Posts by Bastage

Hello I just got a G50VT and the first thing I did when I got home format and install Windows 7 RC on it, Windows 7 runs great but I would like to get the quick launch and LED screen to work. I have the CD with all of the drivers and...

Update The service tech came out to my house today to replace the(Sharp) LCD and the Radeon video card, when he called he said he would be at my house in less than an hour. When he got here he asked what the screen was doing and I told...

Yes it boots very quick and it doesn’t install anything on your hard drive it runs in your system's Ram. I think it is a good way to try Linux with out doing all of the work of partitioning your drive and installing a full version.

Knoppix is a version of Linux that can boot off of a cd you would just download the image(It is a large download around 600megs) from the website and burn it to a cd, then reboot your computer with the Knoppix disk in the drive and it...

I am note sure on the part number, I used knoppix to make sure I had a Sharp LCD. http://www.knoppix.org/

Okay just a little update. I called Dell this morning to set up a date to come out to the house to replace the screen and video card, he told me that the Radeon 9600 is on back order so it would take a few days longer for them to ship...

Okay I will just have Dell send me out a new screen and hope it's a Samsung. Are there any other differences between the Samsung and Sharp besides the Sharp screen being brighter? I think the screen I have now looks great except for the...

I believe the part number for the Sharp screen is 6P890. I hope I get all this straightened out.

I sent out an email after I got of the phone today so I hope to get a reply soon. I just got the laptop 3 days ago so I am still under the 30 days to return it, if I don't get them to send out a samsung soon I will return it. I don't...

Hello I have been lurking on the forums for a while trying to decide if I should get the 8600, I finally decided to get one because most people here that have one seem to be very happy with it. My new 8600 arrived on the 3rd and one of...