Looking at getting this laptop currently listed as $699.99 problem I am having is confirming if this has DVD and CD writer capability and also if it has a USB/eSata shared port as it shows in the pictures. Has anyone here bought this computer or know someone who has that can verify? I have tried asking but reps are only going to repeat what is on the site which is being conflicted by pictures shown vs specs listed.
View 7 RepliesI found this laptop at Source Canada: -
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I was wondering if anyone had any opnions on it, or know of a better laptop that I could get within the same price range in Canada itself.
I am looking for a minstream laptop (16") the only real requirements I had was that it should be vista 64bit (so that I can upgrade later, I am also planning to upgrade the RAM on this to 4GB), It should def have a discrete video card, and min 2Ghz (preferably intel but Im alright with both if its worth it).
I am mainly going to be using this laptop for university work but would love to have the option for occassional gaming.
I picked this up at OM today for $600.
1) Anyone know about this series?
2) Can this be downgraded to XP?
3) Can this be dual boot between the 64bit Vista and XP? if so How?
I am considering buying an Acer Aspire AS6930-6073 from Newegg, and was just wondering if people have any experience with it. How is the battery life? Is it tough? Sturdy construction? I plan to take it with it me some, mostly just to class.
It's at [url], are those stats right? It has an eSATA port and Intel 5100 wireless?
I have a thread about what notebook I should get at Graduate Student looking for a notebook.
I use Media Direct frequently... This Morning When i Press the Md Bottun it Start up And got Blank......
when i press the power off Buttun the screen backs and then it turns off......
i used the Md the night before correctly......
Can i install Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.6 on an ibook g4?
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I'm trying to get hold of Media Direct for the Dell 6000. I've searched quite a few boards and come across links to where it was supposed to be, but they've been old links.
I've also been able to download 80% of the ISO on a torrent I've found, but its now stopped as the guys who had 100% have gone off line.
I was hoping someone here has still got a copy of the ISO so I can reinstall it onto the laptop I've just replaced the hard drive with.
I just got an i9300, that I'm having fun setting up. I've already done a couple hardware upgrades (OUT; 1GB PC4200, IN; 2GB PC5300. OUT; 60GB/5400, IN; 160GB/5400). See "sig" for rest of specs.
I've got a copy of Windows MCE 05. I'd like to set this up with Dell Media Direct 3.0. I've done a ton of searching the forums here, and a few other sites. I've printed out several hard copies of "How To Install MD3" threads for reference.
OK...so, here's the crux. I need a copy of MD3. I "acquired" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more) a copy, and burned the ISO to DVD. When I first used it, it set up the partitions, and then gave a wierd error about "not being able to find the Media Direct PLAY button...". Setup halted in it's tracks. I ran it a couple times, same error. After the 2nd try, I exited out and installed MCE05.
My hard drive had the 47MB (EISA Configuration) partition on the front, my C: drive, followed by a 2.01GB "Unknown Partition". Looks right, but, both the 47MB and 2.01GB partitions are empty. 100% empty.
So, I install MCE05, all the drivers, Nero 7 and Cyberlink PowerDVD 6. Defrag. I then put the MD3 disk in, and let it do it's thing. The Installation Notice comes up, and then it halts IMMEDIATELY thereafter, giving an error of "This system is not supported by this Reinstallation DVD. Installation will now exit."
Are there different versions of MD for different machines/OS'es/etc?? What version do I need for my system/OS??
What are the chances that I can sweet talk Dell into sending me a copy, where this system is out of warranty and I'm the 2nd owner?
If the chances of that (above) are "none", does anyone have a copy of the "correct" version I can "borrow" so I can get this set up?
Does anyone knows where i can download this?
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Now I need to (from looking at other threads) partition the disk - will this be done by just running the Media Direct CD and picking option 1?
Or do I have to have the OS disk (which I don't have)? I don't want to pick option 1 until I know that I don't need the OS disk .....
I just got my Studio 15 last week and love this notebook! On previous Inspiron notebooks if you pressed one of the media buttons while the system was off, it would then do a quick boot to a Media Direct partition where you could play movies and music and also view photos. However, on my studio, when I press the media direct botton while the notebook is off, it changes the splash screen during POST to a Media Direct splash screen but then boots into the OS, where I have to log in, and then the Media Diract app launches. This was a big dissapointment for me. Is anyone else seeing this? I was hoping that maybe I got a bad factory install, but if others are seeing this then I guess Dell has done away with the hidden Media Direct partition.
