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    Dell 14z 802.11n upgrade

    I just ordered a 14z laptop with the 802.11n WiFi option but unfortunately for some reason this pushes the ship date out another 8 business days. I would really like to get this thing by Christmas but with the 802.11n option the estimated ship date is 12/29. I would go with the 802.11g for now...
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    Need to buy a motherboard for a Dell XPS M140

    I have a Dell XPS M140 laptop that needs a new motherboard. Can anyone recommend a good source to buy one? I have googled a few but wanted to ask the forum before a bought one. Thanks.
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    Need to buy a Dell laptop motherboard

    I have a Dell XPS M140 laptop that needs a new motherboard. Can anyone recommend a good source to buy one? I have googled a few but wanted to ask the forum before a bought one. Thanks.
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    sysprep 1.1 - Win2K HDD move

    Here's the scenario: I need to move a Windows 2000 hard drive from Computer "A" to Computer "B". Computer A - 933 mhz pentium 3 (20GB HD w/Win2k) Computer B - 400 mhz Celeron (no HD) I plugged the hard drive from Computer A in Computer B but it would not boot. I guess because the...
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    sysprep 1.1 - Win2K HDD move

    Here's the scenario: I need to move a Windows 2000 hard drive from Computer "A" to Computer "B". Computer A - 933 mhz pentium 3 (20GB HD w/Win2k) Computer B - 400 mhz Celeron (no HD) I plugged the hard drive from Computer A in Computer B but it would not boot. I guess because the...
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    Hard Drive - Endless reboot loop

    I moved a Windows 2000 hard drive from one system to another and was hoping I could just plug it in and the other computer would boot OK. Of course I new this was probably wishful thinking on my part but I surprised that it actually tried to boot. It almost gets to the blue screen but then...
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    disk drive swap between two computers

    I have two computers at home and I would like to swap the disk drives between the two. One system is a 933 mhz machine (20 GB HDD) and the other is a 400 mhz (80 GB HDD). I don't use the 400 mhz much and could really use the bigger hard drive in the 933 mhz system. What is the best way to...
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    XPS M140 or E1505 for college student

    My oldest son is college bound in the fall and I am down to these two models mainly because we get such a good discount on Dell here at work. I can get the basic configurations on either one of these for under $700. The XPS M140 has a free DVD burner upgrade, 60 MB HD and the E1505 has the...
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    IE 6 Problems on Win 2k machine

    IE quits working for no reason. I keep getting messages that the websites are unavailable even though I know the connection is good (works on a different computer). I have had a barage of adware and spyware problems lately but I don't know if that's what's causing all the problems. I am using...
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    T&L DX9 Video Card

    My kids just got a new game and it will not run on my current system. My system meets all the requirements except for the video. Here's what it says for video: 32MB AGP Video w/ hardware T & L DirectX 9.0 Here's my question. I don't mind spending $100 or less to upgrade the card but really...
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    Modem will not detect dial tone

    Something strange is going on with my modem. It will not connect because it's not getting a dial tone. I have verified that the connection to the telephone line is good. Ran diagnostics and the software says the modem is working fine. I'm wondering if it could be possible the hardware that...
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    win2k pop-up window "Update" on restart

    I've tried everything I know to figure this one out but no luck so far. I'm running Windows 2000 and about a month ago starting getting a window pop-up on startup called "Update". I doesn't do anything that I can tell. There is a "Status" window inside the main "Update" window. I opened task...
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    CD burner write speed question

    I just bought my first cd burner and as such have little to none burning experience. It is a Verbatim 52x24x52 with Nero software. I was trying to do a 52x cd copy from a 40x drive (source) with 48x media in the burner and the recorded cd has skips in it. I did a speed test and got 2 results...
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    Hot??? - 17" MAG Flatscreen Monitor $99 - Best Buy

    This Sunday's flyer had advertised a MAG 17" flatscreen monitor for $99 after rebates. I'm sorry I don't have the specific model number but will probably go by and look at it today. Has anyone else seen this or have opinions. For a flatscreen it sounded like a decent deal to me. Thanks.
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    Need 56K modem recommendation

    I just picked up a second PC from work and need a modem for it. It is a Dell Optiplex (933 Mhz I think) with Windows 2000. I live in the boonies so my connections are not that great (usually 26400 with a USR 28.8 modem). I would use the modem I have now but it is ISA not PCI which is what the...
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    Free Prime Peripherals 56K modem at OM

    Does anyone know anything about this modem? I think it is $30 with a $30 MIR = FREE.