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Unbelievable treatment from Dell 1744
journey To follow up to my story. I now have the laptop back in full working order. For a...
Unbelievable treatment from Dell 1745
Hi Rose, I haven't put it on Ebay yet but I plan to this week. I want to take digital photos and have a good writeup. Every time I've sold something...
Unbelievable treatment from Dell... GOOD NEWS
Tom Scales First the good news. Senior management have agreed to a repair. I am SO pleased but understandably I won't believe it until I get my laptop back in...
Coupon Today only 710m
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:40:14 -0600, Notan OK, if anyone has any objections, please speak now or forever hold your peace :-) I don't look...
Coupon Today only 710m
Anyone wishing to learn of Dell coupons can go to the Dell website and opt-in to receive email notifications of home and-or small business...
Dell support process failure
Dell owners, The situation: I volunteer to help with the computers at a school for special needs children. It a non-profit organization and...
Dell support process failure 1750
WSZsr, Now that's funny. I was mis-directed by every level of Dell support, and never...
Dell support process failure 1751
Leythos, My box is up, so I'm on to other problems, but there are some simple...
Support contract agreement not met what does Dell do about it
So here's the story, in chronological order... 11:36 am - RAID drive fails 12:00 pm - Finish phone call Dell support. They're...
Changing Drive Letters
Worked like a charm! I have my C & D internal drives, then the DVD ROM, DVD +-- RW, four Card Reader drives, and 7 externals. Having the extra 250G drive makes the computer usable for Media...
Can't change home page away from dell4me
It sounds he may have something else lurking - possibly a trojan - does he have a firewall ? - if not, consider getting one NOW ! - something like ZoneAlarm will ask before letting things out if...
Think Dell will come out with an UMC
I think they will most definitely wait, and I think it's very wise for them to do...
Dimension 8300 And New Video Problems 1756
Those symtoms are typical of a video card that is either overheating or the ram on the video card is going bad. Check the video card to make sure that it's fan (if...
Dimension 8300 And New Video Problems 1757
It sounds like heat to me. The 9800 has a fan on the card itself. I'd...
Dell monitors
W This is a repost of what I just put on slickdeals.net: An important thing to note is the 2005FPW DOES NOT SUPPORT HDCP. HDCP is an end-to-end high definition...
Dell Garbage and Infinite Install Loop
Well I got the E1505 today. It was loaded with extra garbage. I deleted the virus protection and everything else that I don't need, and there were tons of registry...
Dell Garbage and Infinite Install Loop 1760
Christopher Muto Christopher, it would seem that your atbreastude is that Dell's are cheap and you should expect nothing less from a company that provides cheap computers. Do you also consider everyone that...
Dell Garbage and Infinite Install Loop 1761
and the car analogy doesn't wash because what the OP has done would be the equivilent of...
Dell Garbage and Infinite Install Loop 1762
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:25:02 GMT, "Christopher Muto" Hi, when I went through solving the insert CD infinite loop, it was still a needle in a...
Dell Garbage and Infinite Install Loop 1763
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:12:51 GMT, "Christopher Muto" I think we're on the same page for the most part. In reality, most of...
E1505 First Impressions
Well today I received the E1505 that a local agency is letting me use for my volunteer...
Upgrading from Dimension 4600i
Hi group, This is my first post here. I have done a search on this topic but all replies found are long out of...
Can't send movies to TV from Svideo on Inspiron
The S-video output has no signal on my Dell Inspiron 4000 other than the desktop. How do I get the S...
Can't send movies to TV from Svideo on Inspiron 1767
OK, Just tested on my Inspiron 600m (I'm running media center too). Step 1: make sure your...
Can't send movies to TV from Svideo on Inspiron 1768
I can't comment on your setup specifically, but I can provide some of my personal experiences with S-Vid. I use a desktop PC with an ATI video card. The S-Video port is...
Memory for a Dell 2400
Hi, Forgive a stupid question, but I know I'll find experts here and don't want to hold an hour for "Dell India Tech Support" that I can't understand. :-( My...
