Dell Laptop User Thread

[Radeon_Tan]

cool... is upgrading RAM difficult to do?... my laptop will be delivered tonight... hehe ... thinking of upgrading my RAM from 1GB(2x512MB) to 2GB(2x1GB)... maybe i'll ask you again when i've bought them...

which model?

if it is inspiron model = super easy de

 

[Diavonex]

cool... is upgrading RAM difficult to do?... my laptop will be delivered tonight... hehe ... thinking of upgrading my RAM from 1GB(2x512MB) to 2GB(2x1GB)... maybe i'll ask you again when i've bought them...

What model is your laptop?

 

[li_chenwei48]

wah!! u really daring ah... open up the laptop casing... i wouldn't dare to do that... wait dunno how to assemble back then i die liao... keke...

I took mine apart 3 times already

haha

 

[cracker]

How many of u had reformatted the HDD upon recieving the NB?
be it the previous 640m, the current insipron or xps series.

what data or software from Dell will be lost if reformat and reinstall using those disc provided by Dell...

 

[Diavonex]

You'll lose the Recovery Partition.

 

[tseusus]

Hi. Got a Dell Precision M65 here

 

[blurdude]

which model?

if it is inspiron model = super easy de

1420 lor... just got it tonight ard 8pm... spend a far bit of time setting it up... keke
noticed that the battery was fully charged when delivered... as such do i still need to leave the AC on for 10-13hrs? hmm...

 

[Diavonex]

cool... is upgrading RAM difficult to do?... my laptop will be delivered tonight... hehe ... thinking of upgrading my RAM from 1GB(2x512MB) to 2GB(2x1GB)... maybe i'll ask you again when i've bought them...

 

[Radeon_Tan]

1420 lor... just got it tonight ard 8pm... spend a far bit of time setting it up... keke
noticed that the battery was fully charged when delivered... as such do i still need to leave the AC on for 10-13hrs? hmm...

fully charged liao, u still want to charge? dont kill the battery hor

by the way, i just order the dell internal bluetooth module

they charge me $21.40 inclusive of delivery and GST (wow)

but i got to install myself, no sweat. i can do it

 

[kalistha]

fully charged liao, u still want to charge? dont kill the battery hor

by the way, i just order the dell internal bluetooth module

they charge me $21.40 inclusive of delivery and GST (wow)

but i got to install myself, no sweat. i can do it

my m1330 battery was also fully charged when delivered. but apparently even if you leave the battery in with the a/c plugged in, it will only charge when the battery is drained, right?

meaning it won't 'overcharge'?

 

[legacy_gt]

my Latitude D620 cannot play NFS carbon demo, was thinking of getting the full version, seems video card cannot support, sianz half

anyway, i have some new Latitude D600 parts to go, the backcover & plam rest, office upgrade most laptops then old spare parts no use liao. anybody interested ? I can assist to replace the parts for you also, D600 very easy to open up.

 

[blurdude]

my m1330 battery was also fully charged when delivered. but apparently even if you leave the battery in with the a/c plugged in, it will only charge when the battery is drained, right?

meaning it won't 'overcharge'?

same same... i've noticed that the battery wouldn't charge with the A/C plugged in as well...

 

[cracker]

You'll lose the Recovery Partition.

ok...tat's is not a problem cos all the disc had been provided, rite ?

 

[Diavonex]

After the clean install, suggest you backup O/S and programs using Acronis of Ghost.

 

[oonikx]

any Dell Vostro users here??
need some feedbacks on the vostro 1400 model...
in terms of built, performance, weight, etc....

 

[Radeon_Tan]

haha, did i get a good deal from Dell?

i missed opting for the bluetooth wireless module when i order the Inspiron 1420 notebook.


after my notebook arrived, i noticed there was no bluetooth, so i placed an order for it via telephone.

i was charged $21.40 by credit card (inclusive of delivery + gst)

the dell website states the price to be $38+ if u order it to come with your notebook,

so did i get a good deal?

only thing is i got to install it myself

Ordered yesterday and received it today = so fast

 

[li_chenwei48]

i missed opting for the bluetooth wireless module when i order the Inspiron 1420 notebook.


after my notebook arrived, i noticed there was no bluetooth, so i placed an order for it via telephone.

i was charged $21.40 by credit card (inclusive of delivery + gst)

the dell website states the price to be $38+ if u order it to come with your notebook,

so did i get a good deal?

only thing is i got to install it myself

Ordered yesterday and received it today = so fast

I think I got it cheaper too when I ordered my BT from the Dell Kiosk

Ya the delivery very fast.

It was supposed to be after CNY I'll recieved but install I got it 2 days after I ordered, abt 3 days before CNY

 

[snowparang]

Boot the diagnostic CD and check the following:

Check CPU, motherboard, RAM and hard disk.

Hi,

Everything came up fine in the test.

Just to be more specific, the laptop does not boot up as in it doesn't even comes to the Bios page (with the Dell logo). The power LED lights, some reading of hdd and cd drive and that's it.

However, occasionally it does boot up and everything is perfectly fine. Until I tried to restart the laptop.

 

[Diavonex]

If you manage to boot your computer, suggest you use HD Tune to check:

1. Health (SMART) of HDD

2. Bad sectors on HDD

 

[Radeon_Tan]

My bluetooth card arrives: