Dell

Possible good Dell customer service
Client brought a D820 today for me to handle. Obviously bad nVidia graphics. Called Dell and they have dispatched a replacement D820 mobo. They are supposed to contact client on Monday to arrange repair. This one was bought with 3-year business warranty. You get what you pay for. Will update all as to progress ... 11 Oct 2008 05:27

'True' vs. 'Pseudo' Quad Core
Trying to decide between dual core and quad core for my next Dell desktop. From what I understand, Intel's current quad-core processors (at least, the ones offered by Dell) are not truly quad core, but more like two dual-core processors glued together. There are four cores there, no doubt, but certain compone... 13 Oct 2008 13:33

Are these decent deals
I got a mailing from Staples. The following will be on sale starting 10/12: Sandisk Cruzar 4 gig flash drive -- $17.99 Maxtor 500 gb ext. hard drive $89.99 I think one can't go wrong with the first item? Correct? What about the second deal? I can use another external hard drive. I've had one for about 4 ... 11 Oct 2008 14:37

Dell order delayed... twice
I'm not sure if this group is still functional/active... I ordered an Inspiron desktop Sept. 15th and I just received a notice that it's been delayed a second time, estimated ship date is now Oct. 17. Does anyone know what the problem is? ... 10 Oct 2008 12:03

CMOS battery for B130 Inspiron laptop
Are these a proprietary item from Dell or is there an equivalent (EverReady, etc) and, if so, where can one obtain the 3rd party battery? ... 9 Oct 2008 15:35

Dell Extended Warranty
I recently purchased a Dell XPS M1530--love the machine. I received a letter and had a phone call about Dell's extended limited warranty, in home service and XPS technical support. A three-year extension is offered for $279. This is my first experience with Dell, and will appreciate any advice and comments a... 11 Oct 2008 08:30

bent pins
Hi guys Due to my clumsiness/haste I have bent 2 pins on the mobo connector of the cd writer. Any hints or tips to resolve this? It is a very old TINY pc so no big deal if it cant be repaired. T I A Brian ... 13 Oct 2008 01:17

XPS410 -- suddenly I can't see
I am having the weirdest problem. I have an XPS410 running XP. Boot the machine, it works fine. Internet access works. File shares on other machines work. Other machines can see file shares on this machine. After awhile, from minutes to days, other machines can no longer see the file shares on this machine ... 10 Oct 2008 20:17

Reinstallation CD
I have a Dell desktop (came with XP) that we're not going to be using any more - we're buying a new Dell machine that comes with Vista - we'd prefer XP instead of Vista - can we use the reinstallation CD from the old machine (with XP) to re-format the hard drive and install XP on the new machine? Thanks! ... 8 Oct 2008 20:09

when starting one software program, another pops up
Hi everyone, I am getting the following bizarre problem on my pc. Where I fire up a specific software program (through C:\Program Files\SoftwareProgramX), another software program (Turbotax, or rather the installation of Turbotax !) gets started. A Microsoft Data Access Components window pops up. I hit cancel ... 8 Oct 2008 18:06