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64 bit or no
My D810 (which is the same generation as the XPS Gen2, I think) uses a Dothan-clbutt processor, with is 32 bit. The D820 uses Core Duo...
dvdcd not acessible and mouse question and Dell's support 2160
Yes, that's what I tried to do. But I couldn't find the driver on either Dell's site or Sony's site! I entered into chat mode with Dell. The tech, from...
dvdcd not acessible and mouse question and Dell's support 2161
Funny you should ask. The link that Dell gave me (see below) which has the instructions for re-installing the filters no longer works. It now says the document is...
Battery recall: some numbers
I would have expected you to be less outrightly dismissive given how the Japan story broke in this group. In any case, you...
Triple Monitor on Dell using onboad and dedicated dual output PCIE card
I just got a Dell GX620. It has an onboard video card and a PCI-express ATI card with dual monitor output. I currently have dual LCD monitor setup running...
Profit Falls by Half at Dell
Hard times in Round Rock. ------------------------------------------------------- August 18, 2006 Profit Falls by Half at Dell By DAMON DARLIN Three days after its announcement of a vast safety recall...
OT 55+ updates after any Service Pack 2 install 2165
In addition to being less favorable toward Micro$oft than Steve-the-Borg would like...
OT 55+ updates after any Service Pack 2 install 2166
Value SUBTRACTED from your pocketbook, either buying a new system or upgrading a current system to perform acceptably. And disregard the Microsoft hogwash...
Reformat and reinstall on Dell Dimension 3000 can't boot up with OS disk
Ok, so I started the process for reinstalling on a Dell Dimension 3000. I created the XP OS cd disk using the one time Dell utility. I then went into BIOS to make sure the...
What...when
English might be a good place to start :-} If you're used to Macs, get used to being paranoid - QUICKLY - you need...
In plain English how do you wipe these Dell parbreastions and restore points
I don't know if I was clear in a previous post, but I want a clean reformat and reinstall on a Dell Dimension 3000. I haven't bought a Dell...
WGA: replace motherboard but keep my copy of XP
Thanks again, Ben. Trying to figure what parts I need. The suspects seem to be the power supply, the motherboard, and the CPU. Right after the lightning strike, I turned the system on, and...
Please participate in a nonprofit academic research
Dear all: We are researchers from Shih Hsin University and we are currently launching the 2006 New Energy and Environmental Media Issues Survey, this is a...
Network Cable Question
My main pc is a Dell (Windows XP) and it's hooked directly my Linksys wireless router-firewall. My second computer, six year old Compaq running Windows Me 128 ram...
Long 2min Boot Up ntbtlog.txt included here
I've been troubleshooting an i8600 Centrino Pentium M, about 2 1-2 years old. It runs Windows XP Home, SP2, fully patced. I did a clean install about a year...
Long 2min Boot Up ntbtlog.txt included here
Boris, Here is my Bootlog. first up I dont know how to interpret a bootlog properly, but one thing i noticed in your bootlog...
Dell Dimension 5000 power supply replacement
Hello, I've sent my computer to the computer repair shop and they say thats its power supply is brocken and needs replacing. The cost for...
Dell Dimension 5000 power supply replacement
Hello, I've sent my computer to the computer repair shop and they say thats its...
Volume Control" stays minimized in task bar. Help
I had this problem and found an old thread with this breastle which I could no post to. This problem presents itself as not displaying...
DELL CELLS Give Laptop Users HELL
Dell, the computer-maker whose quality control and sales have been SLIDING for 2 years, issues a recall of...
Apple recalls batteries
As others have pointed out it was sarcasm, and in case you weren't aware, one or more Sony spokespersons remarked that the problem was with the cells but also made comments to the effect that...
Apple recalls batteries
FWIW, I spent some time poking around the CPSC.gov site searching for recalls on notebook batteries. Below is a list of all the ones I found These...
OOOH....WORMS
I should fscking hope so too. Are you also telling us you don't know how to spot...
replace my Dimension 4100 with what
the 3100 is no longer made. the 1100 and 5150 differ as follows: dell offers the 5150 with some faster processors despite the fact that they would also work in the 1100. the 1100...
Click of rest
Tim If you can still see the drive in BIOS, but not Windows (or if Windows sees it as a drive not properly formatted), recovery software may work. now I'm running...
