Dell Laptop User Thread

[rkcp123]

ok got it.

will try ghost first, cannot then try acronis.

=)

 

[WhoTheFcuk]

Hi all Dell user here,
just wanted to know regard the 256 mb Geforce GO 7900 GS, how the performance. Is it good for gaming and how much is delicated (128)? Thanks ......

In singapore, that's the best video card avaliable for a Dell, but it's more suitable for the 17 inch lappie, due to the heat generated by it.

For your 6400, u'r better off sticking to the cheaper ATI 1400, the Geforce 7300 lags slightly behind in terms of gameplay.

 

[bernier]

For your 6400, u'r better off sticking to the cheaper ATI 1400, the Geforce 7300 lags slightly behind in terms of gameplay.

U mean ATI 1400 is better than Geforce 7300 even the price higher?

 

[rkcp123]

Hi, can anyone shed some light on dell 640m why the graphics cannot be upgraded from its intel 950 GMA ?
Pls advise.
Thanks

 

[bernier]

Hi, can anyone shed some light on dell 640m why the graphics cannot be upgraded from its intel 950 GMA ?
Pls advise.
Thanks

640m cannot upgrade video based on Dell site. 6400 is a better choice.

 

[Pusion]

Hi, i have intention to get the dell 6400. Anyone upgrade the primary battery to 9-dell? How is it comparable to the normal 6-cell one?

 

[WhoTheFcuk]

U mean ATI 1400 is better than Geforce 7300 even the price higher?

Geforce 7300 is a neweer card, therefore he price difference, however the specs of it is slightly below that of the ATI 1400. You can refer to the link below for further confirmation.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-Go-7300.2145.0.html

 

[WhoTheFcuk]

Hi, can anyone shed some light on dell 640m why the graphics cannot be upgraded from its intel 950 GMA ?
Pls advise.
Thanks

Due to the compactness of a 14" laptop, especially in dell's case, it would be ill-advised to have anything other than a integrated graphics card, eg. GMA 950.
The heat generated by a dedicated card will probably reduce the operating life of the 640m.

 

[WhoTheFcuk]

Hi, i have intention to get the dell 6400. Anyone upgrade the primary battery to 9-dell? How is it comparable to the normal 6-cell one?

Well, it gives you a longer battery life, that's for sure. Depending on your settings and the programs you are running, there would be a life extension of 0.5 to 1.5hrs.

 

[rkcp123]

say i want it for work like programming, ASP,etc.
light gaming like CS.
should i get 640m? or 6400?
6400 seems alittle too big??
Pls advise. Thanks.
Should i get it from dell now as they have this promotion till monday 30th APR giving away 2GB RAM n all. Or should i wait till PC SHOW May 31th ?

 

[Diavonex]

If you need portability go for the 640M.

If you need bigger screen, go for the 6400.

If you need it buy it and start enjoying it.

 

[bernier]

say i want it for work like programming, ASP,etc.
light gaming like CS.
should i get 640m? or 6400?
6400 seems alittle too big??
Pls advise. Thanks.
Should i get it from dell now as they have this promotion till monday 30th APR giving away 2GB RAM n all. Or should i wait till PC SHOW May 31th ?

for light gaming GMA 950 will do...

get the 2gb for programming...bigger memory the better!

the rest refer to Diavonex's post.

but if you get my advice, i'll get 6400 bigger screen for programming and gaming. hehe!

 

[dennis009]

Dell Battery

I am a bit confuse by the light one the battery. Can anyone tell me is it normally for the battery to show that 5 little dot of light for days? cos i don know what those light for. it on the right hand concer of the battery. Thank

 

[Diavonex]

HOW TO CHECK BATTERY

1. Take battery out of computer

2. Press the little picture of battery for 3 seconds

If LED 1, 3 and 5 is blinking = need to change battery

If LED 2 and 4 lights up = battery failure

You can also check your battery health via the BIOS

 

[dennis009]

if i have a sata harddisk and i have remove it from my desktop. if i wish to format the harddisk,,what should i do? Which mean i have 2 hardddisk. One in my computer and one not install? I wish to clean up or format the one that not in my computer. Both are sata harddisk.

 

[a4su_skyhawk]

HOW TO CHECK BATTERY

1. Take battery out of computer

2. Press the little picture of battery for 3 seconds

If LED 1, 3 and 5 is blinking = need to change battery

If LED 2 and 4 lights up = battery failure

You can also check your battery health via the BIOS

Is there a frequency that we must check on the battery condition?

 

[Diavonex]

if i have a sata harddisk and i have remove it from my desktop. if i wish to format the harddisk,,what should i do? Which mean i have 2 hardddisk. One in my computer and one not install? I wish to clean up or format the one that not in my computer. Both are sata harddisk.

You can use this USB to SATA device or put it in an external casing.

 

[Diavonex]

Is there a frequency that we must check on the battery condition?

Do it when battery life is getting shorter.

 

[dennis009]

well,,for the battery is comfirm faulty.,,call up dell and ask for a replacement already......

as for the harddisk,,,i connect to another cable inside the system,,,,as for sata there no setting for master or slave,,,,it by the order of the sata cable u connect to....to determine which is master which is slave,,,,thank.

 

[deathblaze]

wooo i just got my Dell Inspiron 6400!