Dell Laptop User Thread

[GreenArrow2002]

we should have a sub forum like ibm and acer

Strongly supported afterall DELL is popular over here.

Mod - Possible to create a sub-forum for this?

 

[naro]

then sell urs and buy a dell to become full time

hmm... T42 very low value now leh..

oso can't get much from selling it..

 

[naro]

we should have a sub forum like ibm and acer

but hor.. those sub-forums i dun frequent into them one leh..

 

[0401897D]

hi, i need some help again...

y the surface where i put my palm when typing, the shades is darker. it is not dirt coz i already tried to clean it, even using mild alcohol (the one used to clean the screen surface)... how?..

regards
DI

 

[huntzer]

It could be due to the sweat on ur hands. Sort of "eat" away the paint. No way to remend if that happen.

 

[naro]

It could be due to the sweat on ur hands. Sort of "eat" away the paint. No way to remend if that happen.

yeap.. its like that one..

no choice..

 

[darrenlee78]

hmm... T42 very low value now leh..

oso can't get much from selling it..

sell me cheaply lor

 

[darrenlee78]

It could be due to the sweat on ur hands. Sort of "eat" away the paint. No way to remend if that happen.

yup.. no use to cleasn the palm rest. clearn ur hands instead.

 

[xiaowhois]

mine I6000 hard disk get hot easily any problem with it?

 

[CPR123]

Jus got my 9300 last night. In fact, its fast of delivery only 4 days! I was told i will get my invoice through mail first but till now i hv not got it. Can anyone advise me tat do i need to fully first charge the battery for like 8hrs-10hrs? It seem the battery is 80% charged when i recieve the 9300. I try to see the manual got state anythin but found notin. Pls Help! tks. Btw, anythin else i need to look up for now as jus recieving my laptopp??

 

[darrenlee78]

mine I6000 hard disk get hot easily any problem with it?

it is normal for harddisks to feel abit warm

 

[darrenlee78]

Jus got my 9300 last night. In fact, its fast of delivery only 4 days! I was told i will get my invoice through mail first but till now i hv not got it. Can anyone advise me tat do i need to fully first charge the battery for like 8hrs-10hrs? It seem the battery is 80% charged when i recieve the 9300. I try to see the manual got state anythin but found notin. Pls Help! tks. Btw, anythin else i need to look up for now as jus recieving my laptopp??

drain the battery flat then charge for 6hrs min.

 

[CPR123]

just a tip, if u're getting a new dell lappie, don't forget to do a reinstall of Windows XP and the bare drivers (wireless, video, network, chipset, modem, sound) Dell chokes the lappies with lots of memory resident program that slows down the computer. Also turn off power saving features if u're running off the power adapter so that the smartstep software doesn't throttle cpu speed. After doing a fresh install, virtually all Dell laptop showed significant speed gains. Best time to do a fresh install is of course before you start loading all those extra softwares.

Also, remember to charge the battery for a full 8hrs before using it. If you can't wait to get your mitts on the lappie, run it off AC power without the battery plug in. Then just charge it before going to bed. And never ever have the battery in the laptop for long periods of time while its hooked up to AC. The constant trickle charge to the laptop battery will degrade overall usable duration significantly.

By the way, anyone has played with the Latitude X1 yet and want to share their thoughts? 700m still looks good, but the X1 fixes the one big flaw from the former model: thickness.

Tks. I manage to found the a/m quote. But i charged my bat when its abt 20% more. Anyway nottin could be done now....already charge.hehe..Do i reli need to reinstall XP??? I still cannot found how to partition my HD usin XP CD.

 

[GreenArrow2002]

Jus got my 9300 last night. In fact, its fast of delivery only 4 days! I was told i will get my invoice through mail first but till now i hv not got it. Can anyone advise me tat do i need to fully first charge the battery for like 8hrs-10hrs? It seem the battery is 80% charged when i recieve the 9300. I try to see the manual got state anythin but found notin. Pls Help! tks. Btw, anythin else i need to look up for now as jus recieving my laptopp??

