Posts by Wolfe

About 1 1/2 years ago, I bought a 5720 from PCTorque. Recently (2 1/2 mo ago), the hard drive started having issues. I then tried to contact PCTorque, Both by sending e-mails and leaving messages on their toll free sales line...

Quote: Originally Posted by aussie As recommended you should "condition" new Li-ion batteries by running at least 3-5 full charge/discharge cycles. This gives the battery chemistry a chance to permeate all the...

Interestingly enough, if you go to places like reseller ratings, dell has a rating of something like 5-6 out of 10. It convinced me to go sager.

Quote: Originally Posted by toshrepairer theres no access to properly blow away the crap, or vacuum it out. All you might succeed at doing is to loosen it. Removal of the heatsink is the key. Me and my...

Don't Use WMP for ANYTHING. Use VLC (www.videolan.org) for video, and Winamp (www.winamp.com) for audio.

The unit should only fall back on the CMOS battery if it is unlugged, and the main battery is removed. It is possible that the laptop needs more current than the power brick can supply for a short period of time on startup, and the main...

Format / Reinstall

Buy a USB mouse. DEFINITELY