Recent content by 7slaterj

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    D830 not turning on

    Thats exspensive !! lol is it not worth seeing if a voltage is running through the power harness on the motherboard ? lol
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    D830 not turning on

    Nope !! lol not a thing :s I could do with picking up a ammeter really. What do you think ??
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    D830 not turning on

    hey pal , No it wont, when i plug ac mains in, the charge light comes on for a second then disappears. After that nothing happens.
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    D830 not turning on

    Hey guys, I have a Dell Latitude D830 that doesn't turn on. When plugged into the mains, the charge light flashes at me, then I press the power button, and nothing happens , at all !!! It's not the charger and i'm pretty sure the power socket is fine. I've stripped it down and tried re-sitting...
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    Mouse not working !!!

    Erm , well no , I did put extra heat sink on , and the fan will probd do its job , I run speed fan running and ill keep an eye on it , it runs at around 40 _ 50 when on chrome and light stuff
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    Mouse not working !!!

    Oh my GOD !!! I just spent an hour taking it aprt and putting it back together when it was one button !!!! lol For anyone else with this problem, theres a small orange led button on the left of the power button :'( This turns the mouse on and off !! I'm such a special :'( Anyone reading this, I...
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    Mouse not working !!!

    Hey guys, After installing a new cpu (t3500 to t7500) on my emachines e525, my mouse and clicky buttons have stopped working :( Ive tried everything i think , from disabling, reinstalling, updating etc etc. The cables which connect the mouse to motherboard look ok too. The hardware, actual...
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    Help Speeding and updating emachines e525

    ahh i see, i can get hold of ultimate edition for free ! aswell lol I might be able to get hold of it tonight aswell :) So hopefully this little thing will be running past its value. As for the bios . . updating it ? how do i go about it ? is it worth it ? any other ideas for some advanced...
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    Help Speeding and updating emachines e525

    Oh and as for reconising 3.5Gb it can actually recognise 4Gb, as 2^32 = 4294967296 (4 GB ) but we have to jump through a few holes to get there, of which i dont know lol
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    Help Speeding and updating emachines e525

    Ccleaner is running as we speak, I can get windows 7 64 bit for free so I'm gonna opt for that, If i shouldnt please say. As for my aim, its was just for a bit of practice and to get it running a bit sharper. I know about its lacklustre gaming abilitys haha but footy manager runs much better :)...
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    Help Speeding and updating emachines e525

    Ahh i will Thent, would it be worth installing windows 7 ?? and would a 64 bit OS make any difference?? Thank you for your reply ! Do you know anything about updating my bios ?
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    Help Speeding and updating emachines e525

    Hi guys, Ive just upgraded my emachines e525 to 4gb ram and a intel celeron dual-core t3500 cpu. (Only £20 for pair) I have a few questions about getting this up and running at its full potential, (i realise the potential isnt too high lol) I'm on Vista Home Basic but my memory is only...