I got mine (i9300) yesterday afternoon together with the invoice. I purchased it thru the toll-free phone number requesting to treat this as an online purchase.

The battery I left it to charge overnight and this morning, it shown a 100% fullcharge. Do u reinstall your XP or just use the default? Mine is using WinXP Pro with SP2. I reinstalled the OS as I don't like the number of useless proggies installed.

Btw, what's your configuration like?

Enjoy your new toy

 

[CPR123]

Hmm tats mean i need to call up Dell to chase my invoice. Well i not reinstall my windows, cos troublesome right???and need to install the driver back?? i not reli know how to reinstall the window unless got online help from u all user ....HAHA.. In fact do u hv the the problem of keep showin NEW HARDWARE FOUND when u start on window? the NEWhardWare is the bluetooth! but i thought Dell should hv install the software for me??? i tried to use the driver disc tat Dell provide to install but useless too.... My config are - 1.73ghz, basic stuff but i upgrade to XP pro, go6800 256mb, warranty to 3yr and 1 yr complete free. tats all cos pocket burnin.... btw u know any nice n cool brand bag which fit for our tis model?
i guess u must b busy installin all stuff and programe,games,etc... hope u enjoy ur new toy too....
tks

 

[darrenlee78]

I got mine (i9300) yesterday afternoon together with the invoice. I purchased it thru the toll-free phone number requesting to treat this as an online purchase.

The battery I left it to charge overnight and this morning, it shown a 100% fullcharge. Do u reinstall your XP or just use the default? Mine is using WinXP Pro with SP2. I reinstalled the OS as I don't like the number of useless proggies installed.

Btw, what's your configuration like?

Enjoy your new toy

yes there are alot of useless programs

 

[0401897D]

yup.. no use to cleasn the palm rest. clearn ur hands instead.

ouh!...in tat case i'll but a cloth under it ah..

 

[ordway]

If you find that the laptop chasis has discoloured over long usage, try to see if there's any spare chasis parts available on Ebay. The relevant component should cost you more than S$100 when all's said and done (shipping, sing->US conversion etc). But its purely an aesthetic change and if you've used the laptop long enough for this to happen, I would go with a ram, or harddrive upgrade and just live with it. Function takes precedence over form in my opinion.

 

[darrenlee78]

If you find that the laptop chasis has discoloured over long usage, try to see if there's any spare chasis parts available on Ebay. The relevant component should cost you more than S$100 when all's said and done (shipping, sing->US conversion etc). But its purely an aesthetic change and if you've used the laptop long enough for this to happen, I would go with a ram, or harddrive upgrade and just live with it. Function takes precedence over form in my opinion.

agreed lol

 

[GreenArrow2002]

Hmm tats mean i need to call up Dell to chase my invoice. Well i not reinstall my windows, cos troublesome right???and need to install the driver back?? i not reli know how to reinstall the window unless got online help from u all user ....HAHA.. In fact do u hv the the problem of keep showin NEW HARDWARE FOUND when u start on window? the NEWhardWare is the bluetooth! but i thought Dell should hv install the software for me??? i tried to use the driver disc tat Dell provide to install but useless too.... My config are - 1.73ghz, basic stuff but i upgrade to XP pro, go6800 256mb, warranty to 3yr and 1 yr complete free. tats all cos pocket burnin.... btw u know any nice n cool brand bag which fit for our tis model?
i guess u must b busy installin all stuff and programe,games,etc... hope u enjoy ur new toy too....
tks

Yours is like mine with the exception of a bigger harddisk, a DVD-RW and a bag. The bag is just nice for the lappy since it's from DELL. I've no problem with the default hardwares installed. Everything works fine. U may wish to visit DELL's forum page for your bluetooth problem. Now trying out some gaphic intensive games on the lappy.