Forum: Dell Computers
June 25th 11, 04:45 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 3
Views: 494
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Forum: Dell Computers
June 24th 11, 06:33 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 3
Views: 494
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Forum: Dell Computers
June 24th 11, 06:23 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 2
Views: 310
Notebook Abuse!
Hi!
Can anyone recommend a site that I can show her or printout that maybe
she will believe?
A customer of mine brought in an Asus laptop for repairs...mostly bad
behavior due to malware and...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 20th 11, 04:13 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,753
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 20th 11, 03:46 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 4
Views: 402
Optiplex XE blurry fonts/screen
Hi!
What's causing this? *and what can be done to solve? *The SyncMaster
931BF has been superb for years and not it's really fatiguing.
What refresh rate are you running? Your LCD panel is...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 20th 11, 03:43 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 684
Can't write to flashdrive?
Hi!
A) If you haven't written to the flash drive for, say, 10 minutes, and
you know all your writes concluded 10 minutes ago, do you really have
to use that procedure?
It's a very good idea...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 20th 11, 03:40 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,302
Can't write to flashdrive?
Hi!
B) *She can read from the drive but not write to it.
What's the next step? * Running chkdsk?
If the drive is readable, back up everything that is on it. I strongly
suggest that you do NOT...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 4th 11, 06:47 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 524
92mm vs. 90mm Case Fan
Hi!
The case fan in my Studio XPS 8100 uses a three pin connector.
This means it reports its RPMs to the BIOS, but the fan speed
cannot be controlled by the BIOS; that's where a fourth wire...
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Forum: Dell Computers
April 21st 11, 06:51 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 8
Views: 494
Me Or BillW?
Oh for heaven's sake...or some kind of sake at least...
Good golly it's been a long time since I've been involved a Usenet
****storm. Not long enough, tho.
It seems you two have both been here and...
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Forum: Dell Computers
April 18th 11, 06:07 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
So how fast is the processor?
Hi!
I did that, and this is all I got. *Is it the 850 on line 1? * *I
guess I should have figured that out. *
Yes, that is it.
Does line 2 mean 500Megs of RAM? *It's hard to tell!
2x256MB...
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Forum: Dell Computers
April 11th 11, 03:17 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 8
Views: 536
Dead e1505 question
Hi!
Just out of curiosity, have you tried powering the system without the
battery installed?
I don't think it's a problem with the battery or charging circuit. It
can't hurt to see, though. It...
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Forum: Dell Computers
March 28th 11, 04:09 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 4
Views: 434
trying to contact Dell
Hi!
Well, I've got to ask...what particular question have you got? I'd be
willing to bet that you might get a "huh?" response from Dell
technical support even if you do get through to them.
There...
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Forum: Dell Computers
March 3rd 11, 04:38 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 5
Views: 816
Optiplex GX-620 = ?
Hi!
What consumer model (Dimension/Inspiron) does the GX620 mate up with?
As far as I know, there is no direct parallel.
I have an IBM sitting here that also has an ADI Soundmax on-board
and...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 22nd 11, 07:56 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,076
Dimension 8400 Processor
Hi!
Not having tried it personally, I can't say for sure. However, Dell's
BIOS is pretty tolerant of different CPUs. The Dim8400 power supply
and motherboard should definitely be up to it. I would...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 22nd 11, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,142
Old Dimension 8200 BIOS Question
Hi!
Where do i find info on the registry fix. I have all the SP Packs that
came out.
Right he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098
(same procedure for both Win2K and XP)
William
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 22nd 11, 07:00 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 7
Views: 551
Is this a battery problem
All modern laptop batteries have intelligent controllers. Amongst
other things, these ICs have a "gas gauge" function that is reported
to the laptop and the operating system using a serial...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 22nd 11, 06:53 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,142
Old Dimension 8200 BIOS Question
The Dimension 8200 will recognize a large drive properly with the
latest BIOS. Earlier systems (Dimension 8100/OptiPlex GX400, P3 based
Precision 220 tested for sure) also have 48-bit LBA...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 22nd 11, 06:48 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 4
Views: 392
DellXPS 400 WinXP Pro won't boot
Hi!
can't find keyboard
can't find SATA 0 and SATA1 drives
Sounds bad for the motherboard. Have you tried unplugging the computer
from AC power for several minutes or even overnight?
You may...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 14th 11, 07:19 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,331
Bios settings / adding 2nd HD to a T3500
Hi!
Even though I ordered the "non-raid" configuration from Dell, the "sata
operation" section of the system bios (A08) has the "Raid on" option
set, even though there is currently only 1 hard...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 10th 11, 07:29 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 4
Views: 400
Hard Drives Spin Down/Spin Up
Hi!
Is it okay for the hard drives to spin down and up frequently, or
was I better off with leaving them running all the time? (P.S. I
used to power down my computer every night; now it just...
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Forum: Dell Computers
February 10th 11, 07:24 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 818
CD Drive Problem
Hi!
What could be causing this and is it possible I can fix it?
It's a bad/slipping tray drive belt. You can replace it, since the
speed is not terribly critical, a properly sized rubber band...
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Forum: Dell Computers
November 29th 10, 06:06 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 7
Views: 508
AC Adapter question
Hi!
Does it matter?
Not much, if at all. The 90 watt AC adapter will provide more power--
but not any more than the system needs. What you may notice is faster
charging of the battery, especially...
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Forum: Dell Computers
November 15th 10, 03:24 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 8
Views: 467
Boot cannot find drives
Hi!
Every time I boot up I get the following error message:
"Primary Drive *1 not found. *Secondary drive 2 not found. Strike the
F1 key to continue, or F2 to run the setup utility.
I hit...
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Forum: Dell Computers
October 20th 10, 05:17 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 11
Views: 829
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Forum: Dell Computers
October 19th 10, 10:04 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 11
Views: 829
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