Posts by sirhandl

When will AW fit the i7 975 3.33GHz and nvidia 280GTX? Already supplied in this config by Rock in the UK. Now that would be sensational.

Why on earth did you delete the second partition? It is normally recommended that you make a partition on an unpartitioned drive, and divert 'My Computer', email data files and any other data files onto this partition, for that...

Quote: Originally Posted by NEX_SASIN .......Anyway, definaly worth waiting for Santa Rosa. If you're going to wait for Santa Rosa even better to wait for DX10 hardware. "A single GeForce 8800 GTX...

I've been saving up too - got a similar amount tp spend. Currently have a Dell XPS Gen 2 (since March 2005) and it has been a fantastic machine. I will be handing this on to my son and am currently looking at the Dell M1710 as front...

The quickest and cheapest way to speed up your computer is to reload windows.

Is Dell planning to replace the M1710 soon? Maybe with the intro of Vista? It's getting a bit long in the tooth - been around now since early 2005 (initially as the XPS2). I will be upgrading my XPS2 when Vista is available, so if...

I have 5 laptops in my household and use Norton Ghost to back up the C: drive (with the OS) onto a separate partition. Then transfer the Ghost Image files to an external hard drive. This has saved me enormous amounts of time and grief...

Quote: Originally Posted by asdrew If extended warranties overall were a better deal for the buyer than the seller, they would not sell them. In the long run, extended warranties are a much better deal for the...

Looks like it happens to Apples and HPs too... http://wcco.com/consumer/local_story_148150249.html

Keep your heat exchangers clean - take off the bottom panel and reverse blast the heat exchanger with a can of compressed air so that any collected dust will be blown back through the fans. It's advisable to keep the fan stationary with...