Mobility M6 questions. Help a n00b out. :)

Mortanis · Oct 15, 2002, 11:29 PM

Just recently purchased my Dell SmartStep 200N laptop. I've been an nvidia person before this, but this laptop only had the option for me to get the ATI Mobility M6.

I got the most recent version of drivers from dell, and got a 3Dmark2001SE score of 2681.

Having found this site, i downloaded and installed the Plutonium XP 8.1 set, for a small step up to 2703.

Are these the best drivers I could be using? I noticed the Omega/Plutonium XK1.1.18, but the link was down. What's the difference, here?

Also, how dangerous is it to overclock the video card on a laptop such as this? it's routine for me on all my other computers.

Jeff · Oct 15, 2002, 11:36 PM

Overclocking would probably be safe, if you kept it within reason, also: the Plutonium 8.1's are probably best for you, but all systems are different.

Mortanis · Oct 15, 2002, 11:37 PM

Thank you much. Will monkey around with things a bit.

Oct 15, 2002, 11:29 PM	#1
Mortanis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Mobility M6 questions. Help a n00b out. :) Just recently purchased my Dell SmartStep 200N laptop. I've been an nvidia person before this, but this laptop only had the option for me to get the ATI Mobility M6. I got the most recent version of drivers from dell, and got a 3Dmark2001SE score of 2681. Having found this site, i downloaded and installed the Plutonium XP 8.1 set, for a small step up to 2703. Are these the best drivers I could be using? I noticed the Omega/Plutonium XK1.1.18, but the link was down. What's the difference, here? Also, how dangerous is it to overclock the video card on a laptop such as this? it's routine for me on all my other computers. __________________ Athlon 1900+ 512 megs DDR 40 Gig IBM ATA100 HD Geforce 3TI200 OCd to 220/550 Omega 1.4072 Drivers DirectX9 Full ___________________________ Dell SmartStep 200N Laptop 2 GHZ P4 256 DDR Ram Radeon Mobility M6 Plutonium XP 8.1 Drivers DirectX 9Beta1

Oct 15, 2002, 11:36 PM	#2
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	Overclocking would probably be safe, if you kept it within reason, also: the Plutonium 8.1's are probably best for you, but all systems are different. __________________

Oct 15, 2002, 11:37 PM	Thread Starter #3
Mortanis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Thank you much. Will monkey around with things a bit. __________________ Athlon 1900+ 512 megs DDR 40 Gig IBM ATA100 HD Geforce 3TI200 OCd to 220/550 Omega 1.4072 Drivers DirectX9 Full ___________________________ Dell SmartStep 200N Laptop 2 GHZ P4 256 DDR Ram Radeon Mobility M6 Plutonium XP 8.1 Drivers DirectX 9Beta1