Posts by Schwinn

Ok, it still acts up after a while. I have to go back to the settings are reset it every couple of days when it can't read the temp. Not a big deal, but it's a great program that I'd like to run without problems.

my approach is to not go LOOKING for dead pixels. If they are there and I don't notice them - fine by me. I don't want to be obsessed with having a perfect LCD because so few are perfect. But good luck....

Well I like my 5150, but most people on this board have a 8600 so thats what most will suggest!

I think I may have solved my problem by following these directions for settings. http://www.diefer.de/forum/messages/398.html

It's a nice little program to manually control fan speed and monitor temperatures...I installed it and it ran beautifully but after a couple of days, I got a message that it can't read my CPU speed any longer. I reinstalled it, it...

Use Dell's instructions here http://support.dell.com/us/en/kb/doc...asp?DN=1086405 There are other sources too, but I used this as my main guide when I did it (although I used the 5150 version).

hmm...I just use kleenex tissue and a light touch - gets smugges off just fine.

Quote: Originally Posted by skuff My 5150 has the Pentium 4-M(obile) 3.06 processor, not the desktop version. I get 2.5 hours of battery life on a charge. Does your have the non-mobile desktop chip? If so, I...

The 5150 is a nice performer. I'm happy with my choice so far. I'm not so sure about having a desktop processor though. The computer seems to run a little hot and battery life is short. But that's the trade off for more power I suppose.

Quote: Originally Posted by natedog81 I agree with Neison, its a workout, if you cant carry a measly 8.5 pounds you better get your ass in the gym and start doin some squats or somthin I always laugh a...