trying to make a back up copy of my dell Vista ultimate disk which i am
allowed to do, however if i try and burn it to an ordinary dvd no matter
which writer i use the disk always ends up as a coaster with the "illegal
disk" failed error, however if i burn to a RW dvd it burns ok ...

I just did a clean install of windowXP on a dell inspiron 700m, then I added
the drivers (display, modem, sound, ...) from dell's driver CD.
One thing I'm missing is the battery level indicator tray icon. What is the
name of the driver/component I need to install to get the ...

I am trying to copy a file on the hard disk to another folder on the same hard
disk. I get the message "Can't Copy 'filename': The Request Could No Be
Performed Because Of an I/O Error." So far it has only happened with one file.
I'm using Windows 2000 with sp4. I've tried several ...

does anyone know if i can use a prescott processor on a dimession
8200?. It has a 2.0ghz cpu now , it think it is a 533MHz now. Thanks

It looks as if dollar-for-dollar you get less computer in a Latitude than
in a Vostro - e.g., less RAM, HD etc.
Or looking at it the other way, to get the same specs in a Latitude will
cost you a lot more money. So what makes a Latitude a better computer? It's

I just recently did a clean reinstall of WindowsXP from the
reinstallation CD and have managed to download all the drivers I need
from the Dell website, except for the Video Controller. When I look in
Device Manager it shows up as a big yellow question mark with an

have a Dell Inspiron 700m and after I installed WinXP SP2 I noticed
the flash message "Loading PBR for descriptor 4...done" to the screen
right before the WinXP boot login logo.  Does PBR have something to
do

Now's the chance for the hardware guys to shine. What are some typical
front side bus (FSB) clock speeds and associated RAM speeds for the Dell
Precision Workstations. I've seem bus speeds of 533 and 800 MHz, and
also RAM speeds of 400 MHz matched up with 800 MHz FSB. How does

Dell 8300 HD was clacking so we installed a new HD used GHOST to trsf
the files. everything works, except, we had 5 old DOS games, that now
will not run, have reinstalled, have gone to games Properties, and
changed the various Compatibility Modes,  

What's the name of the Dell tool to manage the PERC 5 RAID array on a
Windows 2000 Server system? It used to be called FAST on NT 4 systems. There
are too many options on the PowerEdge 1850 download page!
Thanks, Rob.

Hi Dell people,
My Dell 5150 is permanently connected to the line supply and used as a
desktop replacement. The CPU is 2.66GHz but runs at the battery default of
1.594GHz.

I was wondering if anyone here is using a External Hard Drive to back up
more then one computer... We have 2 Vostro notebooks and two Dimension
Desktops in our house and I thought if I could get one larger External Hard
Drive to back up docs and music for all 4 life would be much ...

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    I replaced the stock keyboard on my 8600 laptop this weekend,
the original keyboard had lost a couple of keys. The replacement
keyboard came with one of those little mouse controller eraser heads
in the middle of the keyboard, but I can't seem to get it to work. Do

      I am having a problem, hope someone can help.  I have a Dell
Dimension 9100 for about a year now. Pentium D CPU 2.8GHz and 512 of ram. I
just bought another 2 Gigs of  DDR 2 pc5300 of market grade memory. I put
the two 1 gig strips in slots I and 2.  I put the two 256MB ...