http://www.computerbanter.com (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell) en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:33:12 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.computerbanter.com/images/002/misc/rss.jpg http://www.computerbanter.com http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161550&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:02:44 GMT I used to, as a computer novice in the mid 90s and let other people that had
no idea what they were doing talk me into them.
I'm not having any problems but I'm sure there are errant files in there
that need removed/moved/fixed. Are Reg Cleaners EVER
a good idea? Maybe by now they're improved?? If so, are there any "free"
reg cleaners you guys would suggest?
Thanks,
Monica


]]> Dell Computers Monica http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161550 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161536&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:39:33 GMT Hello, Every now and then I hear some electric sparkling/discharge coming from the chasis of my Dell Precision 670 ... are there any steps or hints to... Hello,

Every now and then I hear some electric sparkling/discharge coming from the
chasis of my Dell Precision 670 ... are there any steps or hints to
troubleshoot this by myself? how to find what kind of cable is loose or
otherwise if this is due to accumulated static charge? or shall I just
contact Dell to send me a technitian? I have no warranty coverage anymore
.... 6 years old machine. I upgraded it couple of years ago to have the dual
core MOBO and upgraded the CPUs to Paxville 2.8Ghz DC.. but I didn't upgrade
the VRM though, would this be the reason? otherwise it works ok ...

TIA,
Best regards,
Giovanni


]]> Dell Computers Giovanni Azua http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161536 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161535&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:20:19 GMT We have a Dell M1210 laptop and it's great except for the battery issue.. > It has the Dell labelled small battery and it...]]> On 04/09/2010 05:41, ps56k wrote:
> We have a Dell M1210 laptop and it's great except for the battery issue..
> It has the Dell labelled small battery and it runs for awhile.
> Purchased TWO different 9 cell battery replacements,
> and neither works.... won't power the laptop,
> but the leds show full - and if we unplug the AC adapter - the laptop turns
> off -
>
> I can't tell where the problem is.....
>

Have a read of
http://getsatisfaction.com/dell/topi...t_r ecognized

It's a bit muddled with faults accusations all over the place - adaptor,
battery, motherboard, class action, SoG Act, etc....

But the last post there is interesting. Do you have a selected option in
your BIOS that allows the machine to be powered on AC, but not charged?

--
Adrian C
]]> Dell Computers Adrian C http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161535 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161522&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:00:37 GMT We just got 3 Latitude 6510's at the Hospice I support. I wiped one out
and started installing the necessary drivers. I've said many times on
the net and my blog that one should always download drivers from
hardware manufacturer rather than from Dell or Microsoft.

I went to the NVidia web site and used their software to examine the
laptop and select the correct driver. Imagine my surprise when it came
back with "You must download the drivers from Dell"!. Turns out that the
hardware in the laptops is customized for Dell and the drivers from the
web site will not install.

No real biggie, just a surprise. Never had that happen before....
--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/
]]> Dell Computers Hank Arnold http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161522 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161505&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:05:08 GMT If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly: Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit,... If I configure an XPS Studio 8100 on the Dell Site thusly:

Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs
No Monitor
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5
1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
No speakers

The price is $1,388.99 AFTER a $179 discount.


If I go to Microcenter.com and buy an almost exact copy, the cost is
$999.99.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0337324

What's up with that?
]]> Dell Computers powrwrap http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161505 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161498&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:36:11 GMT I just upgraded the CPU in a Dimension 8300 to a Pentium 3.0HT, and swiped the heat sink from a Dimension XPS Gen 2 system. It is the same heat sink with... I just upgraded the CPU in a Dimension 8300 to a Pentium 3.0HT, and
swiped the heat sink from a Dimension XPS Gen 2 system. It is the same
heat sink with copper heat pipes used in the faster 3+GHz Dimension
8300s. It is also the same as used in the Precision 360, Optiplex GX270
(tower model), and newer Dimension XPS systems in the monster blue or
black case. No surprise, as the motherboards all use the 875 chipset
and they look more or less the same, and use identical mounting plates.
The only difference is that some boards have integrated ADI sound and
some do not.

The CPU I took out was rated 2.6HT, and it had an all-aluminum heat sink.

The fan-and-green-cowl for both types of heat sink is the same... Ben Myers
]]> Dell Computers http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161498 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161485&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:51 GMT We need a new graphics card for a Dell 4300. The card we have (64MB NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX) apparently cannot handle the 1680x1050 resolution of a new screen we...
We need a new graphics card for a Dell 4300. The card we have (64MB
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX) apparently cannot handle the 1680x1050 resolution
of a new screen we acquired.

All we need is a card that will handle the native resolution of the
screen, fit in a 4300 (AGP 4X, 250W supply), and work under Windows
XP.

Gaming or other fancy features are not required; this machine is used
only for basic office tasks. Increased noise is undesirable.

Any suggestions for a simple reliable card?

Bob S
]]> Dell Computers http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161485 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161441&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:57:28 GMT I added a new sata drive to my Win 7 32 bit Optiplex 980. The system drive is on Sata 0, the DVD RW is on Sata 1 and the new drive is on Sata 2. I enabled...
I added a new sata drive to my Win 7 32 bit Optiplex 980.

The system drive is on Sata 0, the DVD RW is on Sata 1 and
the new drive is on Sata 2.

I enabled Sata 2 in the Bios.

The system starts up and I can see the entire new drive (with
all the data it had when in my dead XPS 600).

But the DVD drive no longer shows up in Windows Explore left side
folder bar under the Computer tab. If I click on Computer, the
drive does show up on the right side.

This is odd, before the DVD showed up.

Also after the Bios splash screen I get a RAID screen showing the
two hard drives and offering to go into system setup if I hit CNTL-1.

