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From: Christopher Muto on 19 Jul 2010 08:07 Christopher Muto wrote: > cdh1836 wrote: >> (1) I am looking for a internal dvd drive for my dell smartstep 200N >> and cannot seem to find it. >> (2) My screen for the dell smartstep 200n goes dark after about 15 >> minutes of use , however I can still see the images on screen in the >> background is it time for a new screen or display cable? >> >> Thanks >> > > pretty impressive that you have kept this machine working this long. > must be over 8 years. if you see a faint image on the lcd screen (that > is read when you shine a bright light or flashlight on the screen) then > the problem is that the lamp in the display is dead. since this was not > a very popular model it may be hard to find used parts for it on ebay > and your only choices are to send the entire computer off to a reputable > repair shop like moniserv who i think charges about $125 for the repair. > but you could connect an external monitor to the machine via the vga > port on the rear and continue to use the machine like that. the optical > drive is in a tray and other than the front panel is a standard drive. > you could remove the optical drive with tray from the machine, and then > remove the drive from the tray and try to purchase a generic drive to > install into the tray... this suggestion again because of the machines > age and lack of popularity means it will be hard to find parts... your > time and money is probably better spend on an entirely new system. ps, i think that you will find a toshiba sdr2102 as the bare optical drive inside of your machine once you open it up. it is a combination cdrw/dvd drive.
From: BillW50 on 19 Jul 2010 16:31 In news:184af7ad-86ef-4546-ab3e-f9bd4f48ebdf(a)y11g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, Bob Villa typed on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:02:19 -0700 (PDT): > On Jul 18, 1:31 pm, cynthiadea...(a)msn-dot-com.no-spam.invalid > (cdh1836) wrote: >>> cdh1836 wrote: >> >>> (1) I am looking for a internal dvd drive for my dell smartstep >> 200N and cannot seem to find it. >>> >>> (2) My screen for the dell smartstep 200n goes dark after about 15 >> minutes of use , however I can still see the images on screen in the >> background is it time for a new screen or display cable? >>> >>> Thanks >> >> Yes I have the settings correct and if the problem >> persist would you recommend a new screen? > > Yes, but depending on the cost...you may be better off with a new > notebook. It depends on whether you like Vista and/or Windows 7 or not. I ran Windows 7 Ultimate RC on three different computers for a year. And I hated every minute of it! As it eats up 20% more of the CPU (Celerons) at idle and heats up the CPU 20�F hotter at idle. And they assume the user is a complete idiot! And blocks the advanced users from making many changes. And I have two unopened and still sealed Windows 7 boxes up on the shelf. They are totally useless to me. I personally have no problems buying a machine manufactured in 2006 and has Windows XP drivers. Any newer computer, the odds gets really slim of finding Windows XP drivers for such a machine. Here are my OS stats: 1) Windows XP runs 100% of what I want to run. 2) Windows 7 runs 85% of what I want to run (plus it is much slower). 3) Windows 2000 runs 80% of what I want to run (as fast as Windows XP or sometimes faster). 4) Linux runs 5% of what I want to run. And Linux is also awful when it comes to running multimedia. As you need 3x more processing power than XP does on the same machine. Plus Linux support for different file types is very limited. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
From: Bob Villa on 19 Jul 2010 19:17
On Jul 19, 3:31 pm, "BillW50" <Bill...(a)aol.kom> wrote: > Innews:184af7ad-86ef-4546-ab3e-f9bd4f48ebdf(a)y11g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, > Bob Villa typed on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:02:19 -0700 (PDT): > > > > > On Jul 18, 1:31 pm, cynthiadea...(a)msn-dot-com.no-spam.invalid > > (cdh1836) wrote: > >>> cdh1836 wrote: > > >>> (1) I am looking for a internal dvd drive for my dell smartstep > >> 200N and cannot seem to find it. > > >>> (2) My screen for the dell smartstep 200n goes dark after about 15 > >> minutes of use , however I can still see the images on screen in the > >> background is it time for a new screen or display cable? > > >>> Thanks > > >> Yes I have the settings correct and if the problem > >> persist would you recommend a new screen? > > > Yes, but depending on the cost...you may be better off with a new > > notebook. > > It depends on whether you like Vista and/or Windows 7 or not. I ran > Windows 7 Ultimate RC on three different computers for a year. And I > hated every minute of it! As it eats up 20% more of the CPU (Celerons) > at idle and heats up the CPU 20°F hotter at idle. And they assume the > user is a complete idiot! And blocks the advanced users from making many > changes. And I have two unopened and still sealed Windows 7 boxes up on > the shelf. They are totally useless to me. > > I personally have no problems buying a machine manufactured in 2006 and > has Windows XP drivers. Any newer computer, the odds gets really slim of > finding Windows XP drivers for such a machine. Here are my OS stats: > > 1) Windows XP runs 100% of what I want to run. > > 2) Windows 7 runs 85% of what I want to run (plus it is much slower). > > 3) Windows 2000 runs 80% of what I want to run (as fast as Windows XP or > sometimes faster). > > 4) Linux runs 5% of what I want to run. And Linux is also awful when it > comes to running multimedia. As you need 3x more processing power than > XP does on the same machine. Plus Linux support for different file types > is very limited. > > -- > Bill > Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2 He could always buy a new Dell on sale (cheap with Vista) and install XP from his old machine. I hate Vista and no next to nothing about 7. I have had 6 Dells (3 now) all with XP and haven't looked forward or back. |