Posts by mich43L

Quote: Originally Posted by johndoe3202 I tried the app that dlinkin recommended. Works like a charm. It was reading my DVD-R at 8X, and the app's silent mode set the read speed to 5X. So now it appears to me that...

Sure, try 802.11a which runs at 5Ghz. But I'd just experiment with 802.11b/g more by switching the freq channels or buy a non 2.4Ghz phone. 802.11a is more expensive and chances are that your (invited) guests don't have it in their...

From what I gather it's still on but non-responsive. In that case, I'd look towards the video card/drivers. Try omegadrivers.

In addition to the above, try disabing automatic searching for shared scheduled tasks and printers: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...Page002-138962

If you have an internal network, test its speed through the router. 1.8Mbps seems a little low for a 802.11b router unless it does encryption or other addidional things. I have the same router and get LAN file transfer speeds close to...

I'm guessing the fan controller undervolts the fan (e.g., 5v, 7v). And some fans may not espond well to undervolting. Also for my taste, 45.5dBA seems kind of high for a 120mm fan.

5150 and 5100 share the service manual but the instructions for removing the thermal assembly for the 5150 have an additional step of remvoving the display and the palm rest: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...al.htm#1084976 Watch...

^5100 is known for the overheating problem which is due to very quick accumulation of dust. The dust accumulates just behind the heatsink. Blow canned air into the exhaust in short bursts and the dust should come out of the intake. I,...

disable one of the Usb root hubs (try and error which one). I believe that there is a way to create a shortcut for quick on and off. Note however, that on some systems the usb root hubs are shared with other ports or internal usb based...

Quote: Originally Posted by IceFire88 Some mention that you can use one from the blue tooth or the floppy. What are the connection to solder the wires to? I checked out the usb connection on the secondary...