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[ddouglass]

I think the problem that is coming up with laptops now is not so much the video card as it is the power supply. Laptops are typically powered with just enough to run them to keep from taxing the battery in more than is necessary. This is showing up because the additional processing and and video power needed is putting a strain on the power supply and something has to give...thus video is lagging.
The main difference between 4.03 and 4.06 is the player. Version 4.03 only had the old player and 4.06 has the option to use it or the new player.
When you open the Tools/Options does the player box have Old or New in it? It should have Old.

[Glen Turner]

Yes I have the option of Old and New Player. Old has been selected for a while now. When I went back and checked it at the first suggestion it was already selected. Not sure when I had selected it it but it was set to Old....
My son at Dell just informed me there is no way to upgrade because video is soldered onto mother board....uh, uh uh...what a dilemma .....

[ddouglass]

Glen this is why you are supposed to "save" instead of "run" those downloads. If you had saved it then you could go back to 4.03.

[Glen Turner]

Yep, lesson learned........I back up the laptop with Accronis but it overwrites the file that was there...I have 4.06 on disc but nothing earlier that I can find....I thought I did and now you got me digging around looking........Thanks for your help...

[Glen Turner]

Hey, no problem contradicting my kid...I have known him for 24 years and even I know better........It is a Dell 6400/E1505. The Dell part number and description for the Video card off the spec sheet when I bought is Item Number 320-4654 128MB ATI MOB RADEON X1300,I6300/E1505....I'll run the program in a few minutes and let you know the results. Thanks....

[Glen Turner]

Okay marklwood....This is what it shows..... ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 [Display adapter] Default Monitor (2x).........Are you saying that you believe I can take this bad boy apart and there is a good chance the video card is replaceable? There ae several on the market available....My son did send me that info before he was told it was not upgradeable....btw..cool program...thanks

[admin]

It's Christmas time and everyone needs a help this year...

Click here to download 4.03 and SAVE to Hard Drive.

Keep trying on fixing your Laptop. It might be the best "final" answer, but 4.03 will let you return to the "good ol' days".

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by Glen Turner

Are you saying that you believe I can take this bad boy apart and there is a good chance the video card is replaceable?

Yep that's what I'm saying. I think the 4.03 will give you some breathing room to decide how to proceed. I did a quick check on Ebay for "Dell 6400 x1400" and in the last 30 days they have been selling between 35-60.

Originally Posted by Glen Turner

.btw..cool program...thanks

Sure is. I can't remember when I found this. Probably 5 or 6 years ago. I keep a copy on a thumb drive along with an anti-virus, anti spyware, and firefox along with a couple of other disk utilities for visits to my families' house. They are always asking me for help "while I'm here"

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by Glen Turner

Yes I have the option of Old and New Player. Old has been selected for a while now. When I went back and checked it at the first suggestion it was already selected. Not sure when I had selected it it but it was set to Old....
My son at Dell just informed me there is no way to upgrade because video is soldered onto mother board....uh, uh uh...what a dilemma .....

Glen, I don't mean to contradict your son at Dell but the notebook you have, the Inspiron 6400 is the same model as the E1505. My wife has the E1505. They were manufactured with 2 different motherboardsas options. 1 has the soldered on graphics chip it is the Intel 950 graphics chipset. That is the one my wife has. The other motherboard has a replaceable graphics chip. That is the x1300 one. I was looking to upgrade her video when I found this out about a year ago. She was trying to edit the kid's videos and didn't have the horsepower to do it fast enough for her. Even after maxing out the memory.

Run Belarc Advisor to verify your video card. It is also a fun little utility just for the curious.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Bear in mind, this still may not fix the problem, but upgrading the video is still a WHOLE LOT cheaper than a new system.