Posts by stigmata

Well it turned out to be a driver issue. I installed the latest Intel drivers and it stopped working altogether, with the device manager thing constantly attempt to install drivers for an unknown network controller and failing. Then I...

The same thing actually just started happening to me. It used to be that I could leave wireless on indefinitely and nothing would happen. Now, after a while it'll shut off and won't work until a complete system restart. I thought it...

I haven't been keeping up with the news or anything, but aren't you forgetting the transition from DX9 to DX10? From what I remember, DX10 was a substantial change in the way graphics are processed, and you can't just look at clock...

Tweaks RAM timings?

Alright, here's my opinion: stop calling Dell. E-mail them. Go through the standard e-mail technical (or customer) support, explain the problem, and if that doesn't solve it, take the case number that you're assigned and take it to...

The original Dell graphics drivers turn off the screen when the lid is closed. If you're not using the Dell drivers (I'm using the MobileForce drivers), then you can go to the Power Settings thing, and in the Power Schemes tab, set it to...

What's wrong with MCE? It has all the features of XP, and you should be able to turn off any extra features you don't like. I have yet to notice a difference between my XP Pro comp and my XP MCE laptop.

Unpowered speakers aren't gonna be much better than what Dell's built-in speakers are capable of. If you want a sound boost, check out the modified Toshiba Virtual Sound drivers...

I've done a few searches and looked around a bit, and as far as I can tell, even with 4 gigs of RAM, ReadyBoost will still help, although probably not as drastically. Whatever, if it doesn't work, hell, I've had this 4 GB SD for a long...

I'm not completely sure, but I think Dell will repair your laptop for a fee, if it's out of warrantee.