Persistence pays off again. Turns out the danged BIOS was not set up properly (by default) for wireless. Once set correctly, wireless worked immediately. On the one hand, I rightfully feel stupid because I should have looked there first, but didn't. On the other hand, the many web...

Yes, it is me again. New thread. I have gotten nowhere. Since I cannot get either of my two wireless adapters to work - I am forced to try to buy a replacement for one of them. I have to wonder - is it worth it? I ask - has anyone out there had an Inspiron 8500 laptop actually work...

My "H" drive, used for storing movies cannot be seen in Windows7 Explorer, nor in "Computer Management/Diskmanagement". Why has this suddenly happened? Peter

I have a DELL model PP21L laptop on which the screen is pretty dim. Is there any adjustment on this laptop that might increase the brightness? Thanks Big Fred

When I select F8 for safe mode on this laptop, the screen just shows gibberish for the XP/SP3 boot. I have never encountered this before on desktops. What would cause this? Thanks Big Fred

I am installing XP SP3 fresh on this laptop. I think it has a Dell TrueMobile 1300 so-called Mini-PCI card. Device ManagerNetwork Adapters shows that this is so, and says it is working. However wireless does not work - setup 'cannot find a wireless in range - my router is within 5 feet. In an...

I've long heard that a 32-bit OS can use only up to 3.25 GB system memory. This is the case with my own computer which has 4 GB installed and TaskManager shows 3.25GB usable memory. However, while checking around for a new system, I read in some Asus motherboard manuals that if 4GB or more is...

My venerable HP855c is finally starting to show some problems. As you can see, it's been a long time since I shopped for a printer. What I've noticed about newer printers is that replacing cartridges can be very expensive. I would like to find a non-all-in-one printer within the $50-$140 price...

Hello, I've a problem. Some time ago I connected Terratec Aureon 5.1 Fun card to a server (PCI slot). It was universal (5V & 3.3V) card so I thought it would be fine. Card got burned immediately after powering up the server. Pins around 10 (just before first notch if you count from the rear of the...

On 08/10/11 12:36, S. Josephenne Magana wrote something stupid and it sounded like this: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/08/10/pay_tv_industry_loses_record_number_of_subscribers/ Of course they say it's the economy but please don't tell me it's not because people...

http://northbranford.patch.com/articles/woman-charged-with-assaulting-12-year-old-girl On July 23, the North Branford Police Department responded to a call where a 24-year-old New Haven woman allegedly assaulted a 12-year-old girl, who was attending a family birthday party. The assault...

When replace mouse with new USB optical mouse, will new mouse install their own drivers? Is there a way to remove drivers from old mouse?

I have a DELL Inspiron 8500 that I have installed a fresh copy of XP SP3 on. I have installed the various drivers provided for the Service Tag. Device Manager shows no error flag for Network Adaptors. I get no internet connectivity from either a wired CAT5 connection or from wireless. My...

It seems my IBM Thinkpad's CMOS battery has died, and it's know that it won't boot wihtout it. I don't have time to wait for a new one by mail, plus I have some CR2032's in my fridge. The flat things that look like litttle frisbees. The current one has the wires connected to metal tabs stuck...

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When attaching battery back to laptop, should we move first center battery latch to the right side, or dont't move it, as it should lock in position by pressing of a battery guide lug? I mean this latch: http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/images/Battery2.jpg

I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410

How better manage laptop battery for better conditions and battery long life: if I work at home near outlet, should I use Power Supply constantly plugged in? Or I should fully charge battery, then disconnect Power supply and work from battery? Regards

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows machines and...

I'm putting together a system on a tight budget and I'm sure about what I need or want regarding most of the features except for USB 3. It seems to me that most USB hardware don't use even USB 2.0 to its full capacity. The exception is perhaps an external HDD which I've never used so far. So,...