Posts by RLCrisp

To repopoulate it? You solder it back in the way it was when you took it out. Easier said than done though, especially without access to a microscope, but certainly doable. I'm suprised how many people are comfortable taking an...

I wouldn't just junk the MB if it doesn't work, I'd at least try to repopulate the integrated graphics chip...

After seeing a bunch of other laptops with 'Truelife' like displays, I can't live with the light leakage/unevenness on my M170 anymore (Samsung 5557). The lower end has a really bright line that leaks a good inch or two up, and the...

The link above is actually just a DC/DC converter. Less wasteful design because it is specialized for the Dell 17" laptops. The post above is more generalized. Edit button still not working ftw!

An inverter changes DC to AC. Converseley, a rectifier changes AC to DC. Your 'power brick' is a transformer that rectifies 120VAC to 16.7VDC or so (I don't remember for M170). Car batteries are 12VDC. When you use a car...

Wow, you're fired. You are the 10,000th person to discover the m1710 and made the 15th thread about it. You also made a few people think that the 7900 would swap into the m170 no problem. charlesbo307 ftw!

You are going to be the king of bad rep if this doesn't turn out to be legit

Two things: I believe that they can get decent bandwidth, but how is the latency? I wouldn't mind some CS on my next flight Second: do you people actually think that this would be implemented if it wasn't safe? Seriously? ...

From reading your post I have adjusted my definition of light leakage. It is nothing near as bad as what yours sounded like. It's just a little strip where I can notice the backlight some at the bottom. I've heard quite a bit that...

Yeah, I can't complain about pixels at all. They are all fine . I only notice it during POST, Windows load. That doesn't matter to me. Watching DVDs though is where it bothers me. I would imagine DOOM3 to be bad too.