Dell Laptop User Thread

[cyberian]

If a 90W AC adapter is hot, the 65W will be worst.

If you're using a 9 cell battery, you should go for the 90W.

Example: A car with a bigger engine will take last effort to move the car. As such a 90W will charge faster than a 65W.

I using a 9 cells battery with a 65 watt charger.. not very hot lei

 

[Diavonex]

I using a 9 cells battery with a 65 watt charger.. not very hot lei

If you run down the battery and then turn ON the adapter it will be very hot.

If you keep it on all the time, it'll be not be very hot because of the trickle charge.

The temperature of adapter depends on the load. The heavier the load the hotter the adapter.

 

[abyang]

Thanks Diavonex.

Ya I am using a 9 cell with a 90W AC Adaptor.
Maybe I am getting a bit paranoid here as I have heard alot on DELL stories of adaptor and batteries catching fire. =P

Btw, i found it hot when the battery was fully charged and the AC is plugged in.
I don't find this problem with other brand of notebooks.

 

[Diavonex]

Run it for another week or two, if the adapter is still "very hot" call Dell for a replacement.

The battery on the other hand should be cool to slightly warm.

 

[icyrooker2]

ok thanks for the help.
but how much is one ram of 512 mb?

 

[Diavonex]

ok thanks for the help.
but how much is one ram of 512 mb?

Less than $40.00

 

[alex76]

My 1420 cming next tuesday...

Guess what??? My delivery date in the status order changed from 11sept to Oct, 1 !!!!!!! Already write to complain

 

[emeritus]

is the warranty for dell auto registered b4 they were sent to us or do we have to register it ourselves?

 

[alex76]

Yes, i ordered my red 1420 on 2 Aug, just got informed that EDD will be delayed till last week of August. In order to soothe this irritated customer, they sent me a 2GB thumbdrive 3 days after speaking to me. By DHL.

If only what I had recieved is my red lap instead...

u called the hotline no. or direct no. to some officer? Maybe I can claim a thumbdrive too
but of course I want my lappy the soonest

 

[Diavonex]

is the warranty for dell auto registered b4 they were sent to us or do we have to register it ourselves?

It starts when you receive computer.

You can check it here; just key in your Service Tag (under computer):

http://supportapj.dell.com/support/...ems_info/en/details?c=sg&cs=sgdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

 

[snowparang]

If you manage to boot your computer, suggest you use HD Tune to check:

1. Health (SMART) of HDD

2. Bad sectors on HDD

Hi,

Tks for your suggestions. Anyway I run the Hd Tune and again, there was no error whatsoever.

There are my previous post regarding the weird com\ndition on my Inspirion 6000.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=25252844#post25252844

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=25282278#post25282278

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=25360590#post25360590

 

[Siegfried83]

Buying A Dell Laptop

Hi guys,

My friend is thinking about getting a laptop, but he is not sure if he should get it online or via the kiosk at SunTec. And if he get it from the kiosk, will the promotions be the same as the one online? E.g. free 1 GB ram if he get the laptop online

 

[Diavonex]

Yes, it's the same.

Sometimes the Kiosk Account Manager can help you save money.

 

[bernier]

just got my red 1420 yesterday. it took me 1week before it was delivered but my order suppose to be 4-5weeks so kudos to dell!

the built-in 2mp webcam is great, similar to this model feature:
http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=218&subcategory=219&product=15985

any tips for 1st time battery charging on 1420?

 

[abyang]

just got my red 1420 yesterday. it took me 1week before it was delivered but my order suppose to be 4-5weeks so kudos to dell!

the built-in 2mp webcam is great, similar to this model feature:
http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=218&subcategory=219&product=15985

any tips for 1st time battery charging on 1420?

Its suppose to be fully charged, u received it but haven't turned on?

 

[bernier]

Its suppose to be fully charged, u received it but haven't turned on?

yes it was fully charged just ask tips how many hours for 1st time charging...

1gb on vista for T5450 i find a bit slow or maybe it just me for a XP user still thinking to upgrade to 2gb or install XP, any takers for 1gb?

 

[babydoll79]

hey guys, i know this is not the right place to ask this question. but it's driving me crazy! my company's IT has banned all web based MSN.

Anybody out there can help? =(

 

[abyang]

yes it was fully charged just ask tips how many hours for 1st time charging...

1gb on vista for T5450 i find a bit slow or maybe it just me for a XP user still thinking to upgrade to 2gb or install XP, any takers for 1gb?

I can't remember first charge will take how long... maybe about 2hrs.
Charged till the battery is full, and continue using AC adapter.

Btw, I heard that not good if you plugged in both battery and AC adapter.
Also try to charge the battery when its energy is completely used up.
Or else will shorten the lifespan of the battery.

Btw, I used 2 GB on Windows Vista; I can still feel a bit laggy sometime.
Maybe cos i turned on Aero...

 

[Radeon_Tan]

hey guys, i know this is not the right place to ask this question. but it's driving me crazy! my company's IT has banned all web based MSN.

Anybody out there can help? =(

get M1 or starhub mobile broadband lar,

heehee

song bor?

 

[blurdude]

anyone has problem with sleep mode with dell laptop 1420?

i.e. after the laptop wakes up from sleep mode, the screen resolution auto-change to a lower one... then have to manually change it back to 1280x800