Posts by pck831

Quote: Originally Posted by krjx I ordered my laptop on the 6th of June. The first 8600 was lost in transit so DELL issued me a replacement which was delayed at every stage. It finally got to me last night. From the...

Quote: Originally Posted by remmeh pck831: they asked me a series of pointless troubleshooting questions: hope this helps thanks, but i think i better wait for the techs. anyway, are u still having the...

hmm it seems that even brand new 8600 have the problem, is there a flaw in the whole system itself, as in every new inspirron 8600 produced at the moment have this problem are there any happy inspiron 8600(dothan) owners out there...

yes, the problem was fixed after updating win xp. thanks

called dell today and they seem pretty reluctant to replace the whole system without trying to replace some parts. anyway, they're sending some tech guys over to my house to have a look have it. the 'satisfaction ppl' say i can have a...

hmm i'm still wondering if i just got a bad laptop or are all the new dothan inspiron 8600 having this problem. anyone who recently bought the dothan 8600 without these problems?

Quote: Originally Posted by remmeh yea, i got mine replaced... it's a hardware problem did they tell you what exactly was wrong when u got it replaced?

hmm, it seems to be happening to other users too, hmm no i'm afraid getting a replacement unit wouldnt help as they may be a flaw in the system itself. are there any users of 8600 without this problem? and just wondering, do all of u...

thanks, i forgot to mention i try to fit with dell's ram alone, and it was still happening. is this a universal problem with 8600? i'm afraid the new system will have the same problem

could u post a link to the thread too?