I just ordered a 14z laptop with the 802.11n WiFi option but unfortunately for some reason this pushes the ship date out another 8 business days. I would really like to get this thing by Christmas but with the 802.11n option the estimated ship date is 12/29. I would go with the 802.11g for now...
I have a Dell XPS M140 laptop that needs a new motherboard. Can anyone recommend a good source to buy one? I have googled a few but wanted to ask the forum before a bought one. Thanks.
I have a Dell XPS M140 laptop that needs a new motherboard. Can anyone recommend a good source to buy one? I have googled a few but wanted to ask the forum before a bought one. Thanks.
Here's the scenario:
I need to move a Windows 2000 hard drive from Computer "A" to Computer "B".
Computer A - 933 mhz pentium 3 (20GB HD w/Win2k)
Computer B - 400 mhz Celeron (no HD)
I plugged the hard drive from Computer A in Computer B but it would not boot. I guess because the...
I was just reading about the "Standard PCI IDE Controller" trick. This should allow the hard drive to boot in another PC. The only problem here maybe that if I have to run a repair would that wipe out all my non-system files? I'm trying to avoid having to reload everything. Does anyone know...
Here's the scenario:
I need to move a Windows 2000 hard drive from Computer "A" to Computer "B".
Computer A - 933 mhz pentium 3 (20GB HD w/Win2k)
Computer B - 400 mhz Celeron (no HD)
I plugged the hard drive from Computer A in Computer B but it would not boot. I guess because the...
Thanks for the comments. I cannot do a complete reinstall because I do not have the OS CDs. The system it came out of is a surplused Dell computer I got from work. None of us that bought them got the OS CDs. Which brings up another question. I just bought a laptop for my son and his didn't...
I moved a Windows 2000 hard drive from one system to another and was hoping I could just plug it in and the other computer would boot OK. Of course I new this was probably wishful thinking on my part but I surprised that it actually tried to boot. It almost gets to the blue screen but then...
Actually there's not anything on the 80 GB I need to keep so no problem there. The only problem is getting Windows 2000 on the 20 GB to work with the older machine. I don't have a Windows 2000 CD to do the install and would really like to use it. I'm trying to learn more about sysprep to see...
The 933 mhz system is Windows 2000. The 400 mhz system is Windows 98. I was hoping to upgrade the 400 mhz system to Windows 2000 in the process. Thanks.
I have two computers at home and I would like to swap the disk drives between the two. One system is a 933 mhz machine (20 GB HDD) and the other is a 400 mhz (80 GB HDD). I don't use the 400 mhz much and could really use the bigger hard drive in the 933 mhz system. What is the best way to...
Is there any way to continue using AntiVir PE without upgrading to Premium? I have been using it for quite sometime and have been pretty happy with it then all the sudden it tells me my license has expired. It's really just a demo with an expiration date.
There's a CompUSA just up the road from me. Maybe I need to go and look at the 14.1 display versus the 15.4. If he is not going to lug this thing to class everyday then maybe the larger display would be the better choice.
I went back and checked the configuration and prices of the two systems. I was surprised that they were so close in price. I'm leaning more toward the E1505 now.
XPS M140 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD...
Thanks for all the comments. The XPS exceeds the suggested specs that his college suggests for a computer and he is not really a gamer so the XPS is the one I'm leaning toward. I'm not sure about the battery life but I think both do pretty well in that area.
My oldest son is college bound in the fall and I am down to these two models mainly because we get such a good discount on Dell here at work. I can get the basic configurations on either one of these for under $700. The XPS M140 has a free DVD burner upgrade, 60 MB HD and the E1505 has the...
What do you all recommend for a PC running Windows 2000 Pro and a house full of computer illiterates (wife and kids) infecting my PC everyday. I have AntiVir and Adaware installed but seems like I spend at least an hour a day trying to clean it up after they have used it. Will a firewall help...
Yes, I did install firewall and antivirus software. Got some good tips from Schadenfroh's posts. I had VirusScan installed before but it appearently wasn't doing the job. I downloaded AntiVir (free) and ran it and it found all kinds of stuff. I also downloaded the Sygate firewall but haven't...
This subject is interesting to me because when I run Windows Update on my system (Windows 2000 professional) it says I need to download 41 critcal updates. Do I really need all this? I had them all installed at one time but got eaten up with worms and couldn't repair IE 6.0 from Control Panel...
IE quits working for no reason. I keep getting messages that the websites are unavailable even though I know the connection is good (works on a different computer). I have had a barage of adware and spyware problems lately but I don't know if that's what's causing all the problems. I am using...
I haven't had a chance to open the case and look but I don't think this computer has a AGP slot. I went to the Dell forum for the Optiplex GX110 and there were several threads talking about video upgrades using PCI cards. Ugghh.
Thanks for all the great feedback. The computer I have is a Dell Optiplex 933 Mhz with 256 MB of ram. It was surplus from work but was alot better than what I had at the time so I bought it. I think the Optiplex computers are dumbed down in the multi-media area. I don't know about the AGP...
My kids just got a new game and it will not run on my current system. My system meets all the requirements except for the video. Here's what it says for video:
32MB AGP Video w/ hardware T & L
DirectX 9.0
Here's my question. I don't mind spending $100 or less to upgrade the card but really...
Thanks for the help. We have had a lot of thunderstorms over the past several weeks in our area so that's probably what got it. The modem I have now is a Blitzz I bought from Newegg in January ($11 I think). Other than the fact that it doesn't work now I liked it pretty well so I may just buy...
Something strange is going on with my modem. It will not connect because it's not getting a dial tone. I have verified that the connection to the telephone line is good. Ran diagnostics and the software says the modem is working fine. I'm wondering if it could be possible the hardware that...
I've tried everything I know to figure this one out but no luck so far. I'm running Windows 2000 and about a month ago starting getting a window pop-up on startup called "Update". I doesn't do anything that I can tell. There is a "Status" window inside the main "Update" window. I opened task...
I just bought my first cd burner and as such have little to none burning experience. It is a Verbatim 52x24x52 with Nero software. I was trying to do a 52x cd copy from a 40x drive (source) with 48x media in the burner and the recorded cd has skips in it. I did a speed test and got 2 results...
This Sunday's flyer had advertised a MAG 17" flatscreen monitor for $99 after rebates. I'm sorry I don't have the specific model number but will probably go by and look at it today. Has anyone else seen this or have opinions. For a flatscreen it sounded like a decent deal to me. Thanks.
Decided to order the Blitzz winmodem from Newegg. There were not any reviews on it so maybe I'll do one after I get it installed. Couldn't see paying the extra $$ for a hardware modem but I'm pretty cheap anyway.
I just picked up a second PC from work and need a modem for it. It is a Dell Optiplex (933 Mhz I think) with Windows 2000. I live in the boonies so my connections are not that great (usually 26400 with a USR 28.8 modem). I would use the modem I have now but it is ISA not PCI which is what the...
I have the same problem on a P100. I installed Win98 and the system really slowed down. I only have 32 MB and will probably increase that to 80 MB this weekend. I hope that helps but I wish I had Win95 back.
I went back to OM and took a closer look. On the box it says minimum system requirements are Pentium 233 with MMX. I was going to get it for an old Dell P100 that currently has a 28.8 modem. Does anyone know if this thing will even work with a Pentium 100 or will the connect speed just be...
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