Posts by sypher9

Sometimes formating the harddrive and reinstalling windows will not remove a virus; if you really have a virus. I contracted a virus on one of my machines and had to use derek's boot and nuke to remove it. When I just formated the...

I was just wondering if an m1710 touchpad would fit and work on an xps gen 2? Also would it light up? I tried searching the forum but couldn't find anything. Just thought it'd be a cool addition to my gen 2 since I can't afford a m1710

While the bottle cap idea would probably help, I've noticed my temps stay lower by about 5-10 degrees when I turn the laptop cooler fans on high versus just elevating the back of the laptop. Maybe its because my gen 2 is stock...

Quote: Originally Posted by Betauser hello, im going to bring this from the dead.. since i have the same problem... but is there anything i can use to prevent the overheating problem on M1710 beside cleaning the dust? ...

As long as you have a core dou processor that can run windowsd64 bit you should be able to use 4gb of ram. I have read some of the other threads though and I think people are having issues getting windows to recognize the full 4gb, even...

I had to load .net framework 2.0(1.1 didn't work for me) for it to work on my computer, don't know if it would help you out though.

I just checked the dell website and found this number for xps hardware support <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="720"><tbody><tr><td...

I think I undertand you now. When you switch colors from say Red to blue, the speaker colors don't match each other or what you have set in the program. Are they changing color at all? Even if it's not the color you set? If they are...

You can adjust the led colors for each section individually in the dell quickset. Try manually setting that area to the color you prefer. See if it will change and match the others. Make sure you have the box that says "link all...

While I doubt this will fix the problem, You can download fangui and use it to force the fans in your laptop to high speed. This will slow down the heat buildup but not prevent it. Dust buildup can be a real problem and will definately...