FatForester
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Processor | Intel e2180 2.0ghz @ 2.8ghz w/ stock volts |
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Motherboard | ASUS P5K-e Wifi-AP |
Cooling | Zalman 9500 w/ AS5 |
Memory | G.Skill Black PI's DDR2 @ 896MHz 4-4-4-12 1.9v |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 8800GT w/ Zalman VF-900 |
Storage | 2x Crucial C300 64GB, Samsung F3 2TB & 1TB, F1 1TB & 750GB |
Display(s) | ASUS VW246H 24" 16:9 |
Case | Ultra / Chieftec Black Tower |
Audio Device(s) | X-fi XtremeMusic -> Z-5300e's |
Power Supply | PCP&C 610 Silencer |
Software | Windows 7 x64 |
Alright, I got my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop last week. Only problem is, it artifacts on Vista. I've installed XP, and all is fine and dandy there, but whenever I try to move a window or something in Vista w/ Aero turned on, a bunch of corruption comes on the screen. I've updated drivers from laptopvideo2go, and updated Vista and DirectX. I know it can't be a true hardware issue, because everything works in XP. Also, occasionally when I boot up, I get past POST and I can choose Windows, but the screen goes black right before Windows should actually begin loading. I honestly have no idea what the exact problem is, because it is fairly random. I included a picture of the artifacting also.
-I've unsuccessfully tried contacting Dell, but all they could do was tell me "Dell doesn't support dual-partitions. That has to be your problem." When I told them again and again, that it happened OUT OF THE BOX. All Customer Service does is just treat you like an idiot. Shoulda known...
-I've unsuccessfully tried contacting Dell, but all they could do was tell me "Dell doesn't support dual-partitions. That has to be your problem." When I told them again and again, that it happened OUT OF THE BOX. All Customer Service does is just treat you like an idiot. Shoulda known...