The Dell XPS M1730 is the latest high-end gaming notebook from Dell, replacing the aging M1710. Dell has improved both the outside appearance of this gaming rig and the components inside its glossy shell. One item added to this notebook, a first for any notebook, is the AGEIA PhysX Processing Unit. Packed inside you also get dual 256MB NVIDIA 8700M GTs running in SLI alongside the Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor making this notebook a force to be reckoned with.
This Dell XPS M1730 has the following configuration:
System: Dell XPS M1730 (Smoke Color)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 (2.8 GHz)
Memory: 2GB @ 667MHz - 2 DIMM Slots (2 x 1GB) (Max Ram 4GB)
Hard Drive: 2x200GB 7200 RPM running RAID 0
Graphics Card: Dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT with 512MB total memory
Physics Card: AGEIA PhysX 100M
Screen: 17" WUXGA Truelife (1920 x 1200)
Optical Drive: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW/+R) with Dual-Layer
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Wireless Card: Intel 4965 (802.11b/g/n)
Battery: 9-cell lithium ion recharegable dell xps m1730 battery
Ports / Slots: 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader, DVI-D, S-Video, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), 4 USB 2.0, Express Card slot, Modem, Ethernet/LAN, Microphone in, 2 Headphone out
Dell XPS M1730 Laptop Battery and Power
Xps M1730 Battery life is not one of the key shopping points on many gaming notebooks. Fully charged, when unplugged from the wall the XPS M1730 reported 1 hour and 27 minutes of laptop battery life remaining sitting idle on the desktop. In this type of setting it acts more like a UPS, protecting against power outages or brownouts.
The power adapter is equally as amusing for a portable device, being as large as some ultra portable notebooks themselves. This of course is needed to feed the power demands that a notebook with dual video cards, dual hard drives, and a super fast processor require.
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Review Dell XPS M1330
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Jun 10, 2009
Review Dell XPS M1330
If any single notebook can bring Dell out of its recent slump, the XPS M1330 is it. This portable's combination of light weight, stylish design, powerful performance, and built-in mobile broadband makes it a top choice for business travelers and hipsters alike (view photo gallery). Add in a stellar screen and keyboard and long dell battery life, and you have one of the top contenders for notebook of the year.
The M1330's soft-touch, crimson exterior is a new look for Dell, but the round logo on the lid is reminiscent of the one on the XPS M1210, this system's predecessor. Only 4.8 pounds (or as light as 4 pounds, depending on the dell xps m1330 battery), our configuration came with a built-in webcam, nine-cell battery, and travel remote. Although the VGA webcam no longer swivels as it did on the M1210, this one comes with tons of capabilities via software, including pan and zoom, face tracking, and special effects. All the webcam features worked reasonably well, and the picture was bright and clear, albeit washed out.
Along the right side you'll find an ExpressCard slot (with a mini remote control inside), a slot-loading DVD+/-RW drive, a Wi-Fi Catcher, and one USB 2.0 port. The left side houses another USB port, along with FireWire, VGA, Ethernet, and HDMI ports. An 8-in-1 memory card reader, dual headphones jacks, and a microphone jack grace the front.
We're big fans of the multimedia buttons along the top of the keyboard deck, although in general we'd prefer real buttons to touch-sensitive ones. Nonetheless, the Eject, Rewind, Stop, Play/Pause, Fast-Forward, Mute, and Volume buttons all worked well for us. You'll also find a Media Direct button for accessing your content without booting into Windows. The full-sized keyboard has a light, bouncy feel, which made touch typing a pleasure. The track pad and mouse buttons were both responsive, and we like the horizontal and vertical scrolling function on the track pad. A fingerprint reader sits off to the right.
Even with its slick external design, the display steals the show. The epic battles in our 300 DVD looked sharp and spectacular on the 13.3-inch, 1280 x 800-pixel widescreen. Colors were vivid, thanks to Dell's backlit WLED display. This panel is a welcome upgrade to the 12.1-inch screen on the XPS M1210.
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Capacity : 7200mAh
Volt : 10.8V
Color : Black
Dimension :205*58*26mm
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We found the notebook's speakers plenty loud but the bass weak, especially at the top volumes. Dell bundles noise-isolating earbuds, which sounded spectacular for both movies and music. We'd like to see some visual feedback when adjusting volume with the media buttons and the remote, but beyond that, watching movies or listening to music on a plane will be a blast with this screen and earbud combo.
