Posts by pengus

Don't think it's related. This is before Windows boots.

Any other comments on this? Thanks for the help. I'm really leaning towards just sending the refurbs back...

thanks. Anyone else have any comment on the specific problem? This really didn't start happening until the corrupt registry messages began. Those are far more regular, but again, they have no consequence if I just "press any key to...

I think a total of four or five times, I've booted my Inspiron 9300 and had a memory read error immediately after the initial Dell screen and right before the Windows load screen pops up. It's a pretty generic message: Memory read...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ethan2099 Cannot be done. when you do a format / reinstall you modify the MBR. that destroys the pointer to the PC restore partition. cannot be recovered. Any methods of...

Has anyone successfully formatted the main system partition without disabling the Dell PC Restore option during boot? When I first formatted, the quick screen with the blue Dell bar across the top no longer appears. This is also the...

Not to dig up old threads or anything.. But Dell is utterly hopeless in solving this problem. A new Bluetooth card did not work. On another note, at the Windows login screen, this problem does not occur. Basically, it is only...

Doesn't happen when running safe mode either. Must be driver related. Any ideas?

Quote: Originally Posted by prism In my opinion, they all make this sound, its just that some of us are more sensitive to it then others. I therefore dont think it is a defect and would certainly not take the risk of...

Well, call it bizarre, but there was another user that confirmed the Bluetooth phenomenon is happening to them as well. Dell says this is not normal. See http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?p=865513.