Posts by WeAreNotAlone

. Doubt that you will be able to sell the rebate.... as more than likely it is tied to the serial number of your machine if it's like all the other Vista Upgrade offers. Regardless if you read the fine print more than likely MS has...

. HP isn't showing much info, or drivers... Files I saw briefly showing being dated 2003.... Maybe that's why you can't find any reviews on it? BTW: 1.3, 256 ram.... How old is this machine? Price? With the specials they are running...

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You can Google for details on why you shouldn't throw batteries in the trash... Here's one reason... Imagine you, or maybe your son or daughter is working at the landfill (waste dump) or is otherwise comes into contact with such...

Quote: Originally Posted by MDRhoades Go to: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/m..._page=product& and dowload the maintenance manual. For those with a model not covered in the direct link...

Short version =Yes, if the bios supports it. **************** Most mfg's stop, or "freeze" the bios at whatever the last cpu used in SHIPPING product... So if it's a pin by pin swap within the same cpu family... and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by gridtalker I just throw them in the garbage And 6 months later you're drinking the chemicals that leach into the water table.. in your coffee, your soda's, etc even if you don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by SoulKeeper Why do u need to pull out the battery from the notebook when it is on AC Power? Soul Maybe the answer you seek in in this thread? A notebook battery guide...

Quote: Originally Posted by WackyT So the DHL guy would've taken the old battery back to Dell if you would've had it? What do you do to dispose of other rechargeable battery packs? I have a local recycling center...

. Regardless to what Dell does/ wants etc, if they end up not wanting it back (unlikely) find a recycling center as WackyT suggested above. Safe battery disposal is something we ALL need to be concerned with... That stuff going...