I Just Bought A XPS Laptop From Dell And Was Wondering?

MajestacaL · Sep 30, 2004, 08:36 PM

Ok this is the setup I got I was wondering if any of you no what Pentium Processor this is Prescott? And who makes this 8x DVD-+R Dual Layer burner? Thanks here is my setup that I got.

Inspiron XPS,Pentium 4,3.4GHz,15.4 WUXGA
1GB DDR 400MHz 2 DIMMs
ATI Mobility Radeon 9800, 256MB Graphics Card, for Inspiron XPS
60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive for Inspiron
8X DVD+RW DL Combo Drive for Inspiron XPS

swimtech · Sep 30, 2004, 10:38 PM

Hey...

You can go to www.dell.com with your service tag number and check in the support area for everything having to do with your particular laptop. Often, the list of components will show the brand of optical drive that was installed in your particular unit, as well as the type of processor, among other things...

Very nice lappy!

MajestacaL · Oct 1, 2004, 12:04 AM

Thanks guess I will have to wait until it gets here so I can do that I just ordered it last night

pr0digal jenius · Oct 1, 2004, 02:20 AM

CPU-z will be able to tell you the core of your processor, and system proerties -> hardware -> device manager will tell you what kind of dvd burner you got (my guess is Sony)

swimtech · Oct 1, 2004, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

CPU-z will be able to tell you the core of your processor, and system proerties -> hardware -> device manager will tell you what kind of dvd burner you got (my guess is Sony)

Oh yes, and easier too...

pr0digal jenius · Oct 1, 2004, 04:07 PM

my guess is that in a dell you got a sony burner, as every dell i ever took apart contained sony optical drives

also...stock clockspeed of 3.4GHz is a prescott, i can almost promise you., I'm pretty sure the northwood capped out at 3.2

...and of course it's easier...i'm a lazy sot, so I know the shortcut for EVERYTHING

drakesteakn · Oct 1, 2004, 06:16 PM

they have a 3.4C.http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-168&depa=1

i bet its a northwood. better for heat and performance.

pr0digal jenius · Oct 3, 2004, 06:36 PM

so they do...i stand corrected...and knowing this, i also agree it's a northwood....nobody in their right mind would put a prescott in a laptop if a compairable northwood was available

MajestacaL · Oct 3, 2004, 08:32 PM

Well I get my new toys from Dell tomorrow it they shipped on Saturday and said delivery would be Monday Oct 4 I got free shipping with a mail in rebate so I just did overnight

I also put a order in for a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra 30GB player so im excited to play with it also whoohoo

thanks for all your info people of Driverheaven! Thanks

Nacht · Oct 4, 2004, 02:35 AM

lol wow dude, i wish i had that thing, and now you got a nice mp3 player too

Zardon · Oct 4, 2004, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

so they do...i stand corrected...and knowing this, i also agree it's a northwood....nobody in their right mind would put a prescott in a laptop if a compairable northwood was available

Actually you were probably right on your first assumption, its more than likely a prescott. I am after reviewing a Dell inspiron 9100 which was supplied with a prescott 3.2ghz. Any new model from Dell will be using a prescott as Dell work closely with intel you do the math. Do they use a prescott because they are faster? nope, its a newer model and intel want to push them, thats why. Dell are one of the only makers capable of creating a chassis and cooling system good enough to cool them btw.

Nice laptop btw, the burner will be either NEC or Pioneer.

**dj_stick** · Oct 4, 2004, 11:25 AM

if its a 3.4C - isn't that a northwood?

Zardon · Oct 4, 2004, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

if its a 3.4C - isn't that a northwood?

yes but that was a newegg link from another member correcting PJ who incorrectly said Northwoods stopped at 3.2ghz not the guy who bought the dell.

pr0digal jenius · Oct 4, 2004, 03:41 PM

ha..i do win after all (mark today on yer calendars boys...i actually was right...mwahahaha)

and NEC/Pioneer wouldn't surprise me on the burner either....I was just speaking for the rather large stack of surplus dell desktops i have at the moment

....all sony

anyways....thats a schweet rig ya got there, and those mp3 'vaults' (when you pass a few gigs its no longer a player, its a frikin vault) are very nice toys indeed...you shall have great fun!

swimtech · Oct 4, 2004, 03:50 PM

Sisoft Sandra is another good utility to use that should give you the answers to your questions...

MajestacaL · Oct 4, 2004, 11:00 PM

Well here is a little update I paid Dell for nextday delivery but they screwed up and sent it ground so I have to wait until Oct 6 for the new toys

but atleast they were nice enough to refund me my full shipping charge for the mix up but it did suck coming home to see I wasnt getting it yet lol thanks guys when I get it I will post the Hardware info so we can see.

GutterPunk · Oct 5, 2004, 05:56 AM

now thats a dang big bummer!

oh well its still sweet and when it arrives ull be golden

swimtech · Oct 5, 2004, 01:19 PM

Thanks for letting us know, sorry about your delay...

me.myself.&.ATi · Oct 5, 2004, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajestacaL

Well here is a little update I paid Dell for nextday delivery but they screwed up and sent it ground so I have to wait until Oct 6 for the new toys

but atleast they were nice enough to refund me my full shipping charge for the mix up but it did suck coming home to see I wasnt getting it yet lol thanks guys when I get it I will post the Hardware info so we can see.

i know what you're talking about bud

they made me wait for over a month back then

anyway,

sweet laptop...

i would have taken that one too but i chose the 8600 series for their portability, weight & longer battery capacity

as for the DVD Writer i'm pretty positive it will be a NEC or Pioneer as Zardon previously stated...

mine comes with a NEC DVD+RW ND-5100A...

just keep us posted

MajestacaL · Oct 5, 2004, 06:36 PM

Well im sitting here at work and I see on UPS.com that my stuff is out for delivery even though its not supposed to be here until tomorrow yeah! Hopefully when I get home its all there and I can update you guys on what hardware it has thanks again for all the help!

