On my friend's dell 6000 (with all of dell's bloatware) the task manager is messed up, (except when on safe mode) the only thing you can see on it is what programs are running with the ususal 3 options on the bottom, but basically...
Just a few questions,
how old is this unit? Which version of office does it have? you said high resolution monitor, what res is that? What is your battery life like?
I don't think you will be disappointed, or even need this tip, but if you do find you are getting shocked by the laptop, putting something under your feet, or wearing shoes will help as long as you are not grounding though the chair or...
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Originally Posted by KevinN206
totheunreached, how do you know the remaining battery meter seems to be correct? My discharge rate is always -13.024 (can't remember) from CHC even when I'm idling at 0.700V @ 6x...
Yes, CHC reports the correct estimated time remaining as far as i can see, though I haven't used the computer on battery much, so don't have much experience in using it on that laptop.
CHC can read the temp, and i8kfangui or i9kfangui can control the fan,
surely since both can be done, someone who is sharp with this kind of thing could either complete the capabilities of one of the programs, or make another that can...
My friend with the 6000D also has 3 hp laptops, 2 older ones, one newer one that all shock much worse than the 700m (my hp usually has no problem like his do) My wife who uses it all the time is not often shocked, and not too badly at...
I understood your post to be that you bought it from another person and not directly from dell, am i correct? If so, The other person may have the office cd (or number) If he did not say it was included, he may not have taken it out of...