I am ready to replace my wireless Intel 1397 card with an Intel 5100 card. Are the white and black wires going to the card soldered or do they just pull off? Cautions? Do I need to download a new driver? tia

How do I use the function keys without the pictured items on the function keys taking over. I guess I need to read the manual :-(

I have a Dell D430 running Windows 7 Pro 64. It originally came without Bluetooth, so I bought a Dell Truemobile 355 Bluetooth Adapter Card - RJ421 off eBay and installed it like so. http://yfrog.com/1ndsc00947rwj BAfter I started up the machine it detected a USB hub but I don't have a...

Since I added a ATI x1300 to my gx280 SFF the heat has noticeably increased with the cpu fan working harder. Is there a way to increase cooling to the SFF type machines. This particular computer is laying flat and not standing vertical...I not sure which is the best for air flow. Is there another...

Hi All, Posted back on 6/23/10 about returning my nephews Inspiron 1525 for repair after he dropped it pretty badly, breaking the back hinge and screen surround. Called for repair the night of 6/23/10, Dell sent a box via FedEx to my home on 6/25/10 and I shipped it the same day FedEx ground. ...

A T9600 added to the list, a particular cpu and memory (no I/O) intensive task. Large L2 cache sizes help on it (see faster T8300 with smaller cache than T7300 that beats it) 133.56 sec 2792 MHz E5400 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9600 @ 2.80GHz 137.58 sec 2660 MHz V1520 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU...

Ordered a Liteon iHAP422-98 and the media list a bunch i can not get local. I used to get Maxell no problem,but they stop carrying it local (have to order). Does anybody use Verbatium with this unit? and if so how well does it work?. Thanks Larry

I have a Dell Studio XPS Laptop. It seems to run much hotter than other laptops I've owned. It's sitting in a well ventilated place, and I usually keep it closed, becuase I run a Dell 2007FP High Res external monitor attached through the video port on the side of the lap top, (not sure what kind...

I got my first Latitude, which comes with what appears to be a lot of modern bloatware. What's Dell ControlPoint * manager? Removing it takes a long time, but the boot time is drastically reduced, I notice. It must have its fingers in everything. --

After reading Pat Conover's account of bringing his aging Dim 4550 up to 2 GB of RAM, I decided I should buy a 1 GB stick and install it alongside my 512 MB stick. I'm pretty much set on buying a Crucial stick from newegg.com for $41.99 but then I found...

found lots of bad information on the dell community forum and on the web regarding windows 7 on a dimension 8300 so thought i would post my experience here. -installed windows 7 pro on a dimension 8300 with latest bios a07, p4 3.0ghz, 1.5gb, 250gb sata, nvidia fx5200 -booting from windows 7...

My Hanns HH251 monitor came with a dvi-d to hdmi cable. Will this work on the video cards dvi-i connector? I have been looking for a dvi-i to hdmi but have not brrn able to find one. mc

Studio XPS 435T/9000 BIOS Version A16 is out for those who like to keep up with the latest. What does it fix? According to the Dell site, "Update INTEL Microcode per Intel request" Vague enough, no? ...

A neighbor recently asked me to check her Dell laptop computer for malware and operation. I installed the MalwareByte program and it found numerous Trojans. There are other things I could do to clean up the computer but am hesitate to do so since she does not have any type of backup program. ...

I recently got a new computer with W7. I have always used Acronis True Image, but rather than buy a new version, I am trying to use the Windows7 backup program. It works well. I just did a full system backup (image) to my external hard drive. I deleted a file and was able to bring back the...

Laptop: Inspiron 1545, windows 7 Wireless Card installed: half mini 1397 802.11g D Link 655 Router 802.11 pre N I wish to upgrade the wireless from g to N. What USB or 34mm wide Express Card should I purchase? From D Link? tia

I got one of these refurbs from Overstock.com at a good price. It has a Phenom X3 8450e processor in the AM2+ socket. Generally, I'm more than satisfied with performance of the 2.1 gHz processor under Vista 64 due to the fact the PC came maxed out with 8 GB of RAM. But, always wanting more ....

June 30, 2010 Microsoft Kin Discontinued After 48 Days By MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — That didn’t take long. Just 48 days after Microsoft began selling the Kin, a smartphone for the younger set, the company discontinued it because of disappointing sales. The swift turnabout for the Kin, which...

My Dell Dimension 9150 worked well yesterday but today when I turn it on it freeze during the POST, the status bar under the Dell logo on screen go up to 95% more or less, emit a constant beep and the Diagnotic Lights 1 and 4 light up. I unplugged the keyboard, mouse, HD, DVD, monitor and video...

Of the three operating systems I see listed for Netbooks, XP, Windows 7 starter and Windows 7, which one would be best suited for a Netbook? By best suited, I mean which one of the three will tax the system resources the least? I am more concerned with that than the functionality of the operating...