Posts by mklym

Nice build Skillz. I am going to be doing roughly the same build, when the last of the parts arrive. I guess I am lucky when it comes to hdds. I have never had one fail, yet. At the moment, I am running Seagate, WD, Fujitsu and Hitachi....

Try shutting off the Indexing Service. Open My Computer, right-click on the c:\ drive, select Properties and in the window that opens un-check 'Allow Indexing Service to index........'

I believe that the chipsets in the older laptops would not recognize more than two gigs.

Even though you have done a scan with Spybot, it sounds like you picked up malware, trojan, worm or virus. See if you can boot into Safe Mode and do a system restore.

Check the BIOS to make sure they are not turned off. If they are set to a color, then the connector, where it plugs into the system board might be loose. If they are set on in the BIOS, the connector is plugged in, the the wires might be...

Thanks. Just hope the OP finds it helpful.

Get a replacement part from DigiKey and replace it your self. I have personally changed DC, USB and 1394 jacks. They are all 'through-hole' not surface mount. A soldering iron, braided solder wick and electronic solder is all you need....

I have a Snap-On phillips bit. The design enables removal of badly messed up screws. I recently bought an i9300/XPS Gen2 that was held together by eight screws. Even worse, the ones that where there looked like they had been...

You should check with your ISP. They may have a 'roaming' feature they offer. If they are a smaller outfit, they have to be associated with a major ISP for their service, so they my have a 1-800 #. Hope this helps.

Glad you liked the photos, Obmij. Dells are actually pretty easy to take apart. I will be putting filters on it the next time it comes back for cleaning. I have put some filters on a i9300/XPS2 that I have built. Here is the link to the...