Posts by pranaearth

I used System Mechanic and all I have to say is: After doing a registry clean up, my computer wouldn't boot. There is a bug in the program that dosen't allow it to be updated while using the online update option. All in all, I...

I thought I would break my computer if I installed the 9800 card. But it was much much easier than expected. There is the documentation online that tells you how to do it. http://docs.us.dell.com/support/edoc...s/sm/index.htm I have...

Well the heat sink in the laptop and the heat sink from the video card are touching slightly, is that OK? P

Well, I finally installed it. It was much easier than I had expected. The only problem was the heat sink connected to the long copper pipe was bent. I had to bend it up into place to fit into the case. So far so good. I can run my games...

I just called up Dell support and said I was installing the card myself. The support tech said O.K., let me credit your account. It was all done in a matter of 5 minutes. My credit showed up 3 days later. The tech company however, has...

Hello it's me again. I've decided to wipe my HD clean and reinstall everything when my new video card arrives. I have forgotten several things however. After Windows is loaded, is there a specific order to reinstall the...

OOHHH! Thanks! I think I'll call customer service now! Prana edit: I called today and got 104.00 refunded! Woo Hoo indeed!

Well I popped for the full price. After Tax and free shipping it cost me 405.00. It shipped today. If you go to Dells site, on the menus at the top of the screen go to Electronics and Accesories/Browse by Catagory/Notebook Accessories....

Well, I finally did it. I ordered my 9800 graphics card for my i9100. For all of you who installed it yourself, was it very hard to do? I am frightened that I'm going to mess up the installation. Now maybe I'll be able to play Doom...

willydee, I would have to disagree with you, as does Ron Kuper from Cakewalk. See his white paper here: http://www.cakewalk.com/x64/whitepaper.asp So yes, all parts of a 64 bit system has to be coded for 64 bit operation to be a...