Posts by Diamondback

Gotcha, those links were a big help--looks like the hidden partitions are mostly a waste other than the Diagnostics, so it's a straight whack-in-half for a bloatware-free clean install. Thanks much! Think we can mark this one Case...

QHN, I know about those, and appreciate the reply... my problem is, if I don't have a good image left to copy from on those factory hidden partitions, what's my Plan B to recreate them from scratch? The main partitions that can be seen...

So, the time's finally come to reinstall my OS from scratch... and since I have a 320GB sitting around, I was thinking one last upgrade in the process. Yes, I know all about having to partition drives down to below 137GB... Anyway,...

Thanks, QHN--actually found the "patch BIOS" right about the time you posted that. Good to be in the game on both options, so all I have to do is decide--I've read the how-to thread from Back When, and done BIOS reflash from 9300 A02 to...

Update: Price-checking on parts says it's cheaper to upgrade to the XPS Gen2 graphics system than just buy another W5373 "vanilla" GeForce 6800 Go. BUT, it's still a question of do I need the hacked XPS BIOS, or can I just safely go...

I've had my Inspy 9300 for eight years, never a GPU problem until recently--diags say it's in need of replacement, it may have recently overheated because one of the fans died without my knowledge. (I think it lasted this long because I...

To clarify: I'm thinking the adapter, not the drive--the second ribbon is to keep the old HDD location. OTOH, if there's room, I've been considering an IDE splitter-cable for second HDD in palmrest mod...

Question: If you used a ribbon-cable to connect the drive to the adapter and the adapter to the edge-connector, could it work? I'm thinking that perhaps it could squeeze in between the palmrest and the battery...

I'm actually thinking about picking up a spare WD2500BEVE or two for the same reasons, putting one in an external chassis and just setting backup software to duplicate the entire drive once a week.

Well, a buddy of mine just had his 8200's DVD-drive die on him, and for some reason it doesn't like the DVD module he's got for the front bay, so I'm trying to find a source, part numbers, anything that can lead us to getting him a...