Dell Laptop User Thread

[Diavonex]

Suggest you don't format the Recovery Partition; if you mess the C: drive up, you should be able to use F8 to recover your Vista.

 

[plexxor]

The customer service guy I chatted with said that the recovery partition won't work once I format the OS, saying that the boot record is changed already. I don't really understand what he means ...

 

[plexxor]

Ok let me embark on this risky experiment haha.

 

[Diavonex]

Ok let me embark on this risky experiment haha.

Why don't you backup with Acronis before you embark on your experiment.

You can revert back to Vista if things don't go right.

 

[plexxor]

Yep, created an image already.

 

[Diavonex]

Yep, created an image already.

Don't forget the Rescue CD; you need that to do the recovery.

 

[ter_03_80]

anyone knows what is the procedure for taking out the keyboard of 640m? need to clean the interior....

 

[Diavonex]

 

[ter_03_80]

thx!

seems to be a difficult process.....

 

[Diavonex]

thx!

seems to be a difficult process.....

The 2 screws securing the hinge cover are hidden in the battery compartment.

After removing the hinge cover, you have to remove 2 screws (top of keyboard) before you can lift the keyboard.

Be very careful, the ribbon cable and keyboard are very delicate.

 

[ter_03_80]

guess a vacuum cleaner would do the job better

 

[Diavonex]

guess a vacuum cleaner would do the job better

1. Put a plastic netting over the keyboard before you start the vacuum cleaner; otherwise your key buttons may disappear.

2. Reduce the suction power of vacuum cleaner.

 

[Adrianhy]

Another idea would be to use a Compressed air spray can. Should come with a little thin tube. Stick it into any crevice in the laptop and blast away. Will probably get clean areas even a vacuum cleaner cannot. More effective .

 

[Diavonex]

I use this:

 

[s3856]

Dell 640M IEEE 1394

I need Help for my Dell 640M IEEE1394.Just bought the
IEEE 1394 6-4 pin tried to connected from my Dell to External hard disk but
unable to see from my computer and device mamager but when I connected with USB cable is okay.Can anyone advise what is wrong with the IEEE 1394 cable? Thanks a lot !!

 

[BradenHeat]

I use this:

lol this one i think you can kiss your lappy goodbye 7 floors down

 

[Diavonex]

I need Help for my Dell 640M IEEE1394.Just bought the
IEEE 1394 6-4 pin tried to connected from my Dell to External hard disk but
unable to see from my computer and device mamager but when I connected with USB cable is okay.Can anyone advise what is wrong with the IEEE 1394 cable? Thanks a lot !!

The 4 pin only carry data. The hard disk need power; you need a power adapter.

 

[s3856]

I see.Thanks a lot ! What type and how much for the power adapter? Can I get at SLS ?

The 4 pin only carry data. The hard disk need power; you need a power adapter.

 

[Diavonex]

Not sure how much it cost because mine came with 5V adapter.

 

[plexxor]

Actually it will be good if we can get keyboard protector or cover to prevent all the dust from accumulating in the keyboard. Prevention is better than cure. Only thing is dun know where got sell ...