i've seen kingston advertising 4gb ram for my dell inspiron 640m, can anyone tell me if i fitted these would they make much difference to the way my laptop will run?
also has anyone used a 2nd hard drive caddy for a dell laptop, how do they fit on
computer was working as good as new before this happens. I'm extremely careful when it comes to installing apps, hardware, etc. The day before this madness started my computer was working 90% equal to how I received it.
Now, here comes the story...
1.- A month and something ago, while playing Guitar Zero II, my PC ran out of battery. I turned the whole thing off - closed the game, shut WXP off, etc. And started to charge the battery - it was already 5am and I needed to go to work the day after.
2.- Three days after, I went to my laptop to check my email. The PC started fine, until I opened IE... a blue window popped up and then the PC shut off. "huh?" I said.. "this is wierd"... I try to start my pc and nothing. Power light, lock lights on for 2 seconds (no fan, no hdd, no CD, no nothing) and then the lights would turn off. I try to reboot my pc several times in various moments of the day, and nothing.
3.- Called Dell, and though my warranty was off, the guy from tech support guided me to remove both rams and hard drive (I knew how to get rams out but I didn't know where the HDD was). Once we finished with other tests the guy told me "sorry Sir, your motherboard is fried"
4.- A week ago I was about to press "submit" to a newly DELL pc (I'm starting B-school next week, so I needed a PC), and only because I was a little bit typsy, I got sentimental and said "meeeh, I might as well try it one more time". Took the laptop out of its bag, turn the damn thing on and VOILA! back to life!!!!!!!!!!! (?!?!?!) After this, it was obvious that motherboard wasn't burned - or anything within the PC for that matter. Desperate, I did defragmentations, CHKDSK, and restore WXP to a date in which I knew it was working (april or something) I worked on my computer for the rest of the day without any hickups.
5.- The following day I turn my laptop on again and it gave me a blue screen with the following msg "IRQL_not_less_equal" and died. I looked over the internet and found that one of the reasons could be that some hardware could be damaged, so I took every single part I knew how to take off (both rams, hdd, battery) and started testing. First I put only one ram. Nothing. I swapped the rams. Nothing. I left the "B" ram in the "A" slot. Nothing. "A" ram to "B" slot. Nothing. Took both rams out and installed Hdd. Nothing. Well.. at this point you can imagine i try to reseat and combine everything within my capabilitied.
6.- Today, I was about to buy a new computer again and the exact same thing happened. I know it sounds freaky (it seems that my moribund PC still has some feelings for me?
I have an Intel 1.6 ghz T2050 Core Duo, and I was wondering what sort of upgrades I can install to increase the performance of my laptop?
Can I install a faster Core Duo processor? Can I install a Core 2 Duo processor without changing the motherboard?
curious to find out what sort of upgrades I can install on my laptop,
I've been trying to sort out my girlfriends inspiron which is running v v slowly (loads of spyware, viruses etc). I really wanted to do I fresh installation of XP but my girlfriend thinks she threw away the relevant cd ('well, I've never needed any of those cds before!).
I've rung Dell UK but its out of warranty so they wont send a new one. Currently on hold to technical support to see how much it will be to order a new one (15 mins so far!).
However, I was wondering whether there is any easier/cheaper way to get the recovery cd? I think I have a friend with a normal XP home cd but this would be difficult to get hold of plus I assume I would have to find all the drivers (don't want to spend too much time on this). Another alternative which was suggested was to do a System Restore but when I load it up it only allows me to select dates from October (the only restore point in October is one I created a few days ago before I started trying to uninstall a load of stuff).
how to get hold of this cd?
What is tha largest HDD a DELL INSPIRON 640M (E1405 in US?) can take?
Has any one found success with a 320GB 7200 RPM HDD?
Also has anyone tried installing Windows server 2003? As a student I am eligible for a license
I have tried to put it in but there is a 1/4 in pin in the way. Is there a way to remove with out any harm. My Inspiron 9400 video card is having problems.
I have tried the 400 deg for 10 min but it did not last
Here are some quick pics and a youtube video at the bottom.
All closed. Left to right: Studio 15, Inspiron 15, Inspiron 1525. Lol, chicken and artichoke pizza in the background xD. It was lunch, I was hungry.
Inspiron 15 & Inspiron 1525 Side By Side. Inspiron 15 on left, Inspiron 1525 on right.
Studio 15 & Inspiron 15 Side By Side. Studio 15 on left, Inspiron 15 on right.
Studio 15 Keyboard
Inspiron 15 Keyboard
Inspiron 1525 Keyboard
HD Youtube Video I Made: [url]
Guide to Switching your Inspiron 9300/M170 WUXGA into the Inspiron 9400/M1710:
You can't simply replace the display screens. The instructions below must be followed for your screen to work properly.
Required Materials:
- Small Phillips (I used #0 Phillips)
- Either 2 monitors (9400 and 9300) or part #YPNL-N017B (Google the # to buy it).
Step 1: Remove the display assembly. Dell has an excellent guide for this on their website.
[url] Click on Display)
Step 2: Remove the LCD Bezel (the gray trim around the screen). This requires removing the screws under the circular pads. I used a small flathead to pry open the bezel.
Step 3: Remove the 8 screws around the sides of the LCD. This will make it so your screen can be taken out. Do not worry about any screws on the top, they are for other things.
Step 4: At the bottom of the screen, there is a green circuit board. On the left side, you will see a screw holding the wire down. Remove this.
Step 5: Remove the LCD screen from the case.
Step 6: Look at the bottom circuit board again. This is the board we need to swap! Disconnect the 2 connections on the board. There should be on on the bottom and one on the side that is white.