Like its predecessor, the XPS M1330 packs a lot of power into a compact frame. Intel's 2-GHz Next Generation Core 2 Duo processor, along with 2GB of RAM, paced this system to a very strong PCMark05 score of 4,545; that's about 1,000 points higher than average for a thin-and-light system. Regular productivity tasks were speedy as well, even with several windows open, and the M1330 handled Vista's Aero interface with ease.
This notebook pumps out plenty of eye candy, at least for casual gamers. Thanks to Nvidia's GeForce 8400M GS graphics card with 128MB video memory, the M1330 turned in a way-above-average 3DMark03 score of 5,196. The M1330 garnered decent F.E.A.R. scores of 56 and 15 frames per second on autodetect and maximum settings, respectively. Having an HDMI output on board means you'll be able to output video and audio to a larger screen via a single port, whether you're playing games or watching movies. Too bad Dell doesn't include a Blu-ray or HD-DVD drive option..
Wi-Fi scores were also impressive at 19.1 Mbps and 16.9 Mbps at 15 and 50 feet, respectively. We saw very good speeds with the integrated Verizon Wireless EV-DO Rev. A mobile broadband connection. We uploaded a 991K image file to our FTP site in 38 seconds (208 Kbps) and downloaded it in an even faster 11 seconds (720 Kbps). Likewise, we downloaded Firefox (a 5.7MB file) in just 53 seconds. To date, only the Panasonic Toughbook CF-W5 has been faster, at 37 seconds. Other Rev. A. notebooks hover between 1:01 and 1:07. And when surfing the Web on a bus ride to New Jersey from Manhattan, Web pages loaded quickly, with only a little trouble while we were in the Lincoln Tunnel, understandably so.
We saw solid xps m1330 battery life of 2 hours and 24 minutes on our DVD rundown test with a six-cell battery and 3 hours and 47 minutes with the included nine-cell battery, which added $60 to the price of our tested configuration. That's five minutes longer than average for this class, and you should expect about 4.5 to 5 hours of productivity time.
Our system came with Windows Vista Ultimate, but you can save yourself $199 if you go for Home Premium. You also get a trial version of Norton AntiVirus. Dell backs the M1330 with a one-year next-business day, in-home service warranty on parts and labor.
Whether you compute on campus, during your commute, or while flying from coast to coast, the Dell XPS M1330 has the power and multimedia chops you're looking for. It's one of the few no-compromise lightweight notebooks we've seen, and we like this one the best because of its unbeatable combination of performance, portability, and style. Dell is back
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The M1330's soft-touch, crimson exterior is a new look for Dell, but the round logo on the lid is reminiscent of the one on the XPS M1210, this system's predecessor. Only 4.8 pounds (or as light as 4 pounds, depending on the dell xps m1330 battery), our configuration came with a built-in webcam, nine-cell battery, and travel remote. Although the VGA webcam no longer swivels as it did on the M1210, this one comes with tons of capabilities via software, including pan and zoom, face tracking, and special effects. All the webcam features worked reasonably well, and the picture was bright and clear, albeit washed out.
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Along the right side you'll find an ExpressCard slot (with a mini remote control inside), a slot-loading DVD+/-RW drive, a Wi-Fi Catcher, and one USB 2.0 port. The left side houses another USB port, along with FireWire, VGA, Ethernet, and HDMI ports. An 8-in-1 memory card reader, dual headphones jacks, and a microphone jack grace the front.
We're big fans of the multimedia buttons along the top of the keyboard deck, although in general we'd prefer real buttons to touch-sensitive ones. Nonetheless, the Eject, Rewind, Stop, Play/Pause, Fast-Forward, Mute, and Volume buttons all worked well for us. You'll also find a Media Direct button for accessing your content without booting into Windows. The full-sized keyboard has a light, bouncy feel, which made touch typing a pleasure. The track pad and mouse buttons were both responsive, and we like the horizontal and vertical scrolling function on the track pad. A fingerprint reader sits off to the right.
Even with its slick external design, the display steals the show. The epic battles in our 300 DVD looked sharp and spectacular on the 13.3-inch, 1280 x 800-pixel widescreen. Colors were vivid, thanks to Dell's backlit WLED display. This panel is a welcome upgrade to the 12.1-inch screen on the XPS M1210.