CORE dUO VS. PENTIUM m
I think the next big thing would be the launch of Turion X2, AMD's first dual-core mobile CPU (which should support 64-bit). Reports were that it would be launched in early May...
Strange Fault
Hi, Yesterday I turned on the P.C; and noticed that my internet connection had died, thinking the network...
Run Windows and Mac OS Both at Once
April 13, 2006 David Pogue Run Windows and Mac OS Both at Once ONLY a week ago, Apple released what seemed like an astonishing piece of software called Boot Camp...
Run Windows and Mac OS Both at Once
A minor note, just a week or two earlier Microsoft announced a trial version of a bit of software that would let you run more than one MS OS at the same time on the...
Primary drive 01 not found and a firewire question Dell 8300
The history: Running WINXP SP2 BIOS A04. PC is just over 2 years old. The 8300 came with a 120GB SATA drive. Later...
Inspiron Battery
Hello- I have a five year old Inspiron 4000. The battery has not held a charge for the last three years. I just started using this...
SATA Primary Drive 0 not found, primary drive 1 not found, no DVD found Dell
I really appreciate the reply. So far, to resolve the problem: Replaced SATA hd Replaced mb with identical Dell mb Replaced the DVD ROM with...
SATA Primary Drive 0 not found, primary drive 1 not found, no DVD found Dell
Stick that stethoscope on the drive and make sure it is spinning up. Do you mean the BIOS is not recognizing the SATA drive? That's a big oops. Check...
SATA Primary Drive 0 not found, primary drive 1 not found, no DVD found Dell
I don't have the BIOS for this system memorized, but virtually any BIOS on and IDE+SATA system is...
Power supplies for Inspiron 8100 and 8200
I believe the 8100 uses the older 70 watt power supply and the 8200 uses a 90 watt...
Is Newer Much Faster
FWIW, Moore's observations-projections dealt with integrated circuit complexity vs manufacturing cost. Think number of transistors per chip which...
Inspiron 1300 wCeleron Suitable
Hello all, I need some advice please. I'm considering buying an Inspiron 1300 with a Celeron processor and I want to be sure this will be a sensable purchase for my needs. Bear...
Inspiron 1300 wCeleron Suitable
I'm running Windows Media Center on a 600m with a Celeron 1.4GHz and 1 gig of ram. It plays media...
Best way to clean notebook screen what have *you* found
Well, I cleaned my new laptop screen for the first time a few days ago and discovered that at least on the Truebrite display the 3M moist-dry wipes are...
External FW & USB HD Problems
Sorry for the long post. I have a Dimension 4550, 768MB RAM, two internal WD HD and two DVD burners. I bought a WDJB 320GB HD and a Venus DS3 FireWire 1394-USB 2.0...
External FW & USB HD Problems 1787
Brian, I just ran the utility last night and haven't had time to test it, but will post back. The utility is specifically for the *Oxford Semiconductor Ltd 900 and...
External FW & USB HD Problems 1788
Thanks for the info Pat. I don't think it will work with my enclosure. I have no idea what chipset...
ATTN: NICHOLAS ANDRADE
jimtehma (e-mail isn't checked) A couple things about Linux I forgot to add in my previous post: Check if your cd-dvd-rom drive is operating in DMA mode (easiest...
Dell Incentives to keep system
Dell sometimes offers incentives to keep a system rather than returning it. You have to ask...
System infor E510 or 5150
I had a Dimension 4700 for about 10months and had "2" file folders with problem case numbers , names, ID#'s etc. I am writing to the corporate office...
Problem with Inspiron 6000new to this site
Greetings everyone, Need advice-help, new to posting, and have been a lurker for a few weeks...
Problem with Inspiron 6000new to this site
I've done things the "politely persistent" way and the "indignant vocal customer" way, and if nothing...
How to remove McAfee Security Center
journey Journey, thanks a lot for giving me credit for recommending those programs to you, I...
Inspiron 6400 e1505 Dud
Hi All, I'm not going to unpleasant woman too much (i want to, believe me), but my 14 day old Inspiron 6400 (e1505 for some markets) has started...
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