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Anyway I tried many fixes this without resorting to the drastic measure of repartitioning and losing my windows installation (which has taken me months to get it how I want).
The other I day I uninstalled Dell Media Direct under add/remove programs on vista. I then tried to reinstall it but now I cannot get the software to reinstall under vista. I have done this before several times without a hitch so I do not know why it is now causing problems.
I run dellkit.exe and it goes through the percentage bar so looks like it is installing. However there is very little cd drive activity indicating it is not doing an awful look. Eventually at approx 17% it suddenly pops up saying it's installed
Does anyone know if the blu-ray burner that is used in the XPS 16 can be used as a direct swap in the studio 15?
The reason I am asking is because I have a 16 with the blu-ray burner but the xps 16 is a bit bulky. I still need equivalent power and multi-media capabilities but the 15 is almost a pound lighter and lends to a little more portability.
I am considering purchasing the studio 15 but can't justify the costs of adding the blu-ray. I got my xps 16 with blu-ray for a steal and I can't duplicate those kind of savings with the changes recently made to EPP.
Ideally, I would like to swap the dvd drive and throw it into the 16 in addition to adding the blu-ray to the 15.
Thanks in advance!
I have M1330 that is trying to boot to media direct then promptly BSOD's. I believe the scenario that happened was the notebook was hibernated, then they pressed the media direct button instead of power to wake it up.
How do I tell not to boot to media direct?
I saw this exact same message in another thread but no resolve.
I need your help to get the MD iso for my Vostro 1500. I can't ask for it to Dell cause I bought it from a reseller. Dell asked me to do the transfer of ownership but the dealer didn't wanted to give me the information to do that.
So that is why I'm asking four your help. I have downloaded several versions posted in the www but non of them are for Vostro and I can't intall it.
I formated my HD and tried to installed as factory with those downloaded versions. This make the 3 partitions, I install the Vista and at that point everything is ok, but when I insert the MD disc it says that the system version is not supported by the MD i have
So I am so impressed with my m4400 RGB display will riding the train today that when I got off I thought I would just go to full brightness and be outside but when I got out and direct sunlight the display started going crazy.
Red hue, then orange, deep blue, the black, the up, then back to black and stay off till I did a standby cycle.
I tried it again later with the same result. It only seems to happen in direct sunlight ie i can't even get it to do that through auto glass. Very odd. What is going on here, is there a defect, does this screen have a light sensor
i have an inspiron e1505 with a dead harddrive. i was wondering if you could run media direct from a flash drive and how would i do this?
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I'm in the process of preparing a Dell 1405 to give to a relative and was wordering about the need for all the partitions on the hard disk. Is it possible to format the drive with a single partition and forget about Media Direct booting.
This was a problem with XP Home on the system after replacing the hard drive and since I'm going to install Vista, I thought I'd eliminate it all together. Would this affect anything else? Or any suggestions with doing this?
I've ordered an Inspiron 1525 but it comes with Vista. I would like to format
the Hard Drive and Install XP.
My main concern is that I've heard that if you want Media Direct you need to install it first before you format the Hard Drive and Install XP so it doesn't corrupt the Media buttion .....
I have a Dell XPS M170
SPECS:
Intel Pentium M Centrino 760 2.0Ghz Processor
1Gb 533Mhz Ram
nVidia geForce Go 6800 Ultra
17" WUXGA Tru-Life Liquid Crystal Display
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2
SigmaTel C-Major Intergrated Audio
The problem is sound been very gargly and sometimes direct music audio fails. I don't won't to buy a sound card.
1. Any drivers you use?
2. Any tweaks you would recommend?
3. Can cleaning the connectors fix it?
I have Vostro1400 with Vista premium and I am planning to upgrade my hard drive from 120GB to 320GB. I have 3 partitions C: OS, Data, E: Recovery and I think hidden Media Direct 3.3
I plan to do the following:
Make an image of the hard drive on the itself or an external USB drive. Get the new 320GB drive install it in a USB enclosure and restorre this image into the 320GB HD.
Once done put the new 320GB that now has the image into my laptop. I thonk I may have to use Vista or some other program to extend the partitions to get the full HD capacity as my HD will only have 120GB because of the image
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