Posts by rimshaker

Windows automatically drops the transfer mode after a certain number of read/write errors, one step at a time, until you drop to the slowest PIO mode. Seems like the overclocking might have affected the hard drive transfers...

You can replace some of the stock hardware in a Sony... but taking it apart is a whole new ballgame. It aint like a Dell where disassembling is user-friendly. But it can be done!! #1 reason why I went dell instead of sony is ease of...

I'm using a C610 at work. First go into your bios settings and make sure speedstep is enabled. You can download the intel speedstep software from dell website. Look for drivers for the C610 but CHOOSE WINDOWS 2000 as your OS. After you...

Go to Device Manager, IDE controllers, and look under Primary IDE channel Advanced Settings. Your hard drive might be in PIO mode instead of Ultra DMA mode.

Having 4 'Default Monitor' listings is normal.

Chipset driver first. If you installed SP2 already, you dont' need NSS. The other system drivers can pretty much be installed in any order.

Not too shabby. Just for comparison my 9300 specs were 1.6GHz, WXGA, 512MB, X300, 60GB 7200rpm, 24x CDRW for $1090 shipped. You pretty much have my upgrades.

Ahhhh memories. The old technology may look bizarre, but 1995 wasn't too long ago mind you.

You can wipe out EVERYTHING. The java program can be downloaded from Sun microsystems, and you can get the 9300 user manual from dell's site.

The surest way of totally eliminating partitions and other hidden data is to use the trusty ole FDISK utility from DOS. You are wiping out everything at the lowest hardware/software level possible... no questions asked. But in order...