Inspiron PCMCIA port...no not really, PSYCHE
I recently purchased an Inspiron 6400 (aka the E1505). I thought that it had a PCMCIA slot neart the hard drive, just like dozens of Dell laptop models before it...
Network Cable Question 2185
There are two ways to run cable between rooms, snake it around the baseboards and doorways...
Network Cable Question 2186
if you are unable to identify the source of interference with your wireless network that cuases the client to drop its connection, which is often...
Network Cable Question 2187
Von Fourche For the purposes you listed, I'd say it's still worth keeping this sucker and maybe spending the $100 or so for the XP upgrade. Depending on the type of RAM it takes...
How to reduce boot time on XP
Keeping in mind that Bootvis may only trigger optimizations which are already periodically performed when running XP... Since we're on the subject... the basic idea is to move the files that...
The Pure Joy of Receiving PayPal Money
It Will Work. If you do as I have done! Just Do It! follow the 4 steps. $6.00 to $15,000.00 in 30 days! Steps: Follow the Logic, Just Do it and It will work...
Inspiron 8200 won't boothelp
I have an Inspiron 8200 that won't reliably boot. Most of the time it holds for a long time at the...
Dell 5650 5.1 speaker system. Ok with SB Live
Thank you for the response. I'm ashamed to say I mis-described the card. It is a SB Live! 5.1. The jacks I...
quick lock your desktop with one press
Screen Shot link: Program description: Prevent someone from using your computer Add a pbuttword to your file folders...
Dell 4500
Checking to see if anyone can offer a suggestion I haven't tried before I give up and buy a motherboard. Got a Dimension 4500. Says so on...
Core 2 Duo Processor
Well, I own and, or have around and try to keep going; DELL XPS Dimension D266 (walk down memory lane, LOL) DELL Dimension 4100 PIII 1GHz I8000 laptop I am purchasing another...
Question on license and activation code re:Reinstall
Whoever gave you that recommendation (clean install every year) is totally out to lunch. I would be very suspicious about any and all advice coming from such an ill...
dellmbr.bin 2196
i'm not sure what you're using to look at the parbreastions, but the other 2 are hidden. you will only...
dellmbr.bin 2197
It turns out that my vintage did not ship with the DSR. I didn't use disk management, but used the cd instead. Oh, yes. Hi, Jay. Turns out uninstalling all AOL software...
Can 640m be "docked" 2198
Definitely, at least in the case of the 600m (my brother owns one) vs. the D610 (my primary laptop). Just picking it up you can feel the difference; also the...
Can 640m be "docked" 2199
i have an old labreastude c640 with a docking station. the dock sta is on my desk, with a monitor stand above it. problem is slipping the sucker in and...
In plain English how do you wipe these Dell parbreastions and restore points! 2200
Yes, you have to understand that if you don't want nothin of the Dell O.S. installed, then you need to get buy a Window CD from the store. If you use the Dell OEM...
In plain English how do you wipe these Dell parbreastions and restore points! 2201
Ok lets kill this thread once and forall, for my sins i am a Dell warranty repair engineer (yeah groan groan groan) any...
In plain English how do you wipe these Dell parbreastions and restore points
OK. Here are the OS restoration options that Dell has offered to home buyers in the US. 1 - Early Dell machines included a MS labeled OEM CD. This was the OS...
D620 screen clarity problem
There is a difference in the way common text appears. The two features you mentioned are strictly software driven and the display doesn't play a role in implementing them...
LEDs in Mouse & Resistors
You should get a good entry book in electronics and learn about leds, ohms law, and voltage and current. Volts are not what you consider with leds. It is current. If...
Radeon X1300 wLinux
Craig A quick google search reveals the card currently isn't supported by the open source radeon driver, however it does work with the proprietary fglrx driver. Chances are you want the proprietary driver...
OE receives mail but doesn't send
If no error messages were encountered after sending the email, that suggests that OE was able to contact an SMTP server and hand the message off...
OE receives mail but doesn't send
Obvious problem sources: OE, Charter, something in between like software running on her box. If...
Can't change boot sequence in Dell 2100
I have an aging Dell Inspiron 2100 that won't boot. I get the Dell Logo and F2 option. All that...
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