Posts by Tiburon666

I'm sorry to here about your problems, but it does appear to be unusual. My experience with Dell's service has been nothing but outstanding on my old I9300, which is my first Dell. (Actually this is the first brand-name computer I've...

I'm not sure about the Synaptics, but based upon what I know from the Alps driver and other pointing devices I've worked with over the years, the newer Synaptics should work fine (if your touchpad is Synaptic). Generally with pointing...

You can find replacement fans no problem. Just about any part can be found either here in the For Sale/Wanted forum, eBay, or Dell parts (also don't forget Google is your friend). Now as far as the resolution you need, don't limit...

I've got a very-late in the production run i9300 w/SATA. I thought I remembered reading back then that there was a sound reason for flashing to the XPS even in the newer BIOS. So as an experiment I spent yesterday flashing back to the...

This is an excellent topic I haven't heard discussed here in a while. For those who don't know, the majority of Dell notebooks do use the "Alps" touchpad although several use "Synaptics". The Dell has updated drivers...

Yeah the 130W brick is a ton compared to the 90W one. Make sure you keep your vents clean, it can get like an oven if clogged. I tell you going for the 7800GTX was a great decision for me and well worth it. Good luck. Ciao

To the OP (iieeann): if you have an original i9300 (PATA) there is no way to connect an SATA drive to your machine internally, only externally via an enclosure and USB port. The wiring is different for the two and not compatible with one...

I've had this problem ever since I got my I9300 a few years ago. I've tried dozens of fixes with no success, but discovered a pretty simple work-around that works every time. All you have to do is push the "play" button on the...

Since you have a choice, definitely go for the 7800GTX if you can find one. They come up for sale periodically here in the "For Sale/Wanted" forum and on eBay. Don't worry about the GTX dieing, all higher-end laptop video cards...

Flav_cool The easiest way to determine what type of drive you have installed is to look at Disk drives in the Device Manager. When you click on your drive you'll see the drive's manufacturer and model number, with that info you can then...