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Battery Type : Li-ion dell laptop batteries
Capacity : 7200mAh
Volt : 10.8V
Color : Black
Dimension :205*58*26mm
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We found the notebook's speakers plenty loud but the bass weak, especially at the top volumes. Dell bundles noise-isolating earbuds, which sounded spectacular for both movies and music. We'd like to see some visual feedback when adjusting volume with the media buttons and the remote, but beyond that, watching movies or listening to music on a plane will be a blast with this screen and earbud combo.
Like its predecessor, the XPS M1330 packs a lot of power into a compact frame. Intel's 2-GHz Next Generation Core 2 Duo processor, along with 2GB of RAM, paced this system to a very strong PCMark05 score of 4,545; that's about 1,000 points higher than average for a thin-and-light system. Regular productivity tasks were speedy as well, even with several windows open, and the M1330 handled Vista's Aero interface with ease.
This notebook pumps out plenty of eye candy, at least for casual gamers. Thanks to Nvidia's GeForce 8400M GS graphics card with 128MB video memory, the M1330 turned in a way-above-average 3DMark03 score of 5,196. The M1330 garnered decent F.E.A.R. scores of 56 and 15 frames per second on autodetect and maximum settings, respectively. Having an HDMI output on board means you'll be able to output video and audio to a larger screen via a single port, whether you're playing games or watching movies. Too bad Dell doesn't include a Blu-ray or HD-DVD drive option..
Wi-Fi scores were also impressive at 19.1 Mbps and 16.9 Mbps at 15 and 50 feet, respectively. We saw very good speeds with the integrated Verizon Wireless EV-DO Rev. A mobile broadband connection. We uploaded a 991K image file to our FTP site in 38 seconds (208 Kbps) and downloaded it in an even faster 11 seconds (720 Kbps). Likewise, we downloaded Firefox (a 5.7MB file) in just 53 seconds. To date, only the Panasonic Toughbook CF-W5 has been faster, at 37 seconds. Other Rev. A. notebooks hover between 1:01 and 1:07. And when surfing the Web on a bus ride to New Jersey from Manhattan, Web pages loaded quickly, with only a little trouble while we were in the Lincoln Tunnel, understandably so.
We saw solid xps m1330 battery life of 2 hours and 24 minutes on our DVD rundown test with a six-cell battery and 3 hours and 47 minutes with the included nine-cell battery, which added $60 to the price of our tested configuration. That's five minutes longer than average for this class, and you should expect about 4.5 to 5 hours of productivity time.
Our system came with Windows Vista Ultimate, but you can save yourself $199 if you go for Home Premium. You also get a trial version of Norton AntiVirus. Dell backs the M1330 with a one-year next-business day, in-home service warranty on parts and labor.
Whether you compute on campus, during your commute, or while flying from coast to coast, the Dell XPS M1330 has the power and multimedia chops you're looking for. It's one of the few no-compromise lightweight notebooks we've seen, and we like this one the best because of its unbeatable combination of performance, portability, and style. Dell is back
Replacement Laptop Battery for Dell Inspiron 6400
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Overview IBM ThinkPad R51 Notebook
Jun 5, 2009
Replacement Laptop Battery for Dell Inspiron 6400
Laptop Battery for Dell Inspiron 6400
Best replacement battery for Dell inspiron 6400. This 9-Cell 7200mAh Dell inspiron 6400 battery replacement for inspiron E1505, inspiron 6400 noteboooks..
Specifications:
Product Type: Replacement dell Battery/Batteries
Cell Type: Li-ion laptop battery
Voltage: 11.1 V
Capacity: 7200mAh.
Color:Black
Battery Care and Use :
1.DO NOT discharge the li-ion inspiron 6400 Battery completely.
2.DO NOT need to remove the dell inspiron 6400 Battery when you use the AC Adapter.
3.DO NOT need charge 12 hours when use the dell 6400 Battery first time .
4.Keep the dell Battery in dry ,cool,clean place .
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Each Dell laptop battery is tested throughout the manufacturing process to match or outperform the original equipments specifications for form, fit and workmanship.
