With the good rebates on 120 GB drives, I decided to get one and use it as my primary IDE drive instead of the 60 GB which came in my machine. I plan to use the 60 GB in an external enclosure for backups (I really only need 15 GB, but since the price on the 120 is so good, I thought I'd go ahead...

I've got a Dimension XPS-R450 that I'm using for a lot of compiling and server software development. (No, I'm not using it as a server.) It has the A13 BIOS, and I want to expand the memory beyond its current 384MB. I've read that it will take and use 512MB. I've also read varying opinions...

I've been getting this message intermittently on cold boots over the last few weeks on my 4-month old 8250. The message appears during the early POST, before the Dell logo. No other indication of a problem, no slowing of clock, no beep code, CMOS intact, etc. BIOS is (the original) A02. ...

During the recent heat wave here in NY, my Dell's Fan was making so much noise I thought I was going to have a hard drive failure so I backed everything up. Good PC practice anyway! sfmaster

I just purchased a Dell 4600 and upgraded to the E171FPb flat panel display. The display looks great except that the top of the screen is somewhat dimmer than the bottom of the screen. I've tried all different angles and heights, and still the top of the screen is (slightly) darker than the...

That's about what I get. I tried some of the rechargables and only got about a month and half or less out of them. They seemed to fail real fast once they got low. When they go dead you have to stop what ever your are doing and change them, a real painb sometimes. I get a "brick", about 24...

Ron Chusid a écrit: I found it amusing that the first thing you mention in your list of American products which the French like is American food. It sort of goes against the sterotype. Depends which kind of food. I enjoy Coca-Cola beverages as much as the European ones...

the yeti a écrit: Linux won't run AOL. There's an experimental application named Penggy that *should* allow connections with AOL. I used it for awhile before AOL put a high-security proxy server. http://www.peng.apinc.org/eng/

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 13:30:49 +0100, Brian White wrote: Has anyone experienced this problem? Can anyone give some suggestions to try? No not really, but the wireless lans I have set up for clients are using the AP's & aircards from the same manufactor. Ive had...

I just purchased a Dell 4600 computer, and i am having problem with my HP3820 printer, i was wondering if anyone had a problem with there printer being installed.

Many times in this NG I read about how Dell support is terrible and the support technicians cannot speak English. Let me relate hwat happened this week: I bought a Dell Axim X5 advanced, with next business day shipping and PPC 2003 installed. Recieved the unit the next day, in great condition. ...

Ok, after i format my hard drive on my 4600 system, can someone tell me how to reinstall the software back on my system. Danford, first read the section in your 4600 manual. I actually have an 8300, but in the manual is a pretty good section on reinstalling Win XP. First you need to do a...

I see some laptops are coming with 16:9 screens. Is this a desirable screen aspect ratio? Should I get a laptop with such a display?

From the New York Times.... June 27, 2003 2 PC Makers Given Credit and Blame in Recycling By JOHN MARKOFF AN FRANCISCO, June 26 - The nation's two largest personal computer makers, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, handle recycling of the waste from computer

1) Is it possible for me to upgrade from P4 2.4 Ghz (533 Mhz FSB) to a regular P4 3.06 Ghz (without Hyperthreading features), using this same original motherboard? 2) Alternatively, how do I get P4 3.06 Ghz, with Hyperthreading working, in my Dell 4550? Do I need to remove the whole motherboard...

NO! Go here and read it for yourself, 258 MB, 768 MB maximum, in each of the 3 sockets is all that is allowed. http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dkub/specs.htm You may have run into a problem with chip sizes with your new memory. Go to crucial.com and get whatever they specify for...

How do I transfer all my data files fromm the 8200 desktop Win XP, to the Inspiron 8500 Win XP? What equipment do I need?

I received an e-mail offer today that claimed I could buy an OEM version of Adobe Photoshop 7.0 for $44.95, OEM version only, no books, manuals, or packaging. I have bought OEM versions before, notably Norton Anti-Virus for about half the price as sold in a retail outlet, i.e. Best Buy or Office...

Dell 4600 512 Mb. Ram 60 Gb. Hard Drive Win XP Home Edition Received my new Dell a few days ago. Decided to format and dual-boot win98. Using Partition Magic Ver.7.01 off rescue disks, (does not work in a window).

Personally I think they were just afraid of running out of 4xxx numbers. So they cut the gap in half. Next one might be 4625. Tom "Ogden Johnson III" wrote in message ... (Michael) wrote: dell...