Posts by DTOG

I realise this might be "old" now, but, has anyone found a PCMCIA S-ATA controller that will work with an XPS M170 yet? thanks

My 7800GTX scored 5 something with the drivers already on the ISO (Beta 2). The special UI seems to work and look nice. The one bad thing? The fan is ALWAYS on. Seems kinda odd?

Quote: Originally Posted by VONFREYER I have an extra hard drive and cady, I'll swap them back and forth That's what I am gonna do. I have 2 caddys for my I8100, plus a 2nd HD media bay drive. I would...

Here is one I found: http://www.caloptic.com/eusb.html CalOptic USB 2.0 Slim Enclosure. Says no power supply needed.

Dual HDD's is for sure, the way to go. I might wanna get another caddy or two, as this would allow easy access to more data. Now just need to get one of those external USB 2.0 enclosures for my NEC DVD-RW drive.

None of mine have dead pixels. Amazing.

The rumour around here is, YES, you can upgrade by just dropping a 667 Mhz FSB Memron in place of the Core Dual.

Seems I always seem to take a major hit when I upgrade, so won't be getting the new M1710 for a LONG time. Plus, this thing is pimped out to 2.4 Ghz, so see no real need anytime soon. I'll wait for the DX10 based XPS for my next...

Quote: Originally Posted by tentonine Firstly, do not use any card based on the Si3112 chipset (most of them use this). It is incompatible with the 9300/M170/Gen2. Woa: So this IS a known issue. I was...

Quick Update: Seems my "new" 1.8 at 2.4 Ghz XPS M170 at 1.404v worked out pretty good. No errors or anything since I installed it with correct Volt PinMod. I ran a couple more PRIME95 runs, never crashes. No lockups. ...