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Overview IBM ThinkPad R51 Notebook
Best replacement battery for Dell inspiron 6400. This 9-Cell 7200mAh Dell inspiron 6400 battery replacement for inspiron E1505, inspiron 6400 noteboooks..
Specifications:
Product Type: Replacement dell Battery/Batteries
Cell Type: Li-ion laptop battery
Voltage: 11.1 V
Capacity: 7200mAh.
Color:Black
Battery Care and Use :
1.DO NOT discharge the li-ion inspiron 6400 Battery completely.
2.DO NOT need to remove the dell inspiron 6400 Battery when you use the AC Adapter.
3.DO NOT need charge 12 hours when use the dell 6400 Battery first time .
4.Keep the dell Battery in dry ,cool,clean place .
Package :
1x Replacement Battery for Dell Inspiron 6400
Each Dell laptop battery is tested throughout the manufacturing process to match or outperform the original equipments specifications for form, fit and workmanship.
HP DV6000 Battery Charging Problems and Solutions
Maintaining and Calibrating a Laptop Battery Pack
Overview IBM ThinkPad R51 Notebook
Jun 4, 2009
HP DV6000 Battery Charging Problems and Solutions
HP PAVILLION DV6000 REPORTS BATTERY NOT CHARGING
Problems :
HP Pavilion DV6000 battery gauge says "6% available (plugged in, not charging)"
I followed these steps:
(1) have AC power adaptor connected and Vista running
(2) remove hp battery
(3) reconnect hp pavilion dv6000 battery pack
now says "6% available (plugged in, charging)"
a few minutes later, it says
"100% available (plugged in, charging)"
then a minute later it says
"6% available (plugged in, charging)"
Solution #1
Two possible problems for this -
1: one side of the DC ground is not conntected to the rest of the system, so no circuit is complete to the charging section.
CHARGING Circuit issue
2: bad power controller chip (MAXIM IC) or zener diode in that circuit, maybe bad
Solution #2
Any one with a HP Pavillion 6000 series, who is having certain tech difficulties should go to HP page and search for extended service warranties to see if your system qualifies. I had an issue with my wireless driver and all I had do was to first turn your system completly OFF, then remove the dv6000 lithium battery, then remove the middle cover (underneath Lap Top) and then remove the wireless card. (You will see it connected to two small cables) remove the cables and the small screws and remove the card and then reinserted the card and close the cover -do remember where the two cables go- . Then turn on your system, -do not put the hp dv6000 battery yet- and go to control panel/ device manager/ look for network adaptor, and see if you see your lan card, once this is done reconnect your pavilion dv6000 battery. If you don't then contact HP they will fix it for free, even if your warranty expire. They will even pick up your postage!.
Solution #3
The correct solution is not buy an HP notebook computer. I have been traveling for work with a computer for almost 20 years now. I have carried a lot of different brands of computers. I have never had a laptop battery last just 1 year UNTIL now. And to add to the insult this computer is one used almost exclusively by my wife who only takes it to her business and home, not in an airplane. So it has been well taken care of. I just called HP - no go on any help from them.
My solution - no more HP computers for my family and I can no longer recommend their brand of laptop. This one will be replaced within the next 12 months.
Informations from : http://www.fixya.com/support/t415689-hp_pavillion_dv6000_reports_battery_not
Problems :
HP Pavilion DV6000 battery gauge says "6% available (plugged in, not charging)"
I followed these steps:
(1) have AC power adaptor connected and Vista running
(2) remove hp battery
(3) reconnect hp pavilion dv6000 battery pack
now says "6% available (plugged in, charging)"
a few minutes later, it says
"100% available (plugged in, charging)"
then a minute later it says
"6% available (plugged in, charging)"
Solution #1
Two possible problems for this -
1: one side of the DC ground is not conntected to the rest of the system, so no circuit is complete to the charging section.
CHARGING Circuit issue
2: bad power controller chip (MAXIM IC) or zener diode in that circuit, maybe bad
Solution #2
Any one with a HP Pavillion 6000 series, who is having certain tech difficulties should go to HP page and search for extended service warranties to see if your system qualifies. I had an issue with my wireless driver and all I had do was to first turn your system completly OFF, then remove the dv6000 lithium battery, then remove the middle cover (underneath Lap Top) and then remove the wireless card. (You will see it connected to two small cables) remove the cables and the small screws and remove the card and then reinserted the card and close the cover -do remember where the two cables go- . Then turn on your system, -do not put the hp dv6000 battery yet- and go to control panel/ device manager/ look for network adaptor, and see if you see your lan card, once this is done reconnect your pavilion dv6000 battery. If you don't then contact HP they will fix it for free, even if your warranty expire. They will even pick up your postage!.
