Posts by WScottCross

Yes, the CPU is a standard socket 478 CPU. Be careful when getting a new CPU. The new Prescott 3.0 and higher run quite a bit hotter and will make the fans run faster/more often.

I looked on Ebay and the RAM goes for about $50 for 2x256. The hard drives go for about $115 new so maybe $75 to 80 for a used one.

The Prescott does do better for crunching numbers and when apps are available that take advantage of SSE3, it will be even better. The difference is not earth shattering. The down side is that the Prescott runs hotter, especially the...

Quote: Originally Posted by rob2160 WScottCross, I am no expert on this subject so I am open to all expert opinions... I did try the more powerful inverter in the store and it worked without any cyclic humming or...

Even when charging the battery, the machine draws less than 150W. The Active PFC adapters are very efficient and waste almost no energy as heat. I still say they are blowing smoke and if their inverters can't handle this then they are...

I disagree with their assessment of the Dell AC adapter. I plugged mine into the Kill-A-Watt meter and it's showing a power factor of .99 which indicates that the Dell AC adapter is using Active Power Factor Correction. It only draws...

I put mine in standby and after about 20 minutes I started it back up and it was at 43C. I have the A02 BIOS in mine.

It will ruin your AC adapter. I guess if your current adapter is dying, you could use that one before you send it back to Dell. Don't plug your new adapter into that or it WILL ruin that one too!

No, that drive does not support DVD-RAM disks.

The Dell CD should do a clean install of windows. The image they load at the factory has all the pre-loaded stuff.