Posts by Scamallite

Just did a fresh install of XP Media Center on my I6000. Now i'm getting audio/video skipping every 1-2 seconds no matter what media player i'm using. Also see it when watching a video at YouTube. Any help would be appreciated.

I have a I6000 here that has been giving me a blue screen at bootup with an error (C0000218). After reading around online, seems this error could mean a few things (Hard drive failing, registry is jacked up: might fix with XP recovery,...

Quote: Originally Posted by unknown00 my e1505 that i have had for a bit over 1 year is giving me a battery failure. where is a good reliable place to buy a replacement? i don't want to pay $159 from dell...ebay has it...

The only fixes i've seen that have worked for the 3945abg and Vista are: 1. Rolling back to the original Microsoft driver or 2. Using the XP driver (R127811). Both have worked very well for me with no drops. The 1st option doesn't...

If you are looking at using Vista, I'd stay away from the Intel 3945abg. There have been driver issues that are causing the card to cut off and drop connection way too often. There are work arounds, but if I had to do it again, i'd go...

I too had the issues with the 3945ABG and Vista. Rolled back to the Vista driver and all is well. I'm not fixing anything that isn't broken.

And where is the card located? Behind the battery? Or do I need to take the lappy apart? Edit: Nevermind. I found the service manual online.

Unfortunately I have Vista w/Intel 3945ABG Wifi card. After the connectivity issues I've had, I found out that its a common driver issue that has no 'real' fix yet. Its pissing me off so much I just want to get rid of this f'n wifi...

Unfortunately you aren't the only one with this problem. Just google "Vista 3945abg" and read up on it. The only successful fix i've heard so far is rolling the driver back to the original microsoft one.