Solution #3
The correct solution is not buy an HP notebook computer. I have been traveling for work with a computer for almost 20 years now. I have carried a lot of different brands of computers. I have never had a laptop battery last just 1 year UNTIL now. And to add to the insult this computer is one used almost exclusively by my wife who only takes it to her business and home, not in an airplane. So it has been well taken care of. I just called HP - no go on any help from them.
My solution - no more HP computers for my family and I can no longer recommend their brand of laptop. This one will be replaced within the next 12 months.
Informations from : http://www.fixya.com/support/t415689-hp_pavillion_dv6000_reports_battery_not
May 28, 2009
Maintaining and Calibrating a Laptop Battery Pack
A few days ago, my laptop battery started to give up on me. The power indicator would flash and create a weird “buzzing” sound while the computer’s plugged into outlet power. Also, it seemed as if the power wasn’t connected at all sometime.
My solution to that? Calibrating the battery. I explored Google and a variety of other sources to calibrate or recondition laptop batteries. To no avail, I stopped my search there and referred to the HP manufacturer’s handbook.
Surprisingly, it offered some really helpful laptop battery calibration and maintenance tips, which I’d like to share with you:
Calibrating a Laptop Battery Pack
When to Calibrate
Even if a battery pack is heavily used, it should not be necessary
to calibrate it more than once a month. It is not necessary to
calibrate a new battery pack before first use. However, make sure
that the battery pack is fully charged,
especially if it is the only
power source.
Calibrate the battery pack under the following conditions:
? When the battery status display seems inaccurate.
? When you observe a significant change in normal battery
run time.
? When the battery pack has not been used for one month
or more.
How to Calibrate
To calibrate a battery pack, you must fully charge, fully
discharge, and then fully recharge the battery pack.
Charging the Battery Pack
Fully charge the battery pack when the notebook is in use. To
charge the battery pack:
1. Insert the battery pack into the notebook.
2. Connect the notebook to external power through an
AC adapter. (The battery light turns on.)
The battery light turns off when the battery pack is fully charged.
Discharging the Battery Pack
Disabling Hibernation
To fully discharge the battery pack, disable Hibernation
temporarily.
To disable Hibernation:
� Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or access Power
Options > Hibernate, and clear the Enable Hibernate support
check box.
Discharging the Battery Pack
After the battery light turns off, which indicates that the battery
pack is fully charged, begin discharging the battery pack.
To fully discharge the battery pack:
1. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, or select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes.
2. Write down the 3 settings in the Plugged In column and the
3 settings in the Running on Batteries column, so you can
reset them after calibration.
3. Select the drop-down lists and set all 6 options in both
columns to Never.
4. Select the OK button.
5. Disconnect the notebook from the external power source, but
do not turn off the notebook.
6. Run the notebook on battery power until the battery pack is
fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the
battery pack has discharged to a low-battery condition. When
the battery pack is fully discharged, the power/Standby light
turns off and the notebook shuts down.
Recharging the Battery Pack
1. Connect the notebook to external power and keep the
notebook connected until the battery pack is fully recharged
and the battery light turns off.
?You can use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging, but
the battery pack will charge faster if the notebook is turned off.
2. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes.
3. Reenter the 3 settings you wrote down for the 3 options in the
Plugged In column and for the 3 options in the Running on
Batteries column.
4. Select the OK button.
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My solution to that? Calibrating the battery. I explored Google and a variety of other sources to calibrate or recondition laptop batteries. To no avail, I stopped my search there and referred to the HP manufacturer’s handbook.
Surprisingly, it offered some really helpful laptop battery calibration and maintenance tips, which I’d like to share with you:
Calibrating a Laptop Battery Pack
When to Calibrate
Even if a battery pack is heavily used, it should not be necessary
to calibrate it more than once a month. It is not necessary to
calibrate a new battery pack before first use. However, make sure
that the battery pack is fully charged,
especially if it is the only
power source.
