Posts by RoofusX

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p do you get the battery charging indication ? Does it charge beyond the 75% ? I do not see an animated charging indication, but if I hover the mouse over the icon it reports...

Last night I was using my E1705 running on battery when the thing just suddenly zapped off. I had recently glanced at the battery meter which was 75% full. I pressed the button on the actual battery which shows 3 of 5 lights on the...

Bah. Just bought a new one in March. Good thing it has a year warranty. Want to get that replaced, get some new fans, and upgrade to a 7950gtx and this machine should still be strolling along. Thanks!

My E1705 battery refuses to charge. I had a bum power adapter which I had replaced. Got the new one today and it still won't charge my battery. What occurs is that I plug in the power and the battery icon in Win7 indicates it is...

These cards are selling for $325-$400 on ebay. But I talked to an ebay seller the other day and he told me I could buy direct from Dell for $175. Maybe check with Dell parts to see if there's any accuracy for this. Even if this is a...

Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p If you are planning on upgrading your GPU to a 7950GTX, then you will need to upgrade yuour opwer supply to a 130 Watt model. buy one listed for a M1710 (they are the same...

I need a new power cable for my E1705. It started tearing apart at the laptop side plug, and ever since then has stopped charging my laptop. It provides enough power to operate the laptop, but won't charge the batter above about...

Cool beans! Thanks again!

Quote: Originally Posted by Acclimated You can buy fans on eBay for $10-$20 ... Thanks! That's helpful. You don't happen to know the part numbers for the both fans? Might as well replace both.