Recent content by aggie04ci

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    Dell 8400. Problems with Western Digital SATA HD??

    also, I might buy another SATA cable and switch it with the one in the computer to see if that is the problem since you mentioned that could be a possibility. He didn't switch the cable out to my knowledge.
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    Dell 8400. Problems with Western Digital SATA HD??

    Penguin, I had installed the chipset drivers off the resource CD a few days ago, well after the drivers for the audio/video/etc were installed. Do you mean I should re-install those other drivers off the CD again? Bit confused at that process, as in do I need to uninstall those drivers...
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    Dell 8400. Problems with Western Digital SATA HD??

    I may call Dell back to fix it like you suggested, guess I'm just nervous since they didn't do it right the first time. By the mobo drivers, do you mean chipset drivers? Dell support told me to install certain drivers after installing the OS (using their resource CD), and had me install...
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    Dell 8400. Problems with Western Digital SATA HD??

    Not sure how to phrase all of my problem as I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff. In short, I had a HD failure a week or two ago. My Dell was under warranty, so they sent a guy out to replace the drive. He comes with a Western Digital Drive (my original drive was a Maxtor), plops...
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    Are these 3dmark03 test results good or bad for my system?

    have any info on my drivers? Are there newer ones out, and if so........is it easy to update them?
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    dell refurb - how to know what is good model ...

    I'd hold off for better deals, or look for an 8400. I bought my new computer from the Dell outlet last week and received it this past Monday. Keep in mind, I paid $514 for this configuration so you can compare it to the 2 your mentioned in your original post: $514 for: Dell 8400...
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    Are these 3dmark03 test results good or bad for my system?

    Here are my specs: Dell 8400 Pentium 4 3.4 1gig Ram 400mhz 80gig HD nvidia 6800 GTO (nothing in the video card settings or computer is modified or boosted...all stock) The driver on the GTO is listed as 6.6.8.7. No clue if thats a good driver or not. ....Ihad meant to download the...