Calibrate the battery pack under the following conditions:
? When the battery status display seems inaccurate.
? When you observe a significant change in normal battery
run time.
? When the battery pack has not been used for one month
or more.
How to Calibrate
To calibrate a battery pack, you must fully charge, fully
discharge, and then fully recharge the battery pack.
Charging the Battery Pack
Fully charge the battery pack when the notebook is in use. To
charge the battery pack:
1. Insert the battery pack into the notebook.
2. Connect the notebook to external power through an
AC adapter. (The battery light turns on.)
The battery light turns off when the battery pack is fully charged.
Discharging the Battery Pack
Disabling Hibernation
To fully discharge the battery pack, disable Hibernation
temporarily.
To disable Hibernation:
� Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or access Power
Options > Hibernate, and clear the Enable Hibernate support
check box.
Discharging the Battery Pack
After the battery light turns off, which indicates that the battery
pack is fully charged, begin discharging the battery pack.
To fully discharge the battery pack:
1. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar, or select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes.
2. Write down the 3 settings in the Plugged In column and the
3 settings in the Running on Batteries column, so you can
reset them after calibration.
3. Select the drop-down lists and set all 6 options in both
columns to Never.
4. Select the OK button.
5. Disconnect the notebook from the external power source, but
do not turn off the notebook.
6. Run the notebook on battery power until the battery pack is
fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the
battery pack has discharged to a low-battery condition. When
the battery pack is fully discharged, the power/Standby light
turns off and the notebook shuts down.
Recharging the Battery Pack
1. Connect the notebook to external power and keep the
notebook connected until the battery pack is fully recharged
and the battery light turns off.
?You can use the notebook while the battery pack is recharging, but
the battery pack will charge faster if the notebook is turned off.
2. Select the Power Meter icon on the taskbar or select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes.
3. Reenter the 3 settings you wrote down for the 3 options in the
Plugged In column and for the 3 options in the Running on
Batteries column.
4. Select the OK button.
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Informations from: http://www.eastwoodzhao.com/maintaining-and-calibrating-a-laptop-battery-pack/
May 21, 2009
Overview IBM ThinkPad R51 Notebook
The slim, expandable R51 is one great portable.
It doesn't have a hip new wide screen, a six-in-one media card reader, or a built-in DVD burner. But if you're looking for a terrific deal on a mainstream notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R51 delivers. The excellent keyboard, expandable design, long battery life, and 5.5-pound weight add up to one great portable for $1694.
The keyboard features deep-depressing keys in an easy-to-navigate layout. Both pointing devices, touchpad and eraserhead, are included. Each has its own set of mouse buttons, and eraserhead fans get two additional bonuses: a good scrolling button and three swappable caps (we found the smooth soft dome the most comfortable). If your work keeps you in the dark a lot--say, on a plane or in meeting rooms--you'll appreciate the ThinkLight, an LED mounted in the screen frame that softly illuminates the keyboard. Do you find yourself squinting at the screen, even under plenty of light? Launched by the combination keystroke of Fn-Space, the spacebar magnifier zooms the current window to fill the screen. The result is not 100 percent crisp, but it's plenty readable.
Like to keep your upgrade options open? Think you might want more RAM, a bigger hard drive, more connections, or longer ibm battery life down the road? It will cost you, but the R51 offers more choices for expansion than any other notebook we've reviewed in this price range. Our unit had 512MB of RAM installed. You get 256MB built in, leaving you one open memory slot to fill with an additional DIMM up to 1GB for a total of 1.28GB. That's short of the up to 2GB of main memory some expensive notebooks offer, but it should be plenty for most users. You can easily access the socket by removing one screw from a bottom panel. Ditto for the 40GB hard drive, which you can pull out of the right side of the notebook by its cover.
You get expansion possibilities galore with the ibm r51 lithium ion battery and docking options--not that you necessarily need them. The R51's standard battery, a rear detachable unit, turned in excellent performance in our tests, lasting almost 4 hours on one charge. For even longer-lasting independence from an outlet, swap in the extended-life replacement battery ($99), which lasts 30 percent longer, according to IBM (we did not test it). Finally, you can use either the standard or replacement ibm thinkpad r51 battery in combination with a second 3.5-hour battery ($170) in the notebook's right modular bay (you will have to remove the combination drive first). When you aren't using the bay for the optical drive or a ibm laptop battery, you can insert a second hard drive. A release on the side, instead of the bottom, of the notebook lets you pop devices out using one hand.
