Dell Laptop User Thread

[darrenlee78]

did try asking... he know where to open but dun dare to open also...

lousy haha. should be quite easy. I have opened a few laptops with ram slots under the keyboards. So far no problems. Should be documented graphically in the manual.

 

[darrenlee78]

I tried to swop 2 "Kingstons" Rams (128 & 513) from my Dell Inspiron 4100 with my Dell Inspiron 4150's "Inspiron" 256ram. upon opening up then I discovered that could not be swopped as it is of a different model. Sianzz....btw, how do we know the max ram a laptop can take?

it should be stated in the manual the max amount of ram that can be accepted.

 

[ltw1977]

Hi,

Jus got my dell i6000 ... was reading about re-installing & re-formatting ..

I want to try re-formatting & re-installing to clear all the un-necessary softwares ..

can some1 pls help to describe how to; as in .. if I reformat using XP PRO .. after re-installing ... which of the Dell softwares that I shd re-install back?

Also, the drivers? By installing XP PRO, the drivers shd be install together ?

Thanks in advance for the help ...

 

[blurpasta]

lousy haha. should be quite easy. I have opened a few laptops with ram slots under the keyboards. So far no problems. Should be documented graphically in the manual.

lol... I hav just finished opening up the keyboard... Qt scary n i got a few scratches due to my carelessness but its a gd experience thou, change e ram under the keyboard to e 512mb tt i just bought... will be going to get another 512mb tmr... thanks to those who have given me advise here...

 

[scramblur11]

Hi,

Jus got my dell i6000 ... was reading about re-installing & re-formatting ..

I want to try re-formatting & re-installing to clear all the un-necessary softwares ..

can some1 pls help to describe how to; as in .. if I reformat using XP PRO .. after re-installing ... which of the Dell softwares that I shd re-install back?

Also, the drivers? By installing XP PRO, the drivers shd be install together ?

Thanks in advance for the help ...

Think u can go to dell website and search for help on reinstalling for i6000..... I follow it last time and got prob so far.....

 

[urbach]

bro.. save the trouble of reformatting. just uninstalling useless program n disable the resident program tht u dont need to run. why not run it with the original win xp home. why need win xp pro? bought already the original xp pro huh? only diff is the networking part.

but if u die die want to reformat. then goes as normal. put in ur bootable win xp cd. follows the instruction.all the drivers needed in your CDs package tht come in the box. if u want updated driver then goes to the dell website to download. Dell CD MEDIA EXPERIENCE if u want to use the Dell Media Control Button.

hope tht helps.

Hi,

Jus got my dell i6000 ... was reading about re-installing & re-formatting ..

I want to try re-formatting & re-installing to clear all the un-necessary softwares ..

can some1 pls help to describe how to; as in .. if I reformat using XP PRO .. after re-installing ... which of the Dell softwares that I shd re-install back?

Also, the drivers? By installing XP PRO, the drivers shd be install together ?

Thanks in advance for the help ...

 

[ltw1977]

bro.. save the trouble of reformatting. just uninstalling useless program n disable the resident program tht u dont need to run. why not run it with the original win xp home. why need win xp pro? bought already the original xp pro huh? only diff is the networking part.

but if u die die want to reformat. then goes as normal. put in ur bootable win xp cd. follows the instruction.all the drivers needed in your CDs package tht come in the box. if u want updated driver then goes to the dell website to download. Dell CD MEDIA EXPERIENCE if u want to use the Dell Media Control Button.

hope tht helps.

Thanks ... I have re-format & re-install , and now everything works ok ... I did not re-install the Dell media software, From dell package, I only installed the Sonic and e powerdvd ..

 

[ltw1977]

Now I am looking for sleeve for 6000, so far reading through the threads ... no1 has bought one tat fits nicely on 6000.

6000 ... e height too thick ... sigh ...

 

[darrenlee78]

hope u can be the 1st to find it and share with the other 6000 series owners.

 

[GreenArrow2002]

Thanks ... I have re-format & re-install , and now everything works ok ... I did not re-install the Dell media software, From dell package, I only installed the Sonic and e powerdvd ..

Did u also delete the hidden dignostic partition as well? For me, I use PartitionMagic to delete/reformat my hd. Only installed the OS and the necessary drivers. Most of the s/w from DELL just take up hd space.

 

[PierceLee]

Questions to those who have 630m (or other models with integrated Intel GMA 900)... Anyone know how to change the amount of RAM allocated as shared memory for graphics? I have 1GB RAM and would like to allocate more (wonder if that will make any visible difference). Checked the BIOS and graphics advanced properties but don't see any option.

Also, is it possible to have the laptop's LCD and external monitor have different resolutions when BOTH are ON at the same time? (I know if I turn off the laptop's LCD, I can set the external monitor to higher res.)

Thanks.

 

[ltw1977]

hope u can be the 1st to find it and share with the other 6000 series owners.

I hope I can ... but too bad, I am in Brunei ... with limited access to all these gadgets and accesssories ... sigh

 

[ltw1977]

Did u also delete the hidden dignostic partition as well? For me, I use PartitionMagic to delete/reformat my hd. Only installed the OS and the necessary drivers. Most of the s/w from DELL just take up hd space.

Yes .. I deleted all e partitions and install on one ...

 

[scramblur11]

Now I am looking for sleeve for 6000, so far reading through the threads ... no1 has bought one tat fits nicely on 6000.

6000 ... e height too thick ... sigh ...

Actually I manage to find one at challenger. There this dicota sleeve...tink its name is ultra skin....cost ard $34 if I nt wrong.....abit tight but still ok imo

 

[GreenArrow2002]

Install Linux OS

Any i9300 owner who has a Linux OS installed on this machine? I tried and installation goes without any problem. The only headache is I can't get it to go online with my router. The drivers on the DELL CD are for WinXP only.

Anyone can help?

 

[Yxy]

I tried the Ubuntu Live CD and everything was detected without a problem, can surf net, use Gaim etc

Any i9300 owner who has a Linux OS installed on this machine? I tried and installation goes without any problem. The only headache is I can't get it to go online with my router. The drivers on the DELL CD are for WinXP only.

Anyone can help?

 

[GreenArrow2002]

I tried the Ubuntu Live CD and everything was detected without a problem, can surf net, use Gaim etc

On a i9300?

 

[darrenlee78]

Questions to those who have 630m (or other models with integrated Intel GMA 900)... Anyone know how to change the amount of RAM allocated as shared memory for graphics? I have 1GB RAM and would like to allocate more (wonder if that will make any visible difference). Checked the BIOS and graphics advanced properties but don't see any option.

Also, is it possible to have the laptop's LCD and external monitor have different resolutions when BOTH are ON at the same time? (I know if I turn off the laptop's LCD, I can set the external monitor to higher res.)

Thanks.

it automatically allocates memory as required.

 

[darrenlee78]

I hope I can ... but too bad, I am in Brunei ... with limited access to all these gadgets and accesssories ... sigh

wow. earning big bucks working in brunei?

 

[Yxy]

Yes, but the configuration a bit diff. from yours --------->

On a i9300?