Posts by stigmata

For a 4GB SD card that works, I have Ritek's 4GB 150x SD card, and it works fine in my E1705's card reader. I know some 4GB SD cards out there have compatability issues with a lot of devices, but I'm fairly sure A-DATA's 4GB SD card is...

The 7800 Go is a lot better than the x1400, but it will drain your battery faster and heat up a lot more. The 7800 Go was largely replaced by the 7900 GS, which runs faster and cooler, a while ago.

The e1705 keyboard should work, AFAIK.

Meh, 50% off is nothing. Free retail Vista Ultimate for beta testing for the win.

That's a desktop hard drive, you're gonna want to look specifically for a notebook hard drive. You'll also need to pay attention to the interface, PATA vs. SATA. I'm pretty sure the XPS140 uses the ATA-6 interface. EDIT: Here is...

Your post reminded me of this: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...l_adhesive.htm I'm somewhat hesitant to attach a copper block to the bottom of the heatsink in case a Dell tech sees it and voids my warranty because of it. However,...

Well after a long wait, I finally got my laptop back from a return to depot repair service, which Dell shipped via next day air, and yet DHL somehow managed not to make that deadline. Anyhoo... I was bored and so I decided to apply...

They actually only suck in from the bottom and top, if I remember correctly. The side vents are blocked off from the fans.

Canned air is more than enough to get all the dust out of the fans and heatsinks without having to take apart the laptop. Occasionally I remove the keyboard to clean out the rest of the laptop with the canned air, and that only involves...

Umm. This thread is almost a full year old...