The Wi-Fi-ready R51 comes with a full set of notebook connections, including a parallel port (but no serial) for legacy fans, two USB 2.0 ports, and FireWire and TV-out ports. But for easier desktop cable management and for expanding your horizons, IBM offers three docking options, ranging from the simple (the $179 ThinkPad Port Replicator II) to the slightly more sophisticated (the $229 ThinkPad Mini-Dock, with its own power adapter and two additional USB ports) to a high-end base that includes an additional modular bay (the $399 ThinkPad Dock II).
The R51 should be fast enough to handle just about any type of application. In our testing it set a WorldBench 5 mark of 67, which is 3 percent faster than the average score for notebooks equipped with Intel's 1.5-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M processor and 512MB of RAM.
Wrapping it all up is the excellent on-screen user manual, in our opinion the best in the industry. Considering this manual's dedicated launch button and step-by-step animated tutorials, it's hard to fault IBM for dropping print documentation.
We have just a couple of minor complaints: The set of mouse buttons provided for the touchpad sit a tad too close to the front of the notebook. We were able to press them most of the time, but occasionally we instead thwacked the edge of the case with our thumbs. And like most ThinkPad notebooks, the R51 is not a music machine, despite a nice set of press-and-hold volume buttons at the top of the keyboard. The sound quality is fine, with no distortion or extreme tinniness, but a bit too low for more than casual listening.
Upshot: Slim, fully featured (including an excellent keyboard), and extremely expandable, the R51 strikes just the right balance for individuals and businesses desiring mainstream features more than bells and whistles. No other $1700 notebook we know of offers so many docking and battery expansion options. You do, however, have to pay extra for business software, starting at $130 for Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003.
Informations from http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/21801/review/thinkpad_r51_notebook.html
It doesn't have a hip new wide screen, a six-in-one media card reader, or a built-in DVD burner. But if you're looking for a terrific deal on a mainstream notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R51 delivers. The excellent keyboard, expandable design, long battery life, and 5.5-pound weight add up to one great portable for $1694.
The keyboard features deep-depressing keys in an easy-to-navigate layout. Both pointing devices, touchpad and eraserhead, are included. Each has its own set of mouse buttons, and eraserhead fans get two additional bonuses: a good scrolling button and three swappable caps (we found the smooth soft dome the most comfortable). If your work keeps you in the dark a lot--say, on a plane or in meeting rooms--you'll appreciate the ThinkLight, an LED mounted in the screen frame that softly illuminates the keyboard. Do you find yourself squinting at the screen, even under plenty of light? Launched by the combination keystroke of Fn-Space, the spacebar magnifier zooms the current window to fill the screen. The result is not 100 percent crisp, but it's plenty readable.
Like to keep your upgrade options open? Think you might want more RAM, a bigger hard drive, more connections, or longer ibm battery life down the road? It will cost you, but the R51 offers more choices for expansion than any other notebook we've reviewed in this price range. Our unit had 512MB of RAM installed. You get 256MB built in, leaving you one open memory slot to fill with an additional DIMM up to 1GB for a total of 1.28GB. That's short of the up to 2GB of main memory some expensive notebooks offer, but it should be plenty for most users. You can easily access the socket by removing one screw from a bottom panel. Ditto for the 40GB hard drive, which you can pull out of the right side of the notebook by its cover.
You get expansion possibilities galore with the ibm r51 lithium ion battery and docking options--not that you necessarily need them. The R51's standard battery, a rear detachable unit, turned in excellent performance in our tests, lasting almost 4 hours on one charge. For even longer-lasting independence from an outlet, swap in the extended-life replacement battery ($99), which lasts 30 percent longer, according to IBM (we did not test it). Finally, you can use either the standard or replacement ibm thinkpad r51 battery in combination with a second 3.5-hour battery ($170) in the notebook's right modular bay (you will have to remove the combination drive first). When you aren't using the bay for the optical drive or a ibm laptop battery, you can insert a second hard drive. A release on the side, instead of the bottom, of the notebook lets you pop devices out using one hand.
