tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post884758579550955926..comments2023-05-26T15:01:53.232+00:00Comments on Peccavi: Gaming Blues on the XPS M1330Joe Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059738053649361313noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-23359277972339043002008-01-27T14:34:00.000+00:002008-01-27T14:34:00.000+00:00I also had the exact same problem:While running gr...I also had the exact same problem:<BR/>While running graphics intensive 3d apps, the computer screen would suddenly go blank, and the computer would stop responding to all input.<BR/>The only way to break the state was to press and hold the power button.<BR/><BR/>This behaviour came to light when playing a number of games under WinXP on the m1330. When not running games, everything was fine.<BR/><BR/>Spoke to Dell about the problem, and they had a technician out the next day with a new mainboard and gpu. After the replacement, everything seemed to function properly (didn't need to reinstall), and the issue with the screen going blank hasn't been back since.<BR/><BR/>It's obviously an issue with some mainboards or gpus that only manifests when running 3d intensive apps; I'm glad to get it fixed - if you have the same problem it is probably the same hardware issue, rather than a software one.Fergalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326762176311257293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-75060532349883238272008-01-15T19:47:00.000+00:002008-01-15T19:47:00.000+00:00I had the EXACT same problem with my m1330. I beli...I had the EXACT same problem with my m1330. I believe it was most likely due to a problem on the video card, mainly because the computer seemed to still function but the screen went blank. But any way I had a dell technician come out and replace my motherboard(since vid card is integrated). After that I had no trouble playing games on it. Hope this helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491099820210291697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-22210202821637413692008-01-02T00:41:00.000+00:002008-01-02T00:41:00.000+00:00Wow... this is the most informative post I have fo...Wow... this is the most informative post I have found about this issue. I have been having the EXACT same problem. I have been playing Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos and Call of Duty 4 for 20 minutes at a time. SO, i am very curious about your solution... I have contacted Dell tech support no less than 4 times about this exact issue. At first they gave me the usual update this and update that and yadahayadhayadah, which I did. But on my most recent talk with them the tech support straight up told me that I need to buy a new computer because the 1330M model was not designed to play any video games. Of course I was insanely pissed off at this response. Anyway... Thanks for the post, I will pursue tech support further.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067512549818641272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-45839486220778208212007-12-19T13:57:00.000+00:002007-12-19T13:57:00.000+00:00For those following this via the comments the prob...For those following this via the comments the problem has now been solved by Dell - they sent a tech round who completely dismantled the M1330 (I should have taken a picture it looked class) and replaced the motherboard and graphics card.<BR/>Problem has now been solved or at least I have yet to be able to cause it to crash.Joe Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059738053649361313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-3751300809767716342007-12-17T10:19:00.000+00:002007-12-17T10:19:00.000+00:00god you don't know Chinese. otherwise you will fin...god you don't know Chinese. otherwise you will find thousands of people complain of this 3D game black screen issue.<BR/>Now it's pretty sure the problem created by design bug.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963647183392180875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-29077699459644047892007-12-10T16:56:00.000+00:002007-12-10T16:56:00.000+00:00Forgot the URL; http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inqu...Forgot the URL; http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/27/low-gpus-leave-lot-desiredFantatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181500347838753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-63436673325457369662007-12-10T16:55:00.000+00:002007-12-10T16:55:00.000+00:00Joe,Not an answer but some pretty poor Vista perfo...Joe,<BR/>Not an answer but some pretty poor Vista performance for Zotac cards,<BR/><BR/>FinnerFantatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181500347838753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-13616610828956445052007-12-09T23:37:00.000+00:002007-12-09T23:37:00.000+00:00Pat - see the blog post immediately prior to this....Pat - see the blog post immediately prior to this. I went for pretty much the same as you except I got a 200GB 7200rpm drive and the White LED screen.<BR/><BR/>The mad thing is that it is rock solid for anything apart from the games. The simplest way to check whether you have the same issue is to downlaod and run 3D Mark03 - on my machine it won't complete and I get the Black Screen of death every time.Joe Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059738053649361313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592963471313037101.post-22840058723498194782007-12-09T23:32:00.000+00:002007-12-09T23:32:00.000+00:00Josephus.. Is your M1330 standard spec, or did you...Josephus.. Is your M1330 standard spec, or did you "up" it - completely non game related but: I bought 2 of these machines a while back - one for myself, specced up as much as possible - 160gb 7200 HDD, 4 gb ram, the works - and a bog standard one (albeit with the Nvidia 8400M card) for our kitchen designer. Punchline here is that the standard one "hangs" with great regularity on PLanit ( an autocad clone for designing kitchens)..whereas mine is rock solid (admittedly Im not a gamehead). Not using any non standard drivers on either machine..Where do i download a demo to compare your issues?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409678320002369770noreply@blogger.com