MajestacaL · Oct 5, 2004, 10:16 PM

Ok the drive in this laptop is a Sony DVD+RW DW-R56A and the processor is a Prescott and I love this thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

swimtech · Oct 5, 2004, 10:24 PM

Sssssssmokin'!

me.myself.&.ATi · Oct 5, 2004, 10:27 PM

Good to hear it finally arrived bud...

i bet you feel all giddy inside

Sep 30, 2004, 08:36 PM	#1
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	I Just Bought A XPS Laptop From Dell And Was Wondering? Ok this is the setup I got I was wondering if any of you no what Pentium Processor this is Prescott? And who makes this 8x DVD-+R Dual Layer burner? Thanks here is my setup that I got. Inspiron XPS,Pentium 4,3.4GHz,15.4 WUXGA 1GB DDR 400MHz 2 DIMMs ATI Mobility Radeon 9800, 256MB Graphics Card, for Inspiron XPS 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive for Inspiron 8X DVD+RW DL Combo Drive for Inspiron XPS __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

Sep 30, 2004, 10:38 PM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Hey... You can go to www.dell.com with your service tag number and check in the support area for everything having to do with your particular laptop. Often, the list of components will show the brand of optical drive that was installed in your particular unit, as well as the type of processor, among other things... Very nice lappy! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 1, 2004, 12:04 AM	Thread Starter #3
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	Thanks guess I will have to wait until it gets here so I can do that I just ordered it last night __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

Oct 1, 2004, 06:16 PM	#7
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	they have a 3.4C.http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...116-168&depa=1 i bet its a northwood. better for heat and performance. __________________

Oct 3, 2004, 08:32 PM	Thread Starter #9
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	Well I get my new toys from Dell tomorrow it they shipped on Saturday and said delivery would be Monday Oct 4 I got free shipping with a mail in rebate so I just did overnight I also put a order in for a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra 30GB player so im excited to play with it also whoohoo thanks for all your info people of Driverheaven! Thanks __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

Oct 1, 2004, 02:20 AM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	CPU-z will be able to tell you the core of your processor, and system proerties -> hardware -> device manager will tell you what kind of dvd burner you got (my guess is Sony)

Oct 1, 2004, 04:07 PM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	my guess is that in a dell you got a sony burner, as every dell i ever took apart contained sony optical drives also...stock clockspeed of 3.4GHz is a prescott, i can almost promise you., I'm pretty sure the northwood capped out at 3.2 ...and of course it's easier...i'm a lazy sot, so I know the shortcut for EVERYTHING

Oct 3, 2004, 06:36 PM	#8
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	so they do...i stand corrected...and knowing this, i also agree it's a northwood....nobody in their right mind would put a prescott in a laptop if a compairable northwood was available

Oct 4, 2004, 02:35 AM	#10
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	lol wow dude, i wish i had that thing, and now you got a nice mp3 player too

Oct 4, 2004, 03:41 PM	#14
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	ha..i do win after all (mark today on yer calendars boys...i actually was right...mwahahaha) and NEC/Pioneer wouldn't surprise me on the burner either....I was just speaking for the rather large stack of surplus dell desktops i have at the moment ....all sony anyways....thats a schweet rig ya got there, and those mp3 'vaults' (when you pass a few gigs its no longer a player, its a frikin vault) are very nice toys indeed...you shall have great fun!

Oct 4, 2004, 03:50 PM	#15
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Sisoft Sandra is another good utility to use that should give you the answers to your questions... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 4, 2004, 11:00 PM	Thread Starter #16
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	Well here is a little update I paid Dell for nextday delivery but they screwed up and sent it ground so I have to wait until Oct 6 for the new toys but atleast they were nice enough to refund me my full shipping charge for the mix up but it did suck coming home to see I wasnt getting it yet lol thanks guys when I get it I will post the Hardware info so we can see. __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

Oct 5, 2004, 05:56 AM	#17
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Oct 5, 2004, 01:19 PM	#18
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Thanks for letting us know, sorry about your delay... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 5, 2004, 06:36 PM	Thread Starter #20
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	Well im sitting here at work and I see on UPS.com that my stuff is out for delivery even though its not supposed to be here until tomorrow yeah! Hopefully when I get home its all there and I can update you guys on what hardware it has thanks again for all the help! __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

Oct 5, 2004, 10:16 PM	Thread Starter #21
MajestacaL HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	Ok the drive in this laptop is a Sony DVD+RW DW-R56A and the processor is a Prescott and I love this thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ DESKTOP Antec Nine Hundred, Asus P5N32-SLI Deluxe, Intel 805D 2.66ghz OC @4.00ghz Corsair Water Cooled, Raidmax 630 PSU, 2gig PC4200 @533, 2- 150gig WD RaptorX Raid0, 2- 300gig SATAII Raid0, Evga 8800GTX @576/1.80, SB X-Fi Fatality Edition

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Oct 5, 2004, 10:27 PM	#23
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