Posts by KevinN206

The first link will NOT work since it's SATA. The 700m doesn't support it. The second link seems OKAY since it's regular laptop PATA.

I have successfully installed Windows Server 2003 on the Dell Inspiron 700m without disabling ACPI. As anyone who has tried it before, the installation freezes at about 34% while installing drivers. The solution involves integrating...

Has anyone managed to install Windows Server 2003 successfully on the 700m WITHOUT disabling ACPI (by pressing F7 at installation)? I tried install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 from MSDN, but it failed every time at about 34%...

First of all, you'll need the following software to protect your computer especially when running Windows: Firewall: ZoneAlarm, Tiny Firewall, etc...(I use Tiny Firewall) Antivirus: Kaspersky, NOD32, AVG, Avast!, etc...(I use...

I'm thinking of purchasing the MacBook 13" widescreen 2.0GHz since I wanted the DVD Burner. I know the MacBook doesn't have S-Video output built-in and requires an DVI to S-Video adapter. But according to Apple under the...

Does the XPS M1210 have a user removable optical drive like the 700m/710m?

Nope. Still haven't found any program that does that. Although once you undervolt your CPU, the fan rarely (if ever for me) turn on under normal usage (i.e. web browsing, listening to mp3 on hard drive, typing, etc....). And the fan...

I highly suggest that you DON'T open the laptop since doing so might void your warranty. Probably talk with Dell first to see what they can do about it since the laptop is very new. I think there might be some defect in the current...

I believe if you get from dell, they give you the OS only with all the necessary drivers (and maybe even already activated). You just install like normal Windows XP. My 700m came with the recovery partition and a shrink-wrapped...

Doesn't the 700m have a flaw in the sound system? There's a periodic buzzing with the microphone recording.