Posts by Vchat20

Yeah. I tried all of that. I even looked up the manual pdf here and it shows a recommended res of 1024x768x60hz which is set as default on this machine. Nothing whatsoever. And the vga out port hasn't been used since the last CRT I had...

The LCD does indeed work on another system. And unfortunately, I don't have the CRT around anymore.

Any ideas? I'd really hope this would be something simple like a software issue somewhere or something along those lines. It's hella tough with a single 1024x768 screen here. ><

Ok. This is just an odd situation that just came up. Up till today I have been able to run my Inspiron 1200 with a mobile intel 910/915 adapter in dual headed mode hooked up to a 17" CRT no problem. Worked perfectly. Now today I try...

Sorry for the late reply once again here. The problem always seems to be fairly benign in terms of actual machine usability so I often just push it to the rear of my mind. In this case though the worries have seemed to heighten a bit. I...

Beats the heck out of me as well. But it affects a number of other things throughout the house like the small 13" tv in my room, the speakers, etc.. It all creates patterned audible static on these devices with the phone in range...

Well, althought I doubt anyone is still paying close attention, I thought I'd make another update here on my repair job. A few days before the trip this past saturday I went into teardown mode again. First off I found a pin on the...

Sorry for the late reply, but I thought I'd update here on the situation. About...two weeks ago, I went and got myself a basic 30W soldering iron 'kit' from the local rat shack. just a basic single-wattage electric iron, basic tools...

Sorry about not replying sooner. Kinda lost track of this thread I guess. But up to now I have had no problems with the drive despite still getting the aforementioned noises as a regular occurance. Even now after swapping the drive with...

So I have yet another dilemma here. This evening I've been trying to play Eve Online here on my Inspiron 1200. Now keep in mind that up to this point I have had absolutely 0 issues playing it on here. Just recently I reformatted due to...