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Great info, thanks. How do you know which connection it uses? Any of these be worth it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Order=REVIEWS And how about performance? Would it really be that noticeable over the internal drive? I...
I've decided to put off replacing my 7 year old P4 desktop for one more year and just use my D820 since I have a D-Dock for it already. I've been toying with the idea of putting a PCI eSata card in the dock and use an eSata drive when...
My D820 seems to have developed a fair amount of play in the hinge, probably 3/4" back and forth, measured at the top. Is there any way to tighten the hinges on these?
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthPierce The slot should have the electrical functionality of both usb2 and pcie 1x. It's up to the add in card maker to decide which is easier/cheaper/more relevant for their...
Through some looking around I've discovered that the Express Card standard in new notebooks allows the EC slot to be connected to the system bus via PCIe x1 or USB 2.0. Obviously there is a huge throughput difference between USB 2.0's...
nevermind. i just dumped the linux partitions using one of the partition managers on Ultimate Boot CD and now setups running fine
Yes! As a matter of fact i installed Fedora 5 as thats what they use here for CS classes. So if i just delete all the "non-windows" partitions setup should start just fine? Thanks MrEvil!!!
Hey everyone, im having a bit of an issue here. i need to reinstall XP on my D820 but the Windows setup will not start. I see the message "Press any key to boot from cd" i do this, and then "windows is examing your...
I dont suggest sacrificing CPU speed if you can avoid it. If you want a well equipped latitude your looking at more than $1000. I would suggest you watch the Dell Outlet for a good deal on a D820 or even a Precision M65, which is...
Well, i apologize, i should have mentioned that its AC/DC before (and no theres no sarcasm in that). When i bought my D820, the power options were 90W or 65W AC/DC so i guess i assumed all the PA-10 65W adapters were AC/DC so my mistake...
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