Posts by RC30

1.Which brand SSD are you considering for your next upgrade? Intel, OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, Patriot Memory, Samsung, or other? Definately Intel 2.What do you look for when selecting an SSD? Price, Performance, Brand - or a combination...

I've seen this a couple of times on mine too. Just a guess but when it freezes at the BIOS screen it might means it's trying to initialize a device listed in the BIOS on the last boot. It could be a USB device or maybe a hard drive. See...

Thanks for the link. There are also 175.32 drivers for XP at this link. http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_n...5.32_whql.html The XP drivers work fine on my e1705 with 3950GTX. I uninstalled my mobileforce drivers first, rebooted and...

Bump for a Great laptop at a good price.

I bought a 7950 GTX from bossanov. great communication and fast shipment. Good trader

Well mine failed after a week in my 1705. Heat sensor I suppose as it shuts down instantly even when cold. Seller said he'd take it back with full refund. He offered another FX2500 but I'm gun shy now. I found a 3950 on this board and am...

These were indeed the FX2500. I bid and won the first one on ebay. It came in today. It's still a good deal but as I got my 7900gs working again I'm not sure I'll upgrade. The guy will offer a 100% refund because of the typo. I'll test...

You can try that first bohm. If you don't like the Dell drivers you can try omega or other 3rd party drivers. Look in the sticky right above for Dell drivers. Just to let you know though. I had the exact same issue and error code in 3d...

Sounds like what I had. probably heat issue or card is bad. See my post in this thread if you're handy at working on it. http://www.notebookforums.com/thread214770.html

If it's not even detected in the BIOS then it's probably either the HD or the controller. Try reseating the hard drive first. Other then that the only option I see is to send it to a data recovery company unless you have access to...