Dell Laptop User Thread

[li_chenwei48]

Why don't you order it from DELL kiosk?

The original one is very easy to install.

Yep,
I got mine from the Dell Kiosk
$44 plus GST and shipping
Self assemble and comes with the right screw

 

[jeffng28]

Does anyone here with Vista installed have problem with Media Direct sucking a hugh chunk of memory? I had 512Mb running on some cyberlink software slowing my system down.

After quitting the application and uninstalling Media Direct, everything is in order.

 

[human_shieldz]

Does anyone here with Vista installed have problem with Media Direct sucking a hugh chunk of memory? I had 512Mb running on some cyberlink software slowing my system down.

After quitting the application and uninstalling Media Direct, everything is in order.

I didn't have that problem le. But i'm on 2gb RAM. Running on 512mb with Vista is already suicidal. The Mediadirect uses cyberlink software.

 

[jeffng28]

I didn't have that problem le. But i'm on 2gb RAM. Running on 512mb with Vista is already suicidal. The Mediadirect uses cyberlink software.

Hi, thank you for your response. Did you Office 2003 installed?

 

[Diavonex]

Does anyone here with Vista installed have problem with Media Direct sucking a hugh chunk of memory? I had 512Mb running on some cyberlink software slowing my system down.

After quitting the application and uninstalling Media Direct, everything is in order.

You cannot run Vista with 512MB of RAM; you'll need at least 1GB.

 

[jeffng28]

You cannot run Vista with 512MB of RAM; you'll need at least 1GB.

I am running on 1 Gb of RAM.

My specs are Inspiron 6400 2.0 Ghz

 

[jasonz85]

just gotten my 6400, it seems that when i use battery to operate the laptop, the brightness of the lcd becomes a lot dimmer... is it normal? can someone pls tell me.

 

[jeffng28]

just gotten my 6400, it seems that when i use battery to operate the laptop, the brightness of the lcd becomes a lot dimmer... is it normal? can someone pls tell me.

Yap it's normal, you need to set your battery profile. Click on the Battery icon to set it to optimun performance if you want your screen to be bright.

 

[jasonz85]

thanks... one more, how do i do a complete restore? i tried alt + f11 but it doesn't do anything. i am using windows vista.

 

[AlTan1]

McAfee Security Center 7.2 slows down your Net surfing?

I have faced a lot of this sluggish surfing. It affects many websites but not all. Yahoo sites tend to load very quickly, just like normal broadband. But many others sites, gosh, take longer than dial-up modem I had 5 years ago.

This happened after the free automatic upgrade that came with subscription.
I have turned off Phishing, and rebooted. Still the same slowness.

Using WinXP Home service pack 2 on a dell 630m.

Any ideas anyone? Anyone facing the same frustration?

 

[benoit]

I've a Dell D610, bluetooth doesn't seems to be working, the driver from website also doesn't seems to work.

unable to detect my phone or other bluetooth devices...

anybody got the same problem ?

 

[jasonz85]

i had uninstalled mcafee 20-30 mins ago... coz i feel it kinda makes the system bit slow with all the protection. anyone knows how to do a complete restore with the 6400 win vista?

 

[Diavonex]

thanks... one more, how do i do a complete restore? i tried alt + f11 but it doesn't do anything. i am using windows vista.

Try Ctrl+F11.

 

[jasonz85]

still doesn't work... any idea? i have the recovery drive in d: though auto have when i got the laptop.

 

[Diavonex]

Read your manual on DELL PC Restore.

 

[jasonz85]

i tried many times but it just continues to load win vista...
btw, how long can ur 6400 lasts on a full battery? mine only 2 hrs slightly more so far

 

[jasonz85]

btw, i only have f2 and f12 displayed during the bios screen.

 

[Diavonex]

Jason, suggest you check out the link below; also read your manual to confirm if it's Ctrl+F11 or F8 for recovery.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1573394

 

[jasonz85]

it is f8, i just got it restored despite this, i still greatly appreciate your actively help all this while with all my questions. so far no complaint with the laptop since i got it this evening but just that my 1st time full battery usage (comes with the laptop upon delivered with 100% charged)only lasts 2 hrs and the battery status was initially saying 3 hrs. However, with a intel core 2 t5200, i expect it to run for 3 hrs or more with a 6 cells battery... is it normal?

 

[Diavonex]

First charge it for 15 hours

After about 10 charge/discharge the battery will give much better performance.

The battery will last longer if you reduce the brightness of your screen.