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Ethernet 878
Others have already answered your Ethernet query. I would like to add my own caution. DO NOT, under ANY conditions, connect an unprotected (as in no firewall) Windows-based system to ANY...
Dell TravelLite Module
Hello all... I have no idea if anyone out there has been successful in getting one of these for their computer, but I tried everything I could think of to get one and the...
Dell support nightmare help needed 880
Dell is having parts supply issues lately. Hopefully they'll get it resolved soon and give us techs some decent parts. I got 5 calls...
Dell support nightmare help needed 881
Don't be surprised, some people are happy to pay someone to front for them with Dell support calls. A non-trivial part of our business is doing just that...
Dell support nightmare help needed 882
Oops! Missed that part about the wired keyboard and mouse. Unplug the computer, open up the chbuttis, remove the C2032 battery, let computer sit for a couple of hours, insert battery and power up. This...
Inspiron 5000 and wireless networking
On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:09:11 -0500, "David Mason" The modem and wireless go in different plugs, so there's no reason to "remove" the modem. I believe the antennas are built...
9100
Kmee, If you look at the slide show for the unit, there is a ethenet port on the back next to the 5 USB ports...
Going to order soon, want some opnions Still Raid also
I'm getting closer to placing my order for a new Dell. Now I see the 8400 is gone?! Does the 9100 Bios support Raid like the 8400 does? What's the "new" 8400...
Java
It's like Flash in some respects. It acts like a browser plugin and allows your browser to use trinket programs called applets. Security limitations pretty much cripple applets. But there are some cool space invader...
Power supply for Dimension 8300 in UK
A friend's son's 15 month old Dimension 8300 power supply has failed. A slight red herring was that the LED on the motherboard lit up so I suspected maybe the switch was faulty...
Can't Run SFC on New Dell 8400 Media
I have a new Dell Dim 8400 Media system. I have been trying to run SFC on for the 3 weeks I have had this...
New Dell 8400 I thought there was a 1394 Firewire port 892
Tom Scales The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro External has an I-O Hub with Front-Rear Panel Connectors. The...
New Dell 8400 I thought there was a 1394 Firewire port 893
The 9100 has 1394 by default. As does my Dimension 2400! No, it doesn't. The 2400 does...
600m with slow Intel 2100 3A Mini PC wireless
I thought I had this fixed, but I messed it up again. I have a Inspiron 600m with a Intel Mini PC...
How much is this worth
Agree! It isn't worth more than $25.00 tops! 366MHz with XP? That's a huge load to haul with a weeny engine! 3.2Gig HD..with XP you won't have...
Outlet Warrantee 899
FWIW the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) REQUIRES a 90 Day guarantee....on Consumer Debt products. That is why in the USA when you buy a $10 toaster...
Outlet Warrantee 900
If it's guaranteed for 90 days, and they are MAKING you return it in less than that time (e.g., 14 days)...they aren't complying with the...
DVD Media and FAX Modem Needed
I have a DELL coupon for $90 that must be used by 9-30. My XPS Gen4 runs XPpro Media Center and...
dell order 9100 power supply
Just ordered new 9100 system from dell uk,good price for specs ,P4 3.0 630...
dell order 9100 power supply 904
That's about $1200 US dollars? Ok, not a great deal, but not outrageous. You don't...
Dell False Advertising
snip This comment doesn't seem relevant to what I said. Perhaps you replied to the wrong message? Again, I question whether this was meant for me, but I will say that I consider it very...
Dell False Advertising 907
As usual, wrong again. I simply stated that various Consumer Debt protection laws existed. No where did I say or imply that I had "actual knowledge"; and most importantly "actual knowledge" of the laws...
Dell False Advertising 909
I refuse to stoop down to your level. I told you more than once what...
Dell False Advertising 910
I am in NJ. And here is a quote from the New Jersey Consumer Debt Fraud Act: "56.8-2.2 Scheme to not sell item or service advertised The advertisement of...
sc1425 and fc3_64
Our Father, Who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy dell server has come, Thy OS will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this BIOS that works...
