DELL laptop

teefa_2 · July 13th, 2008

i've bought anew laptop from dell

it's DELL XPS M1530 it's details :

processor : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache)

Ram: 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm

vga:256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

Harddesk:250G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

and anther features

will it work well in 3ds max?

many thanks

shaneis · July 13th, 2008

Luckily for you, your new laptop will work just fine with Max.

nazcaLine · July 14th, 2008

and if it DOESN'T have Vista, it'll work even better

Eduardo

andreg · October 14th, 2008

bit late on this thread but I have the same laptop but having viewport display issues.... When I start up max9 i get white viewports and when i draw a box, everything comes back but on the next move everything goes white again. I tried Direct 3D, Open GL they both do the same, so it has to be a graphics card issue so what do I do now?

Of course it has vista home premium... man do i regret not installing XP

SandmanNinja · October 14th, 2008

You still can install XP.

I bought a laptop and had no option but to get Vista.
I noted the specific hardware, turned it off, yanked the smaller HD out, popped a bigger HD in, put an XP cd in the cd-rom drive, and 30 minutes later I had it nice and ready to go.

I used my desktop to download the XP drivers for it.

I got ALL of the hardware to work, even the wireless "Vista Only" network card.
In my experience, some versions of Vista 32 are just XP with an incredibly agressive User Interface.

But your problem sounds like a video card driver. Go to Nvidia's website and download a new driver.

luckytohaveher · October 15th, 2008

I should work -- mostly.

Antisthenes · October 17th, 2008

i use http://driveragent.com/ it searches your hardware and gives you all the drivers you need. not free but worth it if you set up lots of PCs and help friends

July 13th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
teefa_2 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: egypt Posts: 1 Name: mahmoud elsheikh	My DELL laptop i've bought anew laptop from dell it's DELL XPS M1530 it's details : processor : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache) Ram: 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm vga:256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Harddesk:250G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive and anther features will it work well in 3ds max? many thanks

July 13th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
shaneis Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 696 Name: Shane Neal	Re: My DELL laptop Luckily for you, your new laptop will work just fine with Max.

July 14th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
nazcaLine Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lima Age: 33 Posts: 509 Name: Eduardo Romero	Re: My DELL laptop and if it DOESN'T have Vista, it'll work even better Eduardo __________________ "I have nothing to do with the real world anymore. Please don't insist." Eduardo Romero

October 14th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
andreg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntingdon, Quebec Posts: 175 Name: Andre Gariepy	Re: My DELL laptop bit late on this thread but I have the same laptop but having viewport display issues.... When I start up max9 i get white viewports and when i draw a box, everything comes back but on the next move everything goes white again. I tried Direct 3D, Open GL they both do the same, so it has to be a graphics card issue so what do I do now? Of course it has vista home premium... man do i regret not installing XP __________________ Andre Gariepy J27 Design and viz http://www.j27design.blogspot.com

October 14th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
SandmanNinja Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,375 Name: Joel Callahan	Re: My DELL laptop You still can install XP. I bought a laptop and had no option but to get Vista. I noted the specific hardware, turned it off, yanked the smaller HD out, popped a bigger HD in, put an XP cd in the cd-rom drive, and 30 minutes later I had it nice and ready to go. I used my desktop to download the XP drivers for it. I got ALL of the hardware to work, even the wireless "Vista Only" network card. In my experience, some versions of Vista 32 are just XP with an incredibly agressive User Interface. But your problem sounds like a video card driver. Go to Nvidia's website and download a new driver. __________________ -SandmanNinja website

October 15th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
luckytohaveher Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Enlightenment Age: 38 Posts: 148 Name: Ted Winkelpleck	Re: My DELL laptop I should work -- mostly. Last edited by luckytohaveher; October 15th, 2008 at 10:49 AM.

October 17th, 2008	#7 (permalink)
Antisthenes Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phx Age: 31 Posts: 585 Name: Jonas Callewaert	Re: My DELL laptop i use http://driveragent.com/ it searches your hardware and gives you all the drivers you need. not free but worth it if you set up lots of PCs and help friends __________________ The most necessary/useful piece of learning is that which unlearns what is untrue: 'evil' may be acquiring Happiness through virtue which is based on knowledge!/? Last edited by Antisthenes; October 17th, 2008 at 10:56 AM.

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