Dell Laptop User Thread

[Diavonex]

1. Dell Direct Store Suntec City
#02-010C/010D,
3, Temasek Boulevard,
Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983.

2. Dell Direct Store FUNAN
#03-26, Funan Digitalife Mall,
109 North Bridge Road,
Singapore 179097.

 

[Softcore]

Either Dell Direct Stores or any Courts branch. Funan has both Courts and Dell Direct.

 

[ilikehandphones]

need some help from the sifus here....i am a dell xps m1530 user....my dvd-rw drive is giving me a lot of headache as it spits out any disc i put in....anyone encounter this before?

 

[Softcore]

Maybe it's a pirated disc. No idea man...

 

[nardnardcai]

heelppppppp

Hi.. just bought Dell inspiron 1420..
anyone knows how to connect to the net thru wireless?
Thanks very very much.. im totally helpless at this kind things

 

[felime]

when u first boot and start ur system, it will detect there's wireless in ur area where u can configure ur wireless settings.

 

[nardnardcai]

Hmm.. do i have to purchase wireless? as in the router thingy?
I did manage to go to the connect page.. but all i saw was like other peoples' networks i think..
thanks!!!

 

[felime]

i ish tink ur router SSID broadcast ish disabled. u shld enabled it to broadcast out ur SSID so dat ur laptop can detect it.

 

[nardnardcai]

you mean i do have it?? phew.. heng i didn go and buy. Sorry ah but im really super noob at it.. how do i enable it?? much much appreciated :]

 

[felime]

most of settings can be configured at the homeportal page of ur router. go refer to ur router userguide on how to get into the homeportal page to configure it.

 

[Softcore]

It's your router settings, not your laptop. Anyway, you know there's a wi-fi catcher at the front left-hand of the laptop right?

 

[nardnardcai]

hmmm i think so! Thanks! haha.. its the button that switches on tgt with the bluetooth icon right? Reading the owner's manual now.. super complicated

 

[Softcore]

Yea. To the left, it's off. At the middle, it's on. Flick to the right and let go, it catches all the Wi-fi signals in the area.

 

[salivaman]

hey softcore the courts extended warranty can be purchased after purchasing a laptop?

my lappy is about 4 weeks old already im just wondering if can buy the extended warranty. will it cost the same or more?

 

[ilikehandphones]

highly unlikely it is a pirated disc as my original warcraft 3 gets the same treatment from my dvd-rw drive

 

[zhicha0]

anybody tried downgrading xps 1530 to windows xp? Are the dell drivers compatible with windows xp?

 

[Softcore]

salivaman, cannot. Unless you call to enquire or speak to the manager yourself. You MIGHT have a chance. There hasn't been any case where Extended Warranty's purchased after the laptop is delivered. The reason is probably because Courts covers Accidental Damage and it's a DEFINITE claim. For other outlets, or maybe even Dell online, you can extend as and when you want. Because, their accidental cover is not as comprehensive.

 

[salivaman]

that's odd...the salesman who attended to me when i was at the courts megastore said i could extend the warranty even after purchase, but he did not mention the warranty has to be purchased within 30 days from the delivery of the laptop, which was stated under the terms and conditions of the courts warranty contract. but when i read the terms and conditions the 30 days from purchase is already over so can i do anything about it?

my alternative would be extension of warranty through dell but their site does not show the XPS notebooks for the warranty extension page.

 

[Diavonex]

....my alternative would be extension of warranty through dell but their site does not show the XPS notebooks for the warranty extension page.

Just give Customer Service a call; I extended mine for 2 years.

 

[Diavonex]

You can also renew your warranty one month before it expire.