Dell Laptop User Thread

[irfans]

It would be of a great help if anyone could help me confirm the following.

The screen on my 1420 died and a Dell engineer recently swaped the LCD with a new one. He was rather clumsy I must say. I now find that when apply some pressure on the right side of the palm rest (to be more specific, about one finger to the right after the intel and and vista logo and one finger above from there), it goes down slightly. The arrow keys also go down very slightly with it. I understand it might be because the DVD-ROM drive is directly below and thus it goes down. Since I only discovered this after the repair work, I'm just feeling uneasy. Afterall, I don't see that happening to my friend's Acer notebook.

Thanks.

Irfan

 

[aikfew]

For those who are interested. I have just receive my Dell 5520 Mobile Boardband mini-card. Just in time for X'Mas fun.

Check out the photos here.

Happy holiday and a Merry Christmas.

Hi Cyberian,

I recently got purchase the Dell 5520 module from ebay UK.
However, I couldn't get it to have any signal.

I have tried both starhub and singtel. Both to no avail.

I have saw your pictures. I realise that it is AT&T (cingular). I have download the driver from DELL support but to no avail. However, I realise that even though I downloaded Cingular... the pictures still shows DELL (compare to your AT&T). The wierdiest thing is that none of the Profiles in the Profile manager shows AT&T but mostly vodafone. (have redownload a few times)

Can you kindly send me your driver for Dell 5520?

Appreciate if you could help.

 

[Xeniel]

It would be of a great help if anyone could help me confirm the following.

The screen on my 1420 died and a Dell engineer recently swaped the LCD with a new one. He was rather clumsy I must say. I now find that when apply some pressure on the right side of the palm rest (to be more specific, about one finger to the right after the intel and and vista logo and one finger above from there), it goes down slightly. The arrow keys also go down very slightly with it. I understand it might be because the DVD-ROM drive is directly below and thus it goes down. Since I only discovered this after the repair work, I'm just feeling uneasy. Afterall, I don't see that happening to my friend's Acer notebook.

Thanks.

Irfan

Mine flexes abit too if you apply pressure. Think it's normal.

 

[aikfew]

Hi Cyberian,

I recently got purchase the Dell 5520 module from ebay UK.
However, I couldn't get it to have any signal.

I have tried both starhub and singtel. Both to no avail.

I have saw your pictures. I realise that it is AT&T (cingular). I have download the driver from DELL support but to no avail. However, I realise that even though I downloaded Cingular... the pictures still shows DELL (compare to your AT&T). The wierdiest thing is that none of the Profiles in the Profile manager shows AT&T but mostly vodafone. (have redownload a few times)

Can you kindly send me your driver for Dell 5520?

Appreciate if you could help.

... silly me. I didn't plug in the cables for the antenna. No wonder it is not working.
But surprisingly, even without the antenna, the modem can detect STARHUB GPRS from time to time.

 

[4LegsGood]

guys, anyone using vostro 1200, would like to seek yr comments on the laptop

btw, is the keyboard 'feel' similiar to XPS keyboards? i tried going to suntec dell shop, but no sample for vostro 1200

thks

 

[linusz]

Hey,
Bought an XPS 1330 from US.
The problem is the power plug is a 3-prong type (1 round with 2 vertical). It is detachable from the charger.
I tried charging XPS1330 with a PA12 charger (from D620) and it works.

Does anyone know where to get a compatible power plug to replace the one from USA?
Can swap or not from Dell SG?

Thanks.

 

[RyuOrKen]

Hey,
Bought an XPS 1330 from US.
The problem is the power plug is a 3-prong type (1 round with 2 vertical). It is detachable from the charger.
I tried charging XPS1330 with a PA12 charger (from D620) and it works.

Does anyone know where to get a compatible power plug to replace the one from USA?
Can swap or not from Dell SG?

Thanks.

Haha...can't swap from Dell SG..

Can only buy from Dell SG
- by calling, 1800 394 7480 OR

 

[globalnomad]

Hi, I have a Dell inspiron 6400: Can i upgrade to 3GB RAM? I heard the max is 2GB?

 

[Cypher02]

thinking of getting a dell xps notebook but it's pretty heavy for it's size i heard?

M1330 and M1530's quite alright in terms of weight. My M1530's at around 2.6kg.

 

[fi5hbone]

And I love my M1530. Best laptop that I have ever had to date, all things considered. Changed my OS to Windows XP and it's zip zip zip!

 

[archtomato]

Hi Guys,

Thinking of upgrading ram for my dell latitude D630. Any shops selling cheap? esp online?

Thanks

 

[mike911]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathemagician
Any user here kena this problem with their laptop ?

http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archi...worldwide.aspx

Using D630, kena this problem twice. Both time change my motherboard. Last service also changed ram for me.

hi thypig33, long time no talk le, can tell me more about this issue please? cause im really having a lot of strange things and issues with the notebook lately. thanks

 

[undead90]

hello everyone
do i need to change back my ram if i sending my laptop in for repair?

 

[armourone1]

OEM sticker protector give away

Thanks for the support.

Our existing customers who ever bought the laptop skin pls contact us to get your free OEM sticker protector. It will protect the sticker from fade/damage for any unforesee reasons

For non-customers, we still have some go give away. Contact us if you want to get one.

Thanks.

 

[Jet_85]

Dell technician won't check ur RAM during the on-site service. Ur laptop need to send in service? Dell offer on-site service 1 oh

 

[Soulfly]

Hi guys, i was checking Dell Singapore website...seems like there's only Smoke Gray and Sapphire Blue for the XPS M1730. What happened to Crimson Red and Bone White? Were these 2 colours ever available over here? Thanks

 

[ksgoh]

Anyone here using Dell Latitude E6400 with Dell Wireless 5530 (Tri-band HSDPA 7.2/HSUPA 2.0) Mini-Cardfor AT and T(with GPS) ?

Do you have problem using together with WiFi?

 

[armourone1]

OEM sticker protector give away

Thanks for the support.

Our existing customers who ever bought the laptop skin pls contact us to get your free OEM sticker protector. It will protect the sticker from fade/damage for any unforesee reasons

For non-customers, we still have some go give away. Contact us if you want to get one.

Thanks.

 

[ThyPig33]

hi thypig33, long time no talk le, can tell me more about this issue please? cause im really having a lot of strange things and issues with the notebook lately. thanks

hello... now my computer is half ******... remember i added XP onto the computer? so now, my battery is dead. after that, i called dell for a replacement... motherboard changed twice already. my d630 was affected by the NVIDIA gpu defect... now i gian to buy the latitude E6400...or else buy a desktop liao

 

[ThyPig33]

Hi Guys,

Thinking of upgrading ram for my dell latitude D630. Any shops selling cheap? esp online?

Thanks

hi... erm for d630 one ram is under keyboard another below. 2GB ram for me is sufficient. I guess maybe you can try change to 3gb instead, for a start.