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screen resolution problem in Dell Inspiron 3700
You should have a Dell Drivers CD that came with your laptop. You will need to install the video drivers. If you don't have the CD, then you can get them under video drivers at...
Inspiron 3800 BIOS flash gone bad
Thanks again, but I have looked these pages over before, I posted here (except for the first one) and were helpful in...
Dell Guru's I Need Help
I would talk to the supervisor who writes my performance evaluations-recommends raises-promotions-etc. Point out to him-her "Hey, I don't want to be...
Missing NTLDR, etc on Win XP Pro,Tried everything, HELP! 290
Hi! If the setting is greyed out, you may be unable to change it, and I don't know of any good way to determine if, in fact the write cache...
Missing NTLDR, etc on Win XP Pro,Tried everything, HELP! 291
Hi! off Do a fresh install of Win2000 or XP on a "standard" IDE controller and take a look at the hard disk in Device Manager. Some chipsets-controllers...
Ad_Aware SE which setting 292
Agree with S Lewis. Taking as a given that you practice "safe computing", particularly, in the case of Adware-Spyware, when surfing the Web into the somewhat "wilder" regions; use a...
Ad_Aware SE which setting 293
Snipped all the rest While impressions where M$ is concerned are dangerous, I am under the impression that...
Ad_Aware SE which setting 294
What program are you referring to? Ad Aware SE is not from MS (Microsoft) it's from Lavasoft. I use the free anti-spyware tools-software and these free programs are ok. But...
Ad_Aware SE which setting 296
hello all. i downloaded the above mentioned "malicious software removal tool" patch, but can't find it anywhere on my computer. i've checked the windows security center...
Dell Cpibooting from internal Zip
Hi everyone! First of all, excuse me for my poor English.I'll try to do my best to explain my problem. I recently bought an...
Problems with a Dimension 8300
My colleague is running a Dell Dimension 8300, P4 3 GHz, 512 MB RAM, XP Home. In the last couple of days it has been very problematic booting up, often taking 10-15...
Graphics card upgrade question
the box the game came in will give you minimum and recommended requirements. if it specifies p4 or amd directly, you have to find out if your celeron is...
8400 SATA Issue
I am running Backup MyPC on my new 8400 which contains 3 sata drives. I have a lot of experience with ATA drives but this is my first experience with SATA drives. The program writes...
cancel an order
Duh. It took me about three seconds, in the US to go to the US Dell site, transfer to the UK-Euro Dell site...
Adding New Hard Drives & Memory
Could someone please provide buttistance with adding new hard drives. I have recently purchased a Dell Dimension 8400 P4 3.2 system and wish to make some of my...
New Labreastude D800 security concerns
I just got a new Labreastude D800. Very happy with it so far but it's given me a few new things to think about. I currently have...
New Labreastude D800 security concerns
Well, lessee... Some advice for wireless networks, based on my own experiences... (1) Do NOT use WEP...
Dimension 8250 Memory
Duke, Here's your upgrade: $250 bucks. Not to be a smart arse, but there IS no good time...
HELP : WinXP Pro Setup bane Error on New 80GB HD of Labreastude D600
My son tried to install WinXP Pro from his original Dell WinXP Pro CD to his new harddrive. Install came up with an error and didn't complete, so he brought me...
Upgrading from a Dell Dim XPS T600 to a Dell Dim 4700
Well, there were all sorts of late Pentium MMX motherboards built with a USB 1.0 port. Case in point... The spec fot the...
eMachine computer a good bet 314
I really never had to call Dell tech support. Their web site constantly has all the information I needed - even exploded diagrams...
eMachine computer a good bet 315
They" refers to eMachines (subject line). I recall when GW Ted bought'em, he pretty much...
wireless card abgprotocols 316
charter.net (Ben Myers) says... I beg to differ. 802.11a found wide use in industrial environments. I know that a friend...
wireless card abgprotocols 317
There are some name-brand top-of-the-line 802.11b cards which have no clue about 802.11a. Examples? The Proxim-Agere-Lucent Orinoco Gold cards. Cisco Aironet cards. Agreed many 802.11g cards also handle 802.11a...
Need New PC recommendationsinfo 318
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:15:00 -0500, "Dave C." No, that's just plain incorrect. For $200, today you can get at most a Prescott 3.0 GHz...
Need New PC recommendationsinfo 319
Mac Cool wrote in message ... Linux is $0.00!!! the CDs will cost you $15.us Pentium 4 with motherboard - $200.us $150.us approx. (2x512M. (depends on stinkin' rebates)) $50.us (Seagate or WD...
Need New PC recommendationsinfo 320
Tom Scales wrote in message ... I'd love to drive the Mercedes (or anything faster (racer...
Need New PC recommendationsinfo 321
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:58:30 GMT, CBFalconer What exactly do you mean by "You are not supposed to pbutt on anything, just buy more." ? It would seem everything is in order if the WinXP...
Improve speed of p3 Dell 322
RPM Slower than molbuttes is subjective, and depends on what you are comparing it with, but as suggested elsewhere, I would try reformatting the hard disk and re-installing everything fresh...
Improve speed of p3 Dell 323
been there ... done that ... although the 7200 rpm hard drive probably helped a bunch, it is the combination slow slot 1 processor, slow motherboard bus speed, and...
Offtopic...Mac Mini
the mac mini seems ill conceived. its seemingly low price provides you a machine with...
Deceptive Ad on TV
1st, who called anyone an idiot? There is a big difference in people that didn't bother to get an education and idiots. 2nd, if you would read the news from a ligimate news source sometime...
Drive question for Dimension 4550 might be OT
This may be a bit off topic but I am hoping for help anyway :-). We needed some more storage space on a 400 MHz...
Hard Drive Error Use Spinrite
If the HDD is NOT under waranty I suggest that you try spinrite from www.grc.com .Users of ntfs will need the newest version. I have used this to...
Change harddisk of Dell Labreastude 331
Prepare to be surprised, then. My old Dell Labreastude CP-XT 233 easily supported a 20GB drive. To answer Georges: Contrary to popular...
Change harddisk of Dell Labreastude 332
The BIOS limitations on hard disk capacity have changed over time. The original IBM AT had only a table...
Change harddisk of Dell Labreastude 333
Georges Heinesch" Georges, it should be pointed out that Ben's rough guidelines are meant to relate bios limits common when those clbuttes of machines first came out...
Hard drive installation
depending on the backup software you used to create an image of your entire system, there is usually...
Dell Dimension 3000 Systemboard upgrade
A few years ago when Compaq was still a free company and Compaq sold surplus...
sluggish and jumpy mouse on laptop
Hi folks-- I have a Dell Inspiron 3700 that I bought in 1999 and is still going strong. As it is my...
sluggish and jumpy mouse on laptop
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Michael Gordon My son had the same thing happen to him with an optical mouse. When he got his computer just over a yr. ago, he had no mouse...
Admin pbuttword lost... What should be done.. 339
Ben, Yes, it is the OS Admin pbuttword. The bios menu can be accessed. So I'll give it a go with the ntpbuttword boot disk today. If that fails, I'll try one...
Linksys WRT54G Router help! 340
OK, at first glance, my other post does seem to indicate what TZO are offering - not a lot tbh ! In...
Bad cooling on Dimension 8400
Well i have read all the post on loud cpu fan on dell 8400, and i have the problem too, i have bought...
How do I add a second hard drive to Dimension PC 342
Chris Curtis I've got a Dimension 8300 and I had no problem putting in a 2nd HDD.... There's 2x250GB SATA hard disks buzzing away nicely in there. I didn't want a floppy drive. I had...
How do I add a second hard drive to Dimension PC 343
Heh. I lucked out in a case of mis-judgement when I wanted to add...
Dell Dimension 4600i
I have a dell dimension 4600i computer. The problem is when i go to boot up the option...
Dell 8400 & ParbreastionMagic 347
What you saying then is if the hard drive fails or WinXP has to be reinstalled then the contents in the D drive would be lost also? If this is true...
Dell 8400 & ParbreastionMagic 348
Let me echo and reinforce Ted's words. I've been using PM since DOS days, and if...
Using Dell Reinstallation CD for New Install
I've got a Dell Dimension 4550 that came (March 2003) with XP Home installed on a 60gb hd. The drive is about 67% full, and is set...
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