Posts by JFriedman86

You have to do more than just plug a HDD into an external case and plug it to a computer for it to work. I'm trying to remember how to do it though... (I use a WD 200 gb 7200 RPM in an external case via firewire...

From a chemical standpoint, there is no way to correctly deduce how much longer the battery will continue to operate. Voltage only decreases slightly, current remains the same, and the calculation for percent remaining is measured...

Quote: Originally Posted by yay1 My father made me one in 5 min. He also made holes for fans which lowered temps by about 5c. Of course no usb. What's that to the left of the touchpad?

If you have integrated bluetooth on your laptop, you can purchase a bluetooth mx900 logitech mouse. After a bit of configuration, they should work well together.

Depends. Hitachi claims the 7k100 is faster than the 7k60 due to the higher density. However, if you have the hard drive essentially directly connected to the mobo, the data transfer rates will be... phenomenal. I have recorded...

No matter how you slice it, the video card is still the "limiting agent" in video game technologies. It will be a fair while before the graphics card industry catches up to the processors.

They'd be out of business if they had ethics like that.

Initially I thought I lost the little black part underneath the keyboard that returned the key to the normal position. After scouring the flour for about 15 minutes, I found it. Armed with crazy glue and an engineer's train of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Planet-Ed I don't see how. If you do not have the At-Home warranty you are supposed to send the unit in for repair. Just because they let you slide in the past by sending you parts before...

Anyone want to tell me why I need to send my laptop back to the depot to have a keyboard replaced? Honestly, I'm all ears. My s key popped off as I was cleaning with a laptop cleaning cloth. I call up dell and they say I need to...