Posts by reflux

Ah yeah, forgot about the Dell Diagnostics. Thanks for your help so far

Could be the TIM was incorrectly applied, but I doubt it. I'm pretty good at applying TIM. We're thinking motherboard.......is there any way of narrowing it down to the graphics card or the mobo?

Quote: Originally Posted by SolApathy The TIM that came with the laptop isn't the best I would suggest taking the machine apart & purchasing some AS5, which can be found at Radioshack and other computer equipment...

Hey, I'm running a Dell XPS laptop with Nvidia geForce 7800GTX graphics card. We recently took the machine apart gave it a dust out and reapplied the TIM and reinstalled windows. I was experiencing problems before such as games borking...

Ordered a new air duster, so I'll be blowing that through the intakes as soon as I get it. Would love to take it apart and reapply the TIM but after doing it at least five times when it was mine half the screws are f*cked and I reckon...

My mate's XPS Gen 2 w/ 7800GTX is experiencing issues in games - tearing and random black textures in GRAW 2, overheating => shutting down, and stuttering in Far Cry. We've tried different drivers to no avail, and after running...

Am I correct in thinking that M170/I9300 screens will not work on the I9400?

I'm interested in a white XPS M1710 keyboard to go into my Inspiron 9400. I'd like a UK keyboard preferably, but if the price is right, an american one would be OK. I'd also like a new screen - it needs to fit the I9400, and I...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolApathy ...I will say it again.. what are your specs. what OS are you running. We need information. It's an EA game. What more information do you need? Seriously...

Quote: Originally Posted by francojc You can blind flash it back using a USB 3.5" disk or boot cd. I posted the original bios for the 7900gs a few pages back for the new 7900gs from Dell with the updated...