Step 7: There will be 3 silver screws holding the circuit to the screen. Remove these screws. Note: This requires a very small phillips. I used a #0 Phillips to do the trick.
Step 8: Repeat steps 1-7 for your other monitor OR if you don't have another monitor...you will need to buy an inverter chip. The mfg # is YPNL-N017B. If you google that number, you should find a bunch of sites willing to sell it.
Step 9: Simply swap the bottom circuit boards between monitors or insert the new one that you bought.
Step 10: Follow steps 1-7 in reverse to reconnect everything back up! Before screwing everything back up. I suggest you plug it in first to test it out.
Congratulations. Your WUXGA LCD will now work properly on the Inspiron 9400. For anyone wondering, you MUST replace the bottom circuit board or the brightness controls will not work. You brightness will be stuck at the lowest setting and nearly impossible to see.
Any owners yet? I'd love to get some reviews.
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I am looking at the new Inspiron 15, which has a 15.6" display.
Can anyone tell me whether the actual laptop itself is bigger or smaller than my current 6400? I am interested in knowing width.
I see a lot of dead space on my 6400, and hopefully Dell realized this, and instead of making another 15.4" with dead space, they made use of this and gave a better display!
The processor of the mini laptop is atom N450, i want to know can i install windows server 2003 32 or and 64 bit os on this machine.
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View 10 Replies View RelatedI read review on
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and it says:
"Noise
The Inspiron 15 is fairly quiet, though at times the fans did get a bit noisy. Basically you won’t hear this notebook at all in an environment with ambient noise, but if you’re in a library like quiet environment you might bother those nearby with some fan noise."
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/noteb...cs=19&ref=lthp
Discuss.
PS: If anyone gets this PM me, i got tons of questions
I am in the process of buying the new Dell Inspiron 15. I just want to know if i have made the right choice. It seems to be a really good laptop and i have seen some very positive comments within some review's on Youtube.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering if anyone had bought or used the new Dell Inspiron 11z?
Now available in the UK, seems nicely specced and thinking about buying one as a more powerful alternative to a netbook.
Has anyone seen the new Inspiron 17 laptops?
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I m unable to find out the difference between the two streams of notebook.
The inspiron is cheaper while the XPS is more expensive one.
I will be using the notebook for programming and data processing via oracle, .net, etc.
Note: I m not going to use the notebook for gaming.
Kindly guide to buy the best stream of notebook suitable for me.
I got a phone status update a couple of days ago that said it was supposed to ship by Nov 5th (tomorrow). Normally when I order stuff from Dell, it shows up a lot sooner, but I guess the 11z is a hot item so it's taking longer.
I ordered mine pretty decked out... I got the dual-core Pentium CPU, 320 gig hard drive, Wireless N card, etc. I'll probably still stick a 500 gig drive in it and use the 320 as an external.
I recently looked to purchase another hard drive for my wifes inspiron 17 1720 and found that the hard drive came without a connector so some sort, it appears the dell needs a special connector to connect to the sata hdd. i looked at the 1st hdd and it has this connector, i contact dell and they didnt know what i was talking about
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View 10 Replies View RelatedBEEN a While and A long time...
I currently order a Pentium M 735 1.7 Ghz 400FSB to overclock up to 2.26Ghz@533Mhz. Still waiting on shipping. Anyways, I am looking forward about upgrade my GPU Go 6800 OCed 370Mhz/700Mhz to Go 7800 (NON-GTX).
Yeah, GTX one is pricey for me.
I am wondering does the Non GTX version of Go 7800 still need 130Watts Adapter?
I did a lot of search all I could find is people talks about 7800GTX version.
In my thought I think 6800 to 7800 different is more pipelines and pixel fill rates and etc and the power needed is the same. Right?
So do I need 130 watts or I just keep 90 watts adapter which is perfect for NON-GTX Go 7800
I've owned a Dell XPS M1330 for about a year and am very happy with it. I want to buy a laptop for somebody as a gift, and I was thinking about the Inspiron 13, which I never actually saw. I know it's basically the lower quality brother of the 1330, I'm just wondering how lower the quality is.
Can any of you Inspiron 13/M1330?
If you want any other pictures let me know. I know they're a bit blurry but the camera isn't cooperating on where it wants to focus.
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Does anyone know where the other RAM slot is?..
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View 4 Replies View RelatedI am currently running 2gb, but I think I remember reading somewhere that it can use a little over 3gb...
Is this true? Of course, I could be mistaken.
The main points which I'm pretty happy about are:
Long battery lifeCool and quiet operation of the machineSmall form factorRelatively lightFlawless, bright and crisp displayKeyboard has a good feel to it
One of the major reasons I purchased this machine was because the hardware that came with it was plenty and mature. When I purchased the T400, the hardware was squeaky new but that brought with it tons of issues primarily with compatibility and bugs in the drivers. I'm a Linux user and the I13 worked out of the box with Debian and Ubuntu. The drivers are very stable and the machine is very quick.
This machine is *not* for gamers or heavy duty graphic artists. Its for the average Joes and Janes of the world who like to word process, surf the internet, watch movies and want to use Linux
I do have some gripes about this machine ( nothing is perfect you see ).The display seems to be a little loose. It wobbles while typing on a soft surface. Its not annoying but its something I dislike.It has only 2 USB ports. Dell could've put in atleast 3-4 ports. It would've been nice
Over all, my journey with this machine has been uneventful! Just the way I like it
My Beast's 80 gig 5400 rpm HDD is on its last legs, and I was wondering what Hard Drives are available for me to replace my old one. I will definitely be looking to upgrade.
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