R i c k has a great point. I have a surge protector that protects my phone line too. It blew out once, just the phone line protector. Saved my modem. Odd though, surge protectors cost more than many modems. My surge protector is a "NewPoint", and came with a lifetime guarantee. Shipped it back...

I am looking to get a new lcd monitor to replace a crt display. I am looking at the 19 in monitors, what is difference between the two (193 vs 1905) other than price and USB ports? Anyone have the 193fp and happy with it? Thanks in advance for your help and advice AMB

Have a Dell OptiPlex GX60S - 40GB with 128 memory and runs slow (1.5 years old). Office Depot and Staples say to add a memory board to it. Bought a PNY 512 memory board (with rebate/good deal) and read instructions in Dell User's Guide on PC which seem not to complicated until near the end about...

Have a Dell OptiPlex GX60S Celeron, 128MB, 40GB. Been cleaning system disk, deleting cookies and deleting the temp. files weekly now and PC seems a little faster now. Should I be emptying the Recycle Bin also (last done about 6 months ago)? I have NEVER defragged and have had this PC for 1.5...

I have had my M60 for 4 years now and just reinstalled SKYPE. I had SKYPE installed up to 6 months ago but since then it has had a new HDD fitted so I had to do a reinstall about 1 month ago. In the previous installation I always used it with a mic headset. Now with the new installation for...

can I slipstream the reinstallation CD (XP Pro SP1a) ta dj

following three failed attempts to install sp2 I intend to reinstall the OS and then install sp2 straight after. while I know the sequence of ops (F12 etc), I am unsure whether the drive is reformatted prior to installation. In fact do I need to reformat it. can anyone advise......... ta dj

Hi all, i have a problem with my Latitude an Windows Xp Prof. The CPU and RAM Performance is very bad. I have done benchmark tests with pc mark 2002. CPU ~ 1000 Memory ~1000 HD ~400 I think the hd score is ok, but not the cpu and memory score. The

Hello everyone, I'm experiencing some difficulties with my new hard drive In brief :my system is Dell Dim.4550 512MB 2700 Ram HD -Hitachi(not sure for the model numb.-its the one supplied by dell) P4 2.4 CD-rw dvd. Last week I installed a second hard drive -Seagate Barracuda 80.0GB Internal .The...

Hi there I have been considering the idea to upgrade to a better motherboard,since the original that came with my, Pentium based Dell 4550 ,has a limitation of only two DIMM slots for memory ,and more importantly -supports only up to 1 gig of ram. Since the price of the memory modules ...

I have a Latitude C840 that I recently bought used. I also have a variety of "drive modules" that fit the modular bay, including a floppy, CDRW, zip, and several HDDs. I originally got these for use with an Inspiron 8000, but expect them to function with the Latitude C840. I have also seen...

While scanning eBay for a possible 2nd-hand notebook to buy, I came across: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3463183505&category=48485 This seems to be a completely different form factor system than any other Inspiron 8000, 8100, 8200 (plus their sister Latitudes and...

I want to upgrade the memory of my Dell Dimension 8250. At the moment I have 2 x 256 Rdram 1066 mhz (cannot for the life of me find where I got that info from, but I made a note of it and am pretty sure this is right). I want to add 2 x 256 Rdram, but can only find Samsung rdram 800 mhz. Can I...

A while ago I posted to this group with a question about my very noisy Dimension 8250. I thought I'd traced the noise to the Power Supply, so I put a new one in. Things seemed fine for a while, but after a month or so the leave blower sound is back (the leave blower was mentioned in another...

I am having a hell of problem finding retailers that sell the 2 x 256mb rdram pc1600 non-ecc that I need to upgrade my Dell dimension 8250. I am in Europe (the Netherlands), and the Dutch Dell-site tells me they haven't got the ram in store. Everywhere else I can get 2 x 512 mb, but that is too...

My just over one-year-old Dell Dimension 8250 seems to roar whereas my friend's brandnew 8300 produces only a very gentle purr. Is this normal? -- Groet, Adriana.

Just over two years ago, when I bought my Dell Dimension 8250, I ordered the simplest keyboard on offer. It has served me fine, in fact, I am so happy with it that I did not order a keyboard with my new (non-Dell) pc. The keyboard seems to work fine, but I have one question: when Windows has shut...

Yesterday I got a lot of good information from this group about the extra memory I want to add to my Dell Dimension 8250. I learnt it should be non-ECC RAM and 16-bit, 184 pin modules, 1066mhz. I am in Europe and tried there first. Kingston has a kit called KTD-DM8250/512, which they say is what I...

Hi, Does anyone have comments on the Inspiron 1100? I've heard the fan is noisy with the Celeron. If I were to upgrade the processor to a Pentium 4, would the fan come on less frequently? Also, what are the native screen resolutions for the various Dell laptop display types (e.g., XGA, etc)?

Hi I'm trying to replace the floppy on a dell inspiron 4000 and found this one which claims to be compatible but looks a little different can anyone tell from the part numbers if it really is compatible? Thanks a lot, its an ebay auction http://tinyurl.com/kxq0