Posts by spacederelict

If you reseated the CD-ROM drive itself, not just the disk, that SHOULD clear up the "cable error". I don't know about your machine, but on Dells, you only need to remove the screw on the bottom marked "O", presumably...

Excellent thread, especially for anyone who's been "out of the loop" awhile, or new to notebooks. Glad I read the article at Tom's, I thought my 855GM chipset was ancient history. Keep up the good work.

Bummer. Yeah, even without messing with the boot order, you'd think the BIOS test would've shown a prob, or installed the OS. One last thing you might try, is just removing then reinserting the CD (disk and/or drive) . Sometimes things...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chaka Kahn Can you care to explain how he "could upgrade" it? Well, unless I missed something, he said it was a card, not integrated graphics. I'm certainly no expert on...

Does your BIOS have options to change boot order? Try changing it to Boot From CD First. Good luck.

Yeah, I'm 90% sure you COULD upgrade it, but I doubt you'd be happy with the small performance increase. The card you have is already very close to the best available, so IMHO, you'd be better off waiting for the next generation card,...

Just make sure the replacement is a "mobile" A64. They're not the same as a desktop chip, & might be hard to find.

Another old-timer here, I guess. I strongly prefer Win2K Pro over XP of any flavor. First & foremost for me, I can't stand the whole activation process, for XP. Once you buy a copy of an OS, it shouldn't matter how many times you...

Pretty interesting subject. My Inspiron 1150 has built-in capability (mini-PCI), but didn't come with the card, I got it used. I use a Belkin wireless-G card, & it works fine. I've been wondering if it's worth getting a built-in...

Hi, did you test the RAM, to make sure it's not damaged? And can ya tell me the brand & timings? Thanx.