Dell Laptop User Thread

[Diavonex]

 

[Diavonex]

You can also set Hotkey in BIOS

 

[strawberryshortcake]

i'm almost decided on the 6400

one quick question before i make my purchase

running 3d max should be ok on this machine?

will get 2gb ram

 

[Wzierbovsky]

Thanks for the replies.

OK; I see what you mean. For the M1210, it seems there is no hotkey to disable Bluetooth:

However, there is a dedicated wireless device slider on the side of the notebook, and configures using the same Quickset or Bios. I'm guessing for the M1210, the slider replaces the FN-F2.

You can also set Hotkey in BIOS

 

[feitz]

i'm almost decided on the 6400

one quick question before i make my purchase

running 3d max should be ok on this machine?

will get 2gb ram

i'm also considering a 6400. promotion is ending 14th May.

Total Cost is around 1.7K with ATI X1400 and T5300 upgrade.

Should i decide now or wait? thanks!

 

[icyrooker2]

hi all , i am using a dell inspiron 700m. have about 80gb harddrive and 512ram.

but today and yesterday, my com lag like siao. cannot press the taskbar. anyone know why?

 

[ter_03_80]

sometimes the computer will lag due to a lot of factors,for me i do a fragmentation of HDD and also clear my registry using registry cleaner to maintain my lappy performance,also do a virus and spyware scan....

cheers

 

[Diavonex]

hi all , i am using a dell inspiron 700m. have about 80gb harddrive and 512ram.

but today and yesterday, my com lag like siao. cannot press the taskbar. anyone know why?

Suggest you do a on-line scan:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

 

[icyrooker2]

jus got from my friedn. his taskbar will hang and mine hangs too. anyone noe why?

new virus ar?

 

[shavbi]

Cloning the hard disk

I wanna ask you all for this advice ya?

Suppose I ordered a new laptop and I wanted to replace the hard disk (80GB 5400rpm) with another drive (160GB 7200rpm) that I bought from other vendors.

What software do I need to have to copy everything (everything including drivers, OS, softwares or even the BIOS etc etc) from the original to the new one?

P/S: I already have an external hdd casing.

 

[Diavonex]

Acronis True Image 10

 

[Diavonex]

CLONING STEP BY STEP

1. Load Acronis from Rescue CD

2. Clone laptop hard disk to external hard disk

3. Do not reboot computer; shut down

4. Remove hard disk from laptop

5. Replace with external hard disk

6. Bootup new hard disk

 

[Diavonex]

Shavbi,

PM me your email address and I'll send you 9 screen shots on how to do the cloning.

 

[Shinji_U]

Personally I use Norton Ghost, bought version 12, would say Norton Ghost hasn't fail me thus far on my needs for expansion and upgrade...

 

[Diavonex]

Acronis 10=S$70

Ghost 12=US$70

 

[Shinji_U]

Acronis 10=S$70

Ghost 12=US$70

Yup, its more expensive, but well, been using it for years since Norton Ghost v8, so might as well continue using.

 

[yukita]

Hi all, what is the warranty policy for dead pixel? how many dead pixel then can claim? thanks.....

 

[Diavonex]

Yup, its more expensive, but well, been using it for years since Norton Ghost v8, so might as well continue using.

Nothing wrong with that.

I started with Dirve Image 2002>Acronis 7 (free)>Acronis 9>Acronis 10 (free upgrade)

 

[Shinji_U]

Nothing wrong with that.

I started with Dirve Image 2002>Acronis 7 (free)>Acronis 9>Acronis 10 (free upgrade)

But now I mainly use my external 2.5" portable HDD to do my ghosting.

Bootup from USB External Hard Drive, auto load Ghost and start cloning...

So every week I'll let my lappie run overnight to do the ghosting...

 

[rkcp123]

Acronis 10=S$70

Ghost 12=US$70

where can we purchase Acronis?
would you recommend us to use the free 30 days trial or purchase it instead?