Posts by Dib

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Okay, XP is completely fubar. I have with me: one XP cd, internet access on this other system, and various USB storage devices. At the moment the current hangup seems to be the fact that booting off the XP cd won't detect USB storage...

It should be. According to the manual, 200 pin SO-DIMM DDR2 RAM is adequate.

Okay, that's good to know. I was convinced that the entire casing would have to be opened. Thank you.

How is this done? Do you need to dismantle the laptop to remove an optical drive?

Quote: whats ram in our laptops are top of the edge cooling tech, Quote: my custom cooling pad almost ready and then, heat won't ever be a problem What the hell? That's what I love about AW...

I was hoping to disable them without opening the machine. And should I need to enable them, not having to open the case each time.

I'm trying to disable my optical DVD drive through the BIOS and I'm getting a message that the options can't be changed. How can I override this? Note that disabling them through device manager is not sufficient, so I don't need...

I use mine for game dev, among other things. Nothing next-gen though, I've been into handheld console development lately. No problems so far, but I definitely wouldn't consider the 7700 something enabling you to 'get away from the...

It's too bad Alienware doesn't have a policy about requiring to tell customers about free shipping deals. I ordered my laptop during a special which would have awarded a full rebate for the $100 shipping fees when I ordered my 7700. ...