Posts by oPossum

The D/Dock has a Philips UDA1352TS DAC in it for analog sound output. This is a "Bitstream" ("1 bit") DAC. I have no idea what is sounds like - I use the SPDIF output. One advantage of the D/Dock over the D/Port is...

Another helpful thread: http://www.notebookforums.com/thread165094.html

9400, E1705, M1710, and M90 parts are all interchangeble. M710 and 9300 chasis parts are similar, but generaly not directly compatible with the 9400/E1705/M1710/M90.

Excessive light leakage is due to poor diffuser design and/or sloppy panel assembly. A warm fluorescent tube does generally perform better than a cold one, but this is not a solution to light leakage. It may effect left-center-right...

There are three antennas in Dell systems that support Wireless N. Remove the bottom modem/wireless cover and look for a grey antenna lead with a clear cap on it. If you don't have the white, black and grey lead, then Wireless N will not...

Right click on the desktop and select Properties. Click on the settings tab. Click Advanced. Change DPI setting from 120 to 96. OK,OK, Reboot. Everything will be clear now.

The E1705, M1710 and M90 use the same PCB (mainboard), but the parts installed on the PCB differ. The M1710 has everything. The M90 lacks the parts for the LEDs found on the XPS (M1710). The E1705 lacks the parts for gigabit ethernet,...