Posts by hdpartman

Yes the E1705 will bolt in... What is wrong with your XPS 1710, If the laptop will not boot, the main problem is that the video card is bad.... Baking the card may work for a bit... try it for the price you are looking at spending, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by hdpartman  Hello all, I have a little project that I have started and know I am pondering converting a Dell Precision M6400 to a M6500.   History; I have...

Hi,I'll try to help a bit. Currently the limitations you have is based on your motherboard. You could update to any M socket CPU as long as you stay under 533 FSB, so that even includes some Intel dual core CPU's. The next Step up...

Well the problem has disappeared for me as I was able to get the seller of the laptop to except a return.....  

Well Dell I believe is a big waste of time. I want this project complete by next Monday, I have too many others pending.laptop projects. I am building a M6500 for myself with a new motherboard and a m4400 donor for parts.I like the...

Thanks for the effort, I have the password generator and have been assured I have the correct password from all of the codes..... When starting the laptop, no matter the manner that is used, the large Grey screen looking for the...

Hi All, just purchased a perfect Dell Precison M6300 Laptop for a give away price. The Laptop is 100% locked  My delimar is the laptop is completely locked, This leaves me with so many options I am looking for a...

Have you ever open the case and cleaned out the fan? The bios controls the fan speed based on the internal temperature, the laptop is dirty inside and fails to cool as well as it used to, so the bios runs the fan faster, Most people...

Hello all, I have a little project that I have started and know I am pondering converting a Dell Precision M6400 to a M6500.   History; I have purchased a good working M6400 from eBay for $265.00 complete, I believed a...

When booting up, as soon as you see the "set up" statement, tap the F12 key. There you will have a choice to do a repair or a complete install. There is a small sector in the hard drive that stores the re install files...