700m problems

[Rahxephan]

I just recently bought the 700m from the dell 750 off 1500 sale. I am not completly satisfied with the purchase. ANyone who bought this model happy with its performance? I can't tell if I got a defective item. The computer keeps crashing and I accessing the cd-rw/dvd from is questionable at best. It read the rom, but I can't file transfer anything off of it or run things on it.

Anyone having the same problems?

 

[tyim]

nope

mine runs like a charm

Suggestion: Send just the cdrw drive in.

 

[professorzoom]

mine has trouble reading cdrs. half of the time it detects the disc, but i can access it. the other half my computer just stalls until i remove the cd.

professorzoom

 

[Abhi]

Might want to check dells support sites for firmware upgrades.

 

[TSDible]

Mine is working great here.

I suggest contacting Dell

 

[Frightcrawler]

Exchange it.

 

[kuljc]

Originally posted by: professorzoom
mine has trouble reading cdrs. half of the time it detects the disc, but i can access it. the other half my computer just stalls until i remove the cd.

professorzoom

There is a firmware upgrade for the cd-rw/dvd if it's sony... I acidently installed it when i thought it was a driver. but anyways that should fix that problem


for OP send it back most likely.

 

[MazerRackham]

I have installed some stuff from CDRs on mine with no problems. But I also have the DVD+R drive, so it might be the difference.

Call Dell dude!!

 

[saltedeggman]

call and bitch !!!

 

[gshock888]

WORD OF WARNING: DON'T UPDATE TO BIOS A01

the windows utility will report success bios upgrade, but on power off, you will get a brand new paperweight

i am calling DELL right now to get a replacement. i hate their overseas support but they are nice. they are sending me a new one first and then i will just send the original one back.

 

[RedBeard]

Originally posted by: gshock888
WORD OF WARNING: DON'T UPDATE TO BIOS A01

the windows utility will report success bios upgrade, but on power off, you will get a brand new paperweight

i am calling DELL right now to get a replacement. i hate their overseas support but they are nice. they are sending me a new one first and then i will just send the original one back.

Was there a problem when you were flasing it? Has anyone else had this problem? I had not get around to doing updates to my 700m yet.

 

[err]

mine works fine as well.. of course the first thing after I've received my 700m was to reformat it and reinstall xp pro.


Anyway my cdrw sounds like a jet about to crash my house when it is burning 24x..... kinda anooying, I hope it won't destroy anything

 

[RedBeard]

After reading up on the Dell forums, there was a BIOS update to version A01. It did cause several laptops to fail but dell has pulled it off there website.

I did a bunch of cd ripping and some burning with my 700m that has the sony dvd-cdrw. When reading pressed retail discs, it is a lot quieter than buring or reading burned CD's. I did download and install the firmware update so it could read double layer DVD's

Setup and reinstalled 2k here.