Posts by systemf

what a piece. according to my laptop, my battery has reached the end of it's life after 16 months... now it only lasts at most an hour from full charge to empty. are they expecting people to buy new batteries once a year?

Enjoyed your review. I agree completely. My i6000 just feels solid and comfortable. The keys on the keyboard have the perfect resistance and punch (for lack of a better word). I love my WSXGA+ LCD screen, perfect font size and lots...

Hey, I am officially a frigg'n moron. The timezone was set to Pacific, whereas I'm actually Mountain.... I was 100% absolutely positive I set this correctly when I reinstalled XP, but apparently NOT! Should be ok now. I want to...

Geez, I even forgot to mention the model #. Sorry, guys. It's an Inspiron 6000 (integrated video). Purchased in Feb 2005. Dying mobo battery, eh? Well, I'll leave it overnight with the A06 firmware, hopefully I won't need to call...

I've noticed a problem with my laptop, when i leave it unplugged from the power supply overnight (battery still in), and I boot up the next day, the system clock is exactly one hour behind... I was almost late for work the first time...

the volume controls are connected to the windows sound system interface, the same interface that each individual player would use to control sound. there is no universal media interface (play, stop, ff, rw) as this is specific to each...

Quote: Originally Posted by Each Hit I tried some wax - no help did i miss something? wax?

Eric, how did this turn out for you? I just received my i6000 this afternoon and it's got a fair of light leakage at the bottom of the screen too. I'm in Canada, where are you?

Quote: Originally Posted by dellbert There are two types of light leakage. One is leakage *through* the LCD. When the LCD is set to solid black, it is supposed to be opaque. If light leaks through from the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fidget that can happen, personally i think that your system will be pretty good, i would worry a bit about the integrated graphics, but i am a person who likes their games so that explains...