Posts by hdouglas

U don't need the complicated DC-AC inverter ... Just build a quick boost converter ... step up the 12VDC to say 120VDC .... The input to the Laptop's AC-DC adapter has a rectifier so polarity does not matter. Parts list .... 2 x...

Hi All I have a i9100 with 512MB ( 2 sticks of pc3200 ). I noticed that there is DDR2 on the market now. My question is therefore if this type of memory will work in the i9100. I'm not worried about performance ... just...

Disable system restore ????

Can someone plz post some benchmarks showing the decrease in performance. I have been suspecting for a LONG time that this decrease is minimal and will not really be noticed.

The safest solution is to simply use an isolation transformer. Check this Link.. http://www.hammondmfg.com/171.htm Get the 200VA. This definitely NOT the cheapest solution but is is the safest. This way there will be NO...

Quote: Originally Posted by Martian Be real careful with this. Many laptops don't run on 12-14 V DC (car battery). I had a gateway that ran off 19V DC. Don't know about the XPS but this could be a problem. Also...

Quote: Originally Posted by Delli9100 Guess again...my i9100 power 'brick' puts out 150W DC to the laptop...the AC input for that output is higher because of inefficiencies in the inverter. From the Dell website for...

Hi I just checked the Dell small business section and saw two Hitachi 7200rpm 60Gig drives. The specs for the first drive are : HITACHI - 60GB 7200RPM Travelstar 7K60 Internal ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive 7200 rpm, 10 ms Average...

Hi I just checked the Dell small business section and saw two Hitachi 7200rpm 60Gig drives. The specs for the first drive are : HITACHI - 60GB 7200RPM Travelstar 7K60 Internal ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive 7200 rpm, 10 ms Average...

U get them in 2.5" notebook size too. ... see website