Hi all, I used to know how to do this on (P)ATA hard drives, but this SATA
stuff has me confused.  I would like to buy a new hard drive, install my
copy of XP, and use the old hard drive as backup.
Can I install the second/new hard drive, format it and partition it, install

A friend has a 9200 with the 1.8 c2d cpu and wants to upgrade it.
I have 2 x 9200's, 1 with the 2.4 c2d and 1 with the 2.4 Quad Core and
so I'm assuming the cpu structure is the same?.
Would I be right in telling him that he can upgrade his c2d with a

For anyone who's watching my Dimension 8300 adventures.
http://search.ebay.com/130206085424
I've always liked the 2.8GHz part in Celeron trim, and I thought that
was a fair price to pay. (Plus, as previously mentioned, I'm cheap! Or

We bought a Dell D630 notebook and can't figure out how to keep the same
screen brigtness when it's unplugged from the wall.   The screen brightness
is greatly reduced when it's not plugged in.  Is there any way to configure
it to maintain brigtness when it's unplugged?

I have a Dell xp400 which runs on Vista and a dell inspiron 8600
notebook which runs on xp and which I use mainly for storing and playing
music files.  I would like to get an external hard drive to backup my
entire xp400 computer and only the music files on my inspiron 8600.

I have an Inspiron 600m, 2003 model.  I know the LEDs below the power
button are on when the computer is, but the light does not show through
the power button.  Am I alone in this or is that the way the 600m is set up?
I took the button cover off and looked at the bottom of the ...

Vostro 1400 xp pro yesterday need tips and tricks
I just got this yesterday locked it up 1st time on but it restarted
ok. Zero in control panel was a surprise I searched for a hour on
Google did anyone else have to click start on this, and get the

Does anyone know if I can use this laptop with one of the Dell
Ultrasharp 20" monitors?  What I'm really asking is the video card
(which I assume cannot be replaced) up to the job?
TIA

Just been given about 10 Windows XP Pro restore CDs and the
application disks and Roxio and also about 5 Vista Business DVD's
that
are basically not required. Offers welcome if anyone has any use for

I tried the 2.2GHz/400MHz FSB rated Celeron in my Dimension 8300 tonight.
I'm not sure what Dell was thinking when they designed the particular
heatsink used in this system, but it was a chore to get those little green
retention arms to come loose. After nearly cutting myself on ...

My 2005FPW went dead 2 years into the 3 year warranty. Dell did the advance
exchange in about 5 days total time, from the first e-mail I sent, to
getting the new unit to the doorstep, and this included a weekend.
So I decided to upgrade an old 17" CRT on a Dimension 4400. I moved ...

My brothers Inspiron 6400 running XP will not autoplay cds/dvds etc.
I've been thru all the autoplay settings in the drives property section and
even tried to "restore defaults". Even tried the m/soft "Autoplay Fix" -
zilch...

My computer usage is such that I really do not NEED a
laptop.
I don't travel for work..... and even tho I'm a student
find that dragging a full size laptop to school to be a