Posts by WackyT

Do you know the model name of the Targus bag, OpticalIllusion? I could not find a reasonably sized Targus that'll hold a 17" laptop. All I could find is this huge "mountain survival" sized one.

The E1705 fits into the Macroloader with all the padding in place. So, there is good padding all around it. I still wouldn't throw it on the ground like a bag of books, though.

Quote: Originally Posted by r4b Just one more question. How much HDD space do I need? For the Vista Ultimate Beta, I'd advise about 20GB. One of the good thing about VMWare is that it only uses what it...

Quote: Originally Posted by betafrog That macroloader looks pretty sweet WackyT How do you find it for getting the laptop in and out of it, also do you know if ebags will ship to Ireland... It not a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hemlawk Good news for me, I was wondering that same as r4b. When my M1710 gets here, I will definately try VMWare and Vista beta. I assume you install Vista into VMWare and at startup it...

Quote: Originally Posted by r4b So can you run the programs or access the files on your base OS? Or do you need to reinstall/transfer across? Also, does it just run in a little window or is it like multiple...

Go into the BIOS and tell it not to boot from LAN.

Quote: Originally Posted by r4b Cool. How easy is that to do? Not too hard to install Vista in VMWare. There are a couple of bugs still. There's a video bug on installation, and a USB bug after install. What...

eBag's Macroloader. Works great with my 17" Widescreen E1705. http://www.ebags.com/ebags/macroload...?modelid=59045

Try this. 1) Go to the Dell Support site and download the SigmaTel drivers for your laptop. 2) Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Remove the current SigmaTel drivers. 3) Reboot. 4) Install the driver package you downloaded...