Posts by Tim Sloper

The SP2 (RC2) Bluetooth support has been operating flawlessly on my 8600. I use it with my Logitech MX900 mouse. I would not use the Dell drivers unless you need support for a profile SP2 doesn't provide. Tim

I used a USB Flash drive as my boot device to do the upgrade. The software will scan for the drive and ask you if you would like to install the firmware update. Tim

Do NOT use the packing slip to determine your HD part #. My packing slip does not match the P/N printed on the drive's label - which is actually one of the listed part numbers (N3574). Tim

Under Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Processors->Intel Pentium M->Driver->Driver Details you should see either gv3.sys or intelppm.sys. gv3.sys is from the Notebook System Software. In XP SP2 RC2...

Have you reinstalled XP without installing the Notebook System Software? The updated processor driver is needed to ensure correct operation of the Speedstep features on the P-M. Tim

There is a firmware update for the Hitachi drives. I update my 60GB 7200 last nite. The update addresses the "clicking" noise heard when the drive is in its low power state. There are updates for the other drives as well. They...

Drive Image 7.0 works very well also. I can back up my entire drive (currently around 16 GB utilized total) over FW to an external HD in less than 7 minutes and restore the entire drive in approx. the same time. All backing up can be...

No discounts... everyone spends their money differently. I personally like the convenience of not having to worry about a dongle. Did I pay more? Yes... but so what. On the other side I opted for the 32MB Go5200 card as opposed to the...

I received the Vasola case this morning. It is exactly what I was looking for. It is neoprene and is thin enough that I can slide it into my existing laptop bag in multiple areas and not worry about it. One note... the dimensions on the...

MX900 (BT) here. Make sure you use driver version A03 or higher. Dell pulled A05 off the website and replaced it with A02. A02 did not function with this mouse on a clean install of XP. A03 is on my driver CD and works well. I now run XP...