Posts by mc2wheels

Two big problems -- 1) the silver dollar is not flat on the bottom -- you really want a flat bottom heat sink to make a good contact with chips. I've heard of lapping heatsinks to make them smoother, but this would be in extreme need...

I had to replace my keyboard due to a beer spilling incident. While I was there I tightened the heat sink screws. I am not sure they actually moved, but however much I did tighten it fixed my problem. I was very slow and steady with...

I bought mine on ebay -- slight beer spill incident (ouch). It was $60 shipped, and I should get it next week. I should have been more patient because I see that there are currently a couple of auctions for cheaper than that. Here's...

I have lots of experience with all different speed computers, mainly with compiling code, and running multiple resource intensive services to develop and test the product I work on. I notice the differences with compile times. The...

I was mainly interested in upgrading to 2GB of ram -- I use vmware images to test with on my laptop, and I would like to be able to give the guest operating systems 1GB of ram. But that got me to thinking: If I already have to take the...

I have the one that fixed the Windows XP SP2 problem -- I think it was the one from the m6811 -- I'll check next time I reboot. Is there a newer one, or will this m6811 one work with PC3200? Anybody out there done this? BTW, I saw...

I see that newegg has the AMD 3700+ mobile chip, and I was wondering if I could upgrade my m6807 to the 3700+. I was going to open it up anyway to upgrade the internal ram slot. Anyway, I was hoping the bios can handle the 3700. Also,...

I had a 5400rpm drive in my 6807. I guess during manufacturing, when they run out of 4200rpm drives they use the more expensive ones. Anyway, you wouldn't notice as big an improvement as everyone else if you were starting with the...

This machine is very powerful for the price. Best Buy is selling it for $1400, but there are 2 rebates (1 from eMachines, and 1 from Best Buy) for $250 total. That brings the price to $1150. I have the M6807 (same machine with DVD...

If you say the you can't beat the stability of the Intel processor and chip sets, and this is ridiculous given that Intels latest chip set had issues, then the implication is that both the processor and the chip sets are more stable. ...