Posts by ILL Robinson

Yep - it looks like it might be the power adapter after all. I reseated the three pin end as per Kissarmy's suggestion, and lappy booted up without problems and am now getting 130fps in UT2004 as expected. CPU still seems to max at...

All great advice guys (its why these forums are invaluable). I'll definitely check the adapter connection first to see if the contact points are faulty at all. And the additional adapter/Windows reinstall are also options I've flirted...

Hi all- I'm a pretty frequent visitor to these forums though I lurk most times. Anyhow, I've always had invaluable help from here. And rather than go thru the frustrating walk-through a Dell tech, I thought to get your opinions...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fry-man22 You will not be able to boot to that drive without reformatting. ... So do you want to keep the data on the 100gb drive? If not then follow the steps above and choose to...

Thanks for the extremely quick reply, Stellus. The drive I'm trying to place in the XPS is a new Seagate Momentus 100gb drive (5400 RPM - UATA/100 -Model no. ST9100823A). I installed the Momentus in the Compaq at the begin of...

Ok, I know this is a pretty silly endeavor, but I'm under a tight deadline and wondering if I can shortcut any of the process. The drive on my XPS is toast, and I want to swap the HD I'm currently using in an ol' Compaq x1015 into...

Ah - well there's a surprise. The unit just returned this morning - after having sent it out last Monday. Initial problem was some cracked LCD hinges and a problematic HD. Unit was returned with a replaced LCD, however it doesnt...

Heyya folks- I had to send in my lappy (a XPS Gen 2) for some serious repair work. I've received conflicting info about how long it will take to return (no surprises here - one tech said 3-5 business days, another said 7-10). So...

It's true that vid-edit rendering will eat as much CPU as you throw at it - which is a good reason why straight-and-fair P4's excel against their P-M counterparts. I do a fair amount of vid editing (though I dont own a i9300 or XPS yet)...

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