Dell Certified Tech.. 913
OK lets get a few thuings straight here, if anyone othewr than a Dell certified technician makes repairs to a PC-Laptop-Server without Dells approval...
Dell Certified Tech.. 914
Well it's hard with the onesies and twosies but what I do with my larger clients is take care of the replacement part through dell...
Dimension8300 printer problem
The printer part of my EpsonCX6600 works just fine, but I cannot get the scanner going. (Have...
Dimension8300 printer problem 918
Kath, Since your Printer is USB2.0 compliant, you will need to make sure that your PC's...
Dimension8300 printer problem 919
Rich-rerat Using Photo Impression and the Epson Smart Panel, I get "Epson Scan cannot be started. Please use troubleshooting buttistant....". Using Paint (suggested by Epson) get "unable...
Dimension8300 printer problem 921
Tom, I am thinking that the Printer function may be able to work on a USB1.0-1.1 connection, but that the scanning...
Upgrading drives on a PowerEdge 2400
Hi all, I have a PowerEdge 2400 that just started beeping. It says one of the two 18G scsi drives in it was not being recognized...
quietest desktop Dell 924
Yes, I think that's the experience of most people, that the Dells are quiet. Tom is reporting that his case fan is...
quietest desktop Dell 925
Tom, My 4550 now sits on my work bench replaced by an Optiplex GX280, but when it was...
quietest desktop Dell 926
Talkin Horse, it depends on the location. Obviously a PC in an office setting, with other...
quietest desktop Dell 927
Thank you for your helpful review. I wonder please, regarding adding extra hard drives in the 9100: how easy would it be to cool them? Also...
quietest desktop Dell
snip- By any chance, could you take some pictures of your 9100 and share them with us? I've located a...
My newly quiet Dell Dimension 450
I thought I would report back on my efforts to quiet down my 4550. I had replaced the fan, but it didn't help as much as I'd...
XP Media vs. XP Pro
I purchased a Dell 4700 with XP Media edition. I use some developer programs from IBM that require XP Profession. Just...
apparent DNS resolution issie with Dell 8200 I'm stuck
My Dimension 8200 with a Linksys network card recently developed a problem connecting to web sites: I can...
PSU problem FLBuild: Fidolook 2002 SL 6.0.2800.86 1462003 22:16:25
The pc seems to be running OK now with the side off. Putting the side back on seems to cause a gradual build up of the...
Hard Disk Error Messgae
There are bad sectors due to manufacturing issues (imperfections in the suface of the platters), and bad sectors due to post-manufacturing physical media damage. On old ST412-506 (aka MFM-RLL) drives, you have...
really bad service follow up 934
Did you read the CompleteCareTM Accidental Damage Service coverage before you purchase the service? If you have then which part from Dell says that they are not honoring their CompleteCareTM...
really bad service follow up 935
Fortunately, we have access to a small local shop that does very good work. They have been in business for over ten...
really bad service follow up 936
Reading your tale (and hearing overall of the decline in Dell's service quality) was a bit of a puzzler for me. I have a Labreastude C640 under CompleteCare (for another month or so, anyway), and...
Inspiron 5000e Need Intel Chip Set Update Utility for OS Reinstall
Where do I get or find the Intel Chip Set Update Utility for a Dell Inspiron 5000e notebook...
Buying Dell memory upgrades in Oz
Not quite. Dell motherboards do not use crazy memory. Just as with any other name brand...
Wireless option for Labreastude C610 939
The C610 and the C640 have the same arrangements in their guts. I started out, in my C640, with a Dell TrueMobile 1450 card that I got off Greed-bay. It ran...
2400 for $299! EValue Code: 6F898D50702V 940
I just have to disagree to help inform new computer users who may visit this forum. I have always built my own machines and understand some of the compromises Dell must make for their...
2400 for $299! EValue Code: 6F898D50702V 941
Tom, I do respect your defending your file server - honest. I know yours has done well as you bought it being fully informed of what it can and can't...
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