Hemi, it doesn't sound like you've been doing anything wrong. Electronics can fail at any given time for no rhyme or reason. All mfg's will probably send you a 'refurbished' part when you are out of your 30 day initial return period. The...
There are no optical drivers to load, and I don't recommend flashing to newer firmware just yet. The first driver that you should install is the Intel chipset drivers. If you didn't install them do so now, then uninstall and reinstall...
Why do the 'Dell' modded NVIDIA drivers suck? Why do you want to run a synthetic benchmark? Seriously, just use the Dell drivers.
http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=135947
You're supposed to ask for opinions before you make the purchase. The D810 is not a bad unit, but it is very expensive IMHO. As long as you're happy that's all that truly matters anyhow.
Nice job on the 700m. It really is a remarkable little system, and I truly enjoy mine.
FWIW you should have purchased the memory elsewhere and used the savings to get the extra 8-cell battery and a DVD burner.
I use Stanley precision screwdrivers and they offer a lot of leverage in a small package. I find myself using them all of the time. You can find them locally @ Target (probably Lowe's as well) for around...
Memory prices have gone up a few bucks over the past month. I just bought this Gigaram 1GB DDR333 module for my 700m a few weeks ago @ $112.50.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820221205
If you need memory now I would...
