Recent content by Milheim

What's your question exactly?

From what I could find, there appears to be an HDMI port as the only video output. Can you use that to connect to your TV?

What's the model of your Dell laptop?

Try it out watching a movie or playing a game. If it doesn't exist when using a different source, it could be your cable provider. Otherwise I'd say it's the TV. Regarding repairs, I think they tend to be pretty expensive depending on what needs to be done. In some cases you're better off...

I'm guessing you've tried unsuccessfully? Safe mode disables everything except for what's necessary to run the OS. I think this will pretty much limit you to VGA or DVI output. Any chance your monitor supports those connections and you have a spare cable lying around? There's really no point...

Check out the Alienware 15. Looks like it'll get you what you want for under your budget. If nothing else it's a starting point for you.

The problem with gaming laptops is that they're not the most portable. They tend to be bigger than normal consumer laptops. You trade off portability for gaming ability.

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There is a Radeon HD 8400 integrated GPU that are on some laptops, so that's probably what you have. You may be able to get 20-30 FPS on low settings with BF3, but that's being optimistic. Most people say it doesn't play well or at all with the GPU. If you already have the game and the...

This should tell you what you want to know: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

I can't speak to the interchangeability of those batteries. I think your best bet would be to search "ASUS A32-F3 battery" on Amazon and get one that you know will fit your laptop.

I think it's probably time to get a new one. 7 years is a pretty good run for a laptop battery.

I'm willing to bet it's a bad battery. How old is it?