I think you can try FN+Power Button, which I think runs diagnostics. If those checkout fine, I'd reformat. If that doesnt solve it, i'd try calling up dell lol... just don't mention the part about overclock :P
wow haha so quick too after the 8700. I'd sure hate to be one of the people who got 8700m's (x2) with my m1730 lol. That I guess is the early adopter admission fee.
I don't think they'll hunt you down for scavenging it. I don't even think they check! lol until they've gotta ship it out of course, then they just add new stuff to it anyway. =P Then, anything else you cant scavenge, ask dell for haha...
Yep, IMO i'd rather pay the premium for a PS3 and enjoy the movie on the big screen (and have another platform to play games on) than blow the money on a single blu ray drive. 17" is really not enough to see the finer details in a...
When you get the 1710, take apart the 1720, put the 2gb ram in there, the HD, the eve burner, everything thats better and return the 1720. Easy as pie.
Also, make sure you spread it evenly across the top. Not just drop a bead and leave it there. I usually use a guitar pick to spread the stuff to make sure it's a even coating.
Basically since we're all pretty hardcore notebook forumers, we'd usually recommend according to upgradability, and best performance, so the motherboard should have that dedicated video card slot.
But yeah, it's up to you in the end. :P
