Posts by betafrog

Thats odd... I can play CS:S on my M1710 at 1920x1200 with max settings and it never drops below 100 FPS. I have the same GPU, 7900 GS 256 MB and same amount of ram. The only difference is my CPU is a 2.16 Core 2. If your running...

You wont be able to get a core 2 or even a core processor in there. Your motherboard only supports the Pentium M series processor so the best you can hope for is a 2.26 GHz Pentium M. Similar story with the video card. Will only support...

Same chassis, keyboard and screen as the XPS Gen2...

Hey Guys, After many years of service my iBook G4 12" has finally started showing issues... About two weeks ago i turned on the iBook to find that I only had a white screen with no image being displayed. You can hear the...

It usually overheats or sometimes a bad solder joint comes loose... Laptops are prone to overheating once in a while due their enclosed casing making it very difficult for air flow...

Also check out <a href="http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/">here</a>.. For a list of compatible devices...

As far as i'm aware, the Ultra 2 and Extreme III SanDisk SD's are the only SanDisk SD cards that are fast enough for the ReadyBoost feature.. Plus I'm pretty sure the SD slot on the M1710 wouldn't be fast enough for it to be utilised...

Hey IceMan.. Sorry to hear about your 6800Ultra.. Mine went just before christmas.. Dell don't make the 6800 anymore but they might have reufrbished ones lying around that they may try to stuff into your machine... Your rig will support...

Mid 1k's is absolutely normal for an XPS Gen2. My old one scored roughly 1,400-1,550 at various points with different drivers so thats actually quite a good score. As for the CPU tests, Skillz is right, the Pentium M just isnt that...

Quote: Originally Posted by djinn Man, when I turn on my laptop, my stupid LCD works, I hate it! It displays pictures, movies, games, etc... drives me crazy!!! I will never be happy if this continues to happen! So...