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Forum: Dell Computers February 8th 13, 04:30 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 12
Views: 952
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
GX620 problem

Dell GX620 mini tower. Been running just fine for many years.

While watching a movie the machine locked up. No blue/black screen it
just froze the image on the screen and wouldn't respond to...
Forum: Dell Computers January 10th 12, 08:48 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 3
Views: 300
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
asking for recommendations

RnR wrote:
My adult daughter asked me (well sorta) what is good hardware /
software for sound editing for non-professionals (mixing, etc..). She
has this idea of setting up a sound studio for...
Forum: Dell Computers January 2nd 12, 07:53 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 8
Views: 671
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
dell 2400 not keeping time

RnR wrote:
I noticed on my sister in law's pc that it doesn't keep the time. I
recall checking it 2 or 3 times after resetting the time minutes
before and it was wrong again. Is this the...
Forum: Dell Computers December 1st 11, 08:47 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 6
Views: 722
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
CPU upgrade on GX620?

Ben Myers wrote:
On Dec 1, 1:23 pm, golfer55nj wrote:
Hi currently have Pentium 4 3.0 single core looking to upgrade to a dual
core 3.2GHz Pentium D 840 is this...
Forum: Dell Computers October 28th 11, 11:24 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 16
Views: 778
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Is there a list of monitor resolutions supported on a Dell 2400with XP?

Bill S wrote:
On Oct 28, 4:14 pm, (Mike S.) wrote:
In article ,
Bill S ...
Forum: Dell Computers October 28th 11, 07:55 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 16
Views: 778
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Is there a list of monitor resolutions supported on a Dell 2400with XP?

Mike S. wrote:
In article ,
Bill S wrote:
Someone offered me an old working Dell 2400 running...
Forum: Dell Computers October 19th 11, 01:36 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 7
Views: 675
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Dvd drive for a 9400/E1705

John B wrote:
On 10/18/2011 4:58 PM, olfart wrote:
wrote in message
...
On 10/18/2011 4:04 PM, John B wrote:
what type dvd...
Forum: Dell Computers October 17th 11, 04:31 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 34
Views: 1,896
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Hard Drive Cloning

wrote:
Hi Bill,

This discussion about backing up is informative. And it is interesting
to read about alternative ideas.

But I am curious about the following statement...
Forum: Dell Computers October 12th 11, 09:55 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 4
Views: 307
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
just pop off the keys?

Tom wrote:
On 10/12/2011 3:20 PM, Steve W. wrote:
Tom wrote:
Vostro 1500 laptop

Can I just pop off the keys? The right-arrow isn't working right, maybe a
problem with some...
Forum: Dell Computers October 12th 11, 08:20 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 4
Views: 307
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
just pop off the keys?

Tom wrote:
Vostro 1500 laptop

Can I just pop off the keys? The right-arrow isn't working right, maybe a
problem with some Doritos.



Sure, just don't expect them to "pop" back on.
Easier...
Forum: Dell Computers October 3rd 11, 07:51 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 14
Views: 7,461
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Accuweather Gadget That Shipped w/ XPS 8300

Monica wrote:
I love the clean look of this weather widget that shipped with my XPS
8300. Would like to use it on my Inspiron i5 5010 but I can't find it on
line (and no, it's not on...
Forum: Dell Computers September 17th 11, 06:31 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 20
Views: 1,148
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
dell newsgroup activity

Tom Lake wrote:
"Daddy" wrote in message ...
RnR wrote:
I see the last post 4 days ago so I was wondering if the news server
I'm using is not keeping up. I...
Forum: Dell Computers July 15th 11, 04:17 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 18
Views: 1,086
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
can't install USB 2.0 card in Dell 8200

Joe wrote:
Did you need to install any drivers or did it just work? In my case, I
don't know if the problem is that it's cheap stuff from EBay or if it's
a driver problem.
Joe


You will...
Forum: Dell Computers July 14th 11, 09:32 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 18
Views: 1,086
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
can't install USB 2.0 card in Dell 8200

Joe wrote:
So, I have this ancient Dell 8200 as a backup system- haven't done much
with it in years but decided to tinker with it, to regain my tinkering
skills and update it a bit. I went to...
Forum: Dell Computers June 22nd 11, 08:30 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 12
Views: 1,090
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
adding ram- to Dell 8200- does second pair have to be same asfirst pair?

Joe wrote:
Like the title says, my ancient Dell 8200 came with 2 256 MB modules.

I'd like to add 2 that are 512 to the second pair of slots. I know that
each pair must match but must both...
Forum: Dell Computers June 13th 11, 12:11 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 6
Views: 845
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
HDTV-- I don't really need this-- do I

MZB wrote:
Well, I've posted about my HDTV adventure and you guys have been very
helpful (I've ordered my cables). Well, today, the TV that we intend to
buy dropped in price (Father's Day...
Forum: Dell Computers April 23rd 09, 04:23 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 10
Views: 903
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Reinstalling XP SP1 disk---Go right to SP3?

Carl wrote:
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:21:36 -0700, wrote:

Due to a miserable virus, I'm doing a reinstall of XP on my 5 year old
Dell XPS Gen2.

My Install disk is Win XP...
Forum: Dell Computers January 24th 09, 01:03 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 13
Views: 1,112
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Adobe Reader O.T.!

RnR wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:08:30 -0500, Michael Arm
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:20:18 -0500, Ben Myers
wrote:

Mikie wrote:
I...
Forum: Dell Computers January 23rd 09, 01:48 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 19
Views: 605
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
letters wearing off keys

MZB wrote:
I have a Dell laptop. I've been using my Inspiron 2200 for about 5 years,
about 7 hours a day. Great machine.

BUT the letters are starting to wear off the keyboard keys (about 5...
Forum: Dell Computers January 22nd 09, 11:58 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 13
Views: 1,112
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Adobe Reader O.T.!

RnR wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:55:55 -0800 (PST), Mikie wrote:

I just can't get the help elsewhere that I've been getting here. I
hope I'm still welcome...tolerated? I...
Forum: Dell Computers January 6th 09, 05:12 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 9
Views: 903
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Changing application launched when "Calculator" key is pressedon keyboard

Ben Myers wrote:
Steven L. wrote:
I have a Dell multimedia USB keyboard connected to my Dim 8300.

I would like to change the behavior of the calculator key, so that it
runs a different...
Forum: Dell Computers December 23rd 08, 07:58 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 32
Views: 1,221
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Is an optical burner obsolete now days?

wrote:
I'm curious...

How many here actually BURN DVDs or CDs now days?

I'm starting to think that as cheap as flash memory and
hard drives are getting that having a...
Forum: Dell Computers October 7th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 39
Views: 2,335
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Tight Screws

Ben Myers wrote:
Sam Molex invented them?? Actually, the advent of SATA drives means that the
power and data cables are easier to remove than stinking 4-pin Molex that has
been around...
Forum: Dell Computers October 1st 08, 07:40 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 22
Views: 889
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
4 GB memory on standard Vista

Tom Lake wrote:


"ken tak" wrote in message
...
I brought an Inspiron 1525 laptop with 4 GB memory with Vista...
Forum: Dell Computers September 7th 08, 03:10 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Replies: 28
Views: 963
Posted By Steve W.[_2_]
Recommend Non-Dell Mother Board Replacement?

Nota Clu wrote:
In July I bought a Dimension 530 (Q6600, 3 GB Ram, Foxconn MB. I want to
over clock it. Can you recommend a micro ATX MB replacement for ~$100?
Does not need SLI, Nvidia chip...
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