Posts by Doc.Caliban

Quote: Originally Posted by WeAreNotAlone 1: Download the Service and Maintance guide... Read, then look for hidden screws, clips, etc... Maintance guide should tell you locations... what to...

I need to get the data off of a dead laptop and cannot easily figure out how to get the drive out of this thing. I can see where it's supposed to slide out, but that's it. I'm not in the mood to do exploratory disassembly so any help...

It will run it. I worked there for 10 years. You can't get me to run a new version of Windows for at least a few months after it comes out, if not longer. Betas are completely out of the question! -Doc

I have 2GB ram and no swapfile. I'm not saying you should do that, but I have no problems with any app or game. -Doc

I've used both Disk Keeper and Perfect Disk. I've settled on the later. My monitor just shuts off after a while. No screen saver. -Doc

I've had my XPS2 for a year now and I have no dead pixels. LG Screen. -Doc

Quote: Originally Posted by DTOG I got a sample of Klear Screen with my XPS, and it works REALLY well. One wipe cleaned my XPS screen, my 20" Viewsonic LCD, and my 24" Dell LCD. Good Stuff. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skillz What's a good 3.5" harddrive enclosure? 3.5"? As in desktop hard drive size? I use a few of these: Mapower Enclosure So far they've been perfect. -Doc

It's in the Advanced Tweaking section of this guide, but you're better off reading the whole guide either way. TweakGuides GRAW Guide -Doc

(shrug) In some cases, but not all. (And I mean "significant".) Go for the space you need first. -Doc