Posts by Stringtheory

I have had a few extra batteries for ye olde Inspiron 9400 for a couple years. I try to keep them charged. Once the test lights on the battery go down to 3 leds, I recharge them. Just tried to recharge one of them, and the 9400 started...

Thanks for your replies. A couple times, I've been able to reach someone at Dell who authorized a particular part. That may not be the case now. I guess one can only try. Re the display: I hesitate to start taking the system apart....

I love the current 1920x1200 LED display on my 1737, but it has developed some dead pixels (not sure how that happens). I do have complete coverage, and I can get the screen replaced. I've heard that there are some manufacturers or...

I'm looking for two different batteries for a studio 7: One: A low-cost min-capacity battery to be used while the laptop iis on plug-in power. IOW just backup in case the power cable gets knocked loose. (Which it seems to do quite...

The keys on my Studio 1737 are very difficult to press. I'm a good touch typist, and this just requires way too much hammering to keep my speed up. Same thing happened when I got my first Inspiron 1705, but I found out that there were...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stringtheory Yeah, it does. I just tried to install the 64-bit version but got a message that the CPU was not compatible (I have the earlier non-Core2, so maybe that's why). Tried the 32-bit...

Quote: Originally Posted by BleedGreen I have Win 7 Pro on my E1705 . . . runs great. Win7 found all the drivers for me ... if it can just use the vista drivers - they will work. I installed the 32-bit . . . the 64-bit...

I ran Win7's Upgrade Advisor and got a couple flags on Inspiron 9400's hardware. But I've heard that people have nstalled Win7 on them (with mixed results). A couple reports on graphics malfunctions, and someone said the Sigmatel...

I'm looking to boost wifi reception a bit. I've seen a couple small USB-based adaptors, some with parabolics (like Hawking HWU8DD). Another option may be one of the small USB-plug/adaptors with removable omni antennas. These could...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stringtheory 9400 used to go to Hibernate mode when the laptop lid was closed. Now it just goes to Standby. I've reset the Hibernate settings with QuickSet (and also tried using the...