Posts by sunstar

Now after being packed away in the notebook bag from Sunday I decided to try it out before I phoned Dell Support today, and guess what?.... no beeping! The "W" key seems to be working. Is this normal? I was sure it finally...

Hi, I've been having problems with my Inspiron where it beeps constantly after POST. It's the equivalent of holding down a key continuously, which I think is so because at Windows login prompt my password is already completely filled...

after some searching on dells site i managed to find the info i was looking for. basically as long as the other (non-"OS") partitions remain untouched, a restore (to factory OS default) should be possible. one would need the...

thanks, think i might try that. seen a few sites offering help with that. can anyone recommend a good site/thread with comprehensive info on disabling not needed vista services?

I want to do a clean Vista install on the above notebook, and if the time comes, restore the setup (OS) to the default config with minimal effort. Read a lot of threads on how to do this, but just need some help/advice on the...