Posts by Atomic Flip

FYI The A09 BIOS for the i8600 has been available for a few days now. Installed and works just fine. The major change it has is that this BIOS will now allow you to undock your laptop without putting it into SUSPEND. They have...

Top Ten uses for my laptop: 1. Computing 2. Running Applications 3. Typing 4. Pointing & Clicking (should these be two separate items?) 5. Browsing 6. Searching 7. Processing 8. Graphics 9. Sound 10....

I agree.... It's obvious anything that doesn't work with an Hp product suffers from a design flaw! Hp A.F.

Ok I solved the problem. I had installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2 which overwrote my Sigmatel Audio drivers. I reinstalled those from Dell and the APR headphone jack is now working properly! A.F.

yes... its odd... it does not seem to work on mine. Any recommendations? A.F.

Does anyone have any experience with the Advanced Port Replicator and an Inspiron 8600? I am curious abou something. I just noticed that on one side of the APR there is a headphone jack. Similar to that on the i8600 itself. The...

If the Sony Vaio you are referring to is the new Widescreen 17" model... I can say that the ONLY thing the 8600 has going for it is the fact it has a 128 meg video card... well that and the 7200 RPM hard drive. otherwise... the...

Thank you so much Wooster and Sakor1! A.F.

What about calling Dell? Is there a dept that can be asked about this? Would they be willing to sell me an 8x DVD+RW? Thanks, A.F.

So.... then what is the correct number? Surely someone out there has it? Thanks, A.F.