Posts by Steve2000

2gb is the most you can put in a 1705. I have 2gb and at least two different diagnostics programs have told me that 2gb is the maximum. I have the Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2 GHz.

I bought my 9400/1705 because I had heard nothing but good things about Dell. Large succesful companies always have their detractors.

Thanks for your help guys. I can't find a 160 7200 mobile drive at dells website. Is it better than the seagate? If so can someone give me a link. Actually is there maybe a better option. I'm willing to spend the money but i don't...

Could someone be a pal and tell me if this hardrive is compatible with my inspiron 9400. Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB 7200RPM SATA 11MS 8MB 2.5IN Notebook Hard Drive 5YR MFR Warranty And if you're feeling really generous maybe you...

Also you can go to the control panel, switch to classic view, double click on device manager, find the device you are trying to update the driver for, expand that category, click on the actual device, switch to the driver tab and select...

You know, your probably right. As soon as I take the battery out and put it away I'll probably need to use it away from a plug in for some reason.

Yeah, I guess I'll have to get inventive. This sucks, I hate thinking for myself. I mean isn't that what forums are for? lol

So I've got the Inspiron 9400 and i've learned from this and other forums that since I use my laptop plugged in 95% of the time, I should take out the battery and store it away in a cool place with a 40% charge to prolong it's life. The...