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post #961 of 1095
5/23/05 at 3:30am
I was wondering if dell can tell if I did the chassis switch if I need something fixed and put it back into the Inspiron chassis?

The lack of metal in the LCD in the 600m and the D600 case bothers me. I'm ordering a quicksnap cover in hopes it will sturdy up the LCD.
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post #962 of 1095
5/23/05 at 4:47am
Don't know. If there are any seals or Void Warranty stickers then yes.
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post #963 of 1095
5/23/05 at 10:24am
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Originally Posted by Drezliok
I was wondering if dell can tell if I did the chassis switch if I need something fixed and put it back into the Inspiron chassis?
They can but they most likely they won't. But I wouldn't risk it because altough opening your laptop like that does not void your warranty, if you damage something inside while doing it that's enough of an excuse for dell to tell you that the problem that your having was caused by doing the swap and they will not fix it. I'm scaring you here but if change your system back to its inspiron chassis before you send it out or a technician comes over, they won't ever know you did the swap..just make sure you're not eating a jelly sandwitch while you're doing the conversion back and forth

I kept the i600m chassis if I ever have to make a complete notebook exchange. However, even if though I have the home service, I do all the repairs myself. I just call up dell to send me a replacement parts and agree to void my warranty if I break something while doing the part replacement.

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The lack of metal in the LCD in the 600m and the D600 case bothers me. I'm ordering a quicksnap cover in hopes it will sturdy up the LCD.
D600's lcd is more stable than i600m's. It's made from magnesum alloy, so they say, while 600m's lcd back cover is kind of funny - plastic shielded by aluminum foil and some padding.

Btw, when you're taking out 600m's lcd, get your self a Torx #6 screwdriver for the side screws (not present on d600)
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post #964 of 1095
5/24/05 at 5:13pm
Can the LCD backing be replaced with out the rest or do I have to do a total conversion.

Also, how hard is it to maintain/repair the 600m on your own? scale 1-5 1 being simple to 5 being extrem.

mich43L, could you post a picture of your D600m?

Thankyou for your time.
Drezliok
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post #965 of 1095
5/24/05 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by Drezliok
Can the LCD backing be replaced with out the rest or do I have to do a total conversion.
No, 600m's front lcd plate wont fit and even if it did, d600's lcd sinks just a little bit down but enough to not fit 600m's palm rest. You cannot exchange any with the d600's parts (except the base) without doing a complete conversion if you want all the parts to fit correctly.

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Also, how hard is it to maintain/repair the 600m on your own? scale 1-5 1 being simple to 5 being extrem.
It's really hard for me to put a number on it. The HD, optical drive, memory, mini-pci are all removable very easily. 600m is a mature system and a popular one so you'll find plenty of spare part for it on places like ebay or parts-people.com. The lcd is probably hardest to take out from it's assembly because you have to do some careful pulling.

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mich43L, could you post a picture of your D600m?
It looks just like any d600. You can catch more of its pictures in my review of a laptop bag:
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=79653
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post #966 of 1095
5/28/05 at 10:59pm
Hey guys. My USB Mod has been pushed back a little. I broke pins on the usb recepticles that I purchased for the extra port while doing the wiring. Need to order some more and rethink the wiring.

Meanwhile:

Is anyone willing to solder on a usb recepticle to the 4 pin holes on 8600's motherboard to see if it'll work? IT'S A RELATIVELY SIMPLE JOB AND I CAN GUIDE YOU THROUGH IT! The cost of the parts is no more than $20 and the benefits are priceless!!
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post #967 of 1095
6/2/05 at 11:35am

Trackstick - going up!

I don't know if this is a mod or not as I've search the forum and come up empty.

My 9100 has the trackstick (yes!) but sometimes when I use it, the mouse gets stuck in an upward drifting motion. In other words, if I center the mouse on my screen and let go of the trackstick, the mouse icon creeps to the top. It's like a connecter on the trackstick is still making contact.

Any ideas?
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post #968 of 1095
6/4/05 at 3:31am
I'm planning on painting my 8600 as soon as finals are over but I got some questions about the sanding process. I assume a sanding block was used when sanding the flat surfaces such as the LCD cover and palm rests but what about the bumps and ridges. How would I sand areas such as the hinges of the center console, edges of the palm rests and the dips around the headphone and firewire jack that are curved or otherwise cannot be reached by a sanding block. Should I sand those areas by hand or is there some specific technique for that? Also can the blue plastic trim around the keyboard and touchpad be removed from the gray? I want to paint those a seperate color but if I can't take them off I'll just paint over them the same color as the rest of the comupter.

Thanks for the great guides Spiike.

Edit: Also, when removing the motherboard from the base, do I have to remove the CPU first then the motherboard or can I just leave the CPU in the socket and lift out the motherboard and CPU out as a single unit?
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post #969 of 1095
6/11/05 at 7:22am

painting

hey guys,
I don't trust myself with the painting of my laptop. Does anyone know any companies that will do a laptop paint job?
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post #970 of 1095
6/11/05 at 4:09pm
Take it to an auto paint shop. ^^
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post #971 of 1095
6/14/05 at 5:12pm
Just like to pop in and say my Celeron 1.5Ghz in my Inspiron 6000 has been successfully overclocked to 2.0Ghz. Temps are down substantially due to applying AS5. 30C idle in the office, 40C idle in my 90 degree second floor room. 51C at full load, prime95 stable in my 90 degree room.

It's freaking quick.
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post #972 of 1095
6/30/05 at 1:27pm
USB port mod done:
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=92207

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post #973 of 1095
6/30/05 at 3:35pm
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Originally Posted by doogz
Just like to pop in and say my Celeron 1.5Ghz in my Inspiron 6000 has been successfully overclocked to 2.0Ghz. Temps are down substantially due to applying AS5. 30C idle in the office, 40C idle in my 90 degree second floor room. 51C at full load, prime95 stable in my 90 degree room.

It's freaking quick.
???
You overclocked your CPU? How? Upgraded cooling solution (other than AS5?)?

Please post your full report

That's pretty gutsy
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post #974 of 1095
7/1/05 at 12:30am
Not exactly a dell mod, but its for my dell Lol
had this sitting around and decided to test a paint job on this first to see how it would work/look
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post #975 of 1095
7/1/05 at 2:44am
Looks nice! Is it glossy like it looks?
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post #976 of 1095
7/1/05 at 8:41pm
yes it is
thats what 3 coats of clearcoat will do, i havent even polished it yet :grin:
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post #977 of 1095
7/2/05 at 2:41am
Nah, it looks great!
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post #978 of 1095
7/6/05 at 1:34am
Has anyone thought of changing the LEDs in the Bluetooth area to WIFI..since i dont have BT built in, and buying one wouldnt be very cool since i have 2 BT dongles - course then i wouldnt have to plug it in, guess it depends on how well my BT fone behaves, just thought since the BT light is so close to the one in the ethernet port, you could just wire it in parallel? then the flashing would be for wifi and not BT =D
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post #979 of 1095
7/6/05 at 2:07am
Well, if you did it with the ethernet ones it would be for ethernet, not wifi, but would be cool none the less. It would have been preferable for dell to have a WiFi light, that using different colours would indicate a connection, searching for a connection, and turned off. I mean even my PDA WiFi has a light for this!!
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post #980 of 1095
7/6/05 at 2:07pm
well theres 2 lights inside the ethernet port, 1 for wired and one for wireless (or one for link, and one for activity?) either way, if i connected it the bluetooth would blink with the activity light might have to pop it open and investigate today
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