I expect I need to do something additional in the bios, or perhaps
have the new hard drive on sata port 1 and the dvd on port 2. Would
either of these items be liable to help? Should I disable RAID in
the BIOS? (I do not remember the other choices, I do not think anything
was as simple as no-RAID.)

As always, thanks in advance and apologies for ignorance,


--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell...)
]]> Dell Computers No Name http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161441 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161434&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:06:16 GMT I just purchased a dimension 8300 MB and put it in a gx270 tower. When it boots up it displays the bios version as A01, and the bios shows no service tag just... I just purchased a dimension 8300 MB and put it in a gx270 tower.
When it boots up it displays the bios version as A01, and the bios
shows no service tag just the word 'Field'. The bios does not see the
cd rom yet. When I choose OS install mode, and hit F12 the choices are
the floppy or drive c, but no cd drive. Where do I begin to get this
up and running?
mc
]]> Dell Computers mc http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161434 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161416&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:28:05 GMT I was told that win 7 does not work well on P4 cpus unles they are at least dual core. All I have on my gx280 is a p4 800fsb 2.8, and similar on the dimension... I was told that win 7 does not work well on P4 cpus unles they are at
least dual core. All I have on my gx280 is a p4 800fsb 2.8, and
similar on the dimension 8300 MB. Should I just stay with xp?
mc
]]> Dell Computers mc http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161416 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161372&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:32:27 GMT FYI The Studio XPS 9000 motherboard uses standard power connectors so a replacement ATX power supply will work. Two problems are: 1. The screw holes on... FYI

The Studio XPS 9000 motherboard uses standard power connectors
so a replacement ATX power supply will work. Two problems are:

1. The screw holes on the case don't match up with standard supplies.
Three of the four holes can be lined up, however.

2. The stock PS is about .5" taller than a standard supply so
there will be a gap between the bottom of the replacement
and the case.

I've been running a 600 W supply to replace the 475 W stock
supply for a couple weeks now and it seems to be working well.

Tom Lake
]]> Dell Computers Tom Lake http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161372 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161351&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:05:33 GMT A friend gave me a DELL Inspiron 9600 without the hard drive. It has
the Product Key on the side, and it came with XP Pro SP1, but so far
my friend hasn't found the original Reinstallation CD.

Another friend has one for XP Pro, but it's SP2, not SP1. Will it
still work?

Thanks for your help.
]]> Dell Computers mm http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161351 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161346&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:24:19 GMT Hello folks,

While setting up a brand-new Latitude E5510 with Win 7 Home Premium, I've
run into a nasty problem. I updated Windows, installed applications, and
downloaded 21 updates for this service tag from Dell Support. As best I
could, I followed their instructions for the update sequence, although the
downloaded file names didn't always give a clue as to which item they
were.

Anyway, part way through the list, a Bluetooth update failed, rolled
itself back, and closed. No big deal, I thought. After a few other
updates, I ran a different Bluetooth update on the Dell list. This one
stalled part way through, with intense disk activity but no progress. I
left it for about 20 minutes, with no change. At that point, I had to use
Task Manager to kill the process.

I then noticed some anomalies in Win Explorer -- it was not showing some
folders and files that I had just been working with. Hmm, time for a
reboot. This failed, and Windows has not loaded since. The F12 startup
repair app was unable to fix the problem with a system restore. I then
tried earlier restore points, with no luck. The identified error was
always the same:

Boot critical file: E:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\compbatt.sys is corrupt

I ran the Dell pre-boot diagnostic utility, which came up clean. I could
not run chkdsk, as it tells me that "a system repair is pending". I'm
mystified by the fact that despite the multiple backups of sys files in
Win 7, no repair or system restore was possible.

Now, this machine came with no recovery or repair instructions whatsoever,
nor could I find such at Dell Support. Although I downloaded the two
items that Dell provided as manuals, neither covers this situation. My
Dell desktop has a recovery partition, but I see no mention of that for
the E5510. Is that correct?

I did get all of the media disks that Dell supplies, including the OEM Win
7 DVD, but I don't know how to use it (the E5510 does have a DVD drive).
Could someone please point me to a site with instructions for using the
OEM DVD on a laptop that won't boot? Or perhaps just describe the general
idea? Or, is it possible to simply copy needed sys files from the DVD?
That would be best of all. I'm OK with using the command line but don't
know how to give the permissions.

Any ideas or links are welcome! I haven't called Support yet, am saving
that for the last resort.

Doug M. in NJ
]]> Dell Computers Retroman http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161346 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161345&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:49:40 GMT I have a XPS 420 with both hdd bays being used. I've purchased a larger
internal backup drive to replace the current internal backup drive. How am
I going to connect the new drive (Samsung Spinpoint) to the computer to
transfer data from the old backup to this new drive? Only thing I can think
of (and luckily I have plenty of free space) is to copy backup data to the C
drive, remove backup drive, install new drive and transfer it to the new
backup drive.
Thank,
Monica


]]> Dell Computers Monica http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161345 http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161330&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:21:09 GMT My XPS 600 died. I have an Optiplex 980 coming tomorrow with integrated graphics. 32 bit Win 7. I think I can move my old nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS (evga,...
My XPS 600 died.

I have an Optiplex 980 coming tomorrow with
integrated graphics. 32 bit Win 7.

I think I can move my old nVidia GeForce 8800
GTS (evga, 640 meg) to the new machine (it has a PCIe
slot).

1) Would I want to? (Is the embedded video on
the modern machine better than the 4 year old
card?)

2) If I do it, do I want to install the drivers before
or after the card? Do I need to set any jumpers on
the MB to disable the integrated video (I did not see
any mention of that on the on-line manual, but I did
not find any special section on graphics cards).

Thanks in advance,


--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell...)
]]> Dell Computers No Name http://www.computerbanter.com/showthread.php?t=161330