The Wi-Fi-ready R51 comes with a full set of notebook connections, including a parallel port (but no serial) for legacy fans, two USB 2.0 ports, and FireWire and TV-out ports. But for easier desktop cable management and for expanding your horizons, IBM offers three docking options, ranging from the simple (the $179 ThinkPad Port Replicator II) to the slightly more sophisticated (the $229 ThinkPad Mini-Dock, with its own power adapter and two additional USB ports) to a high-end base that includes an additional modular bay (the $399 ThinkPad Dock II).
The R51 should be fast enough to handle just about any type of application. In our testing it set a WorldBench 5 mark of 67, which is 3 percent faster than the average score for notebooks equipped with Intel's 1.5-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M processor and 512MB of RAM.
Wrapping it all up is the excellent on-screen user manual, in our opinion the best in the industry. Considering this manual's dedicated launch button and step-by-step animated tutorials, it's hard to fault IBM for dropping print documentation.
We have just a couple of minor complaints: The set of mouse buttons provided for the touchpad sit a tad too close to the front of the notebook. We were able to press them most of the time, but occasionally we instead thwacked the edge of the case with our thumbs. And like most ThinkPad notebooks, the R51 is not a music machine, despite a nice set of press-and-hold volume buttons at the top of the keyboard. The sound quality is fine, with no distortion or extreme tinniness, but a bit too low for more than casual listening.
Upshot: Slim, fully featured (including an excellent keyboard), and extremely expandable, the R51 strikes just the right balance for individuals and businesses desiring mainstream features more than bells and whistles. No other $1700 notebook we know of offers so many docking and battery expansion options. You do, however, have to pay extra for business software, starting at $130 for Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003.
Informations from http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/21801/review/thinkpad_r51_notebook.html
May 20, 2009
What's The Difference Between Laptop and Notebook Computers?
What's The Difference Between Laptop and Notebook Computers?
Most people use the terms notebook and laptop computer interchangably. Once it's not sitting on top of your desk every portable computer instantly becomes a notebook or laptop regardless of its configuration or individual specification. There are, however, some very big differences between notebook and laptop computers and it's important that you're aware of these differences during the buying process.
This article is being written on a laptop computer as a matter of coincidence but let's get to the meat of the article and explain the basic differences that you need to be aware of.
Let's look at the notebook computer first.
The Notebook ComputerA standard notebook has the following features:
1. Ultralight. Less weight is better.
2. 4 - 5 hour notebook battery life.
3. No internal floppy drive.
4. Minimal graphics subsystem.
5. No internal DVD or CD system.
6. 12" - 14" TFT screen.
7. Low profile (thin).
8. Integrated modem and network connection.
9. Smallest possible keyboard that retains functionality.
10. Low power consumption Celeron/Centrino or Sempron style processor
In essence a notebook computer is designed to provide mobile computing that won't break your back yet still offer all the power the mobile users requires for work and some leisure pursuits. This portability normally comes at a price. The level of minituarization involved comes at a cost and high end notebooks can prove to be quite expensive.
The Laptop Computer Now for the laptop computer. Again look at the name. A laptop is designed to sit on your lap and you can therefore expect it to be quite large and loaded down with features and power. The
The standard laptop computer would have some ,if not all, of the following features:
1. 14" - 17" (widescreen) TFT screen.
2. Nvidia GeForce or ATI Radeon graphics subsystem.
3. Internal DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive
4. Large full featured keyboard.
5. 3 hour+ laptop battery life.
6. Upgradeable.
7. Integrated modem, network, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities.
8. High quality integrate audio and speaker system.
9. Low power consumption, high performance Intel Centrino style processor.
From reading the above information you'll see that the notebook is the exact opposite of the laptop. Notebooks offer reasonable power and extreme portability. Laptops are designed to be capable of replacing an entire desktop PC if necessary whilst still offering desktop performance in a mobile platform. Hopefully this article has helped clear up the differences between both classes of portable computers. As time and technology moves on the line between laptop and notebook will continue to blur but for right now it's still clearly defined and driven by the demands of the portable computer market.
Most people use the terms notebook and laptop computer interchangably. Once it's not sitting on top of your desk every portable computer instantly becomes a notebook or laptop regardless of its configuration or individual specification. There are, however, some very big differences between notebook and laptop computers and it's important that you're aware of these differences during the buying process.
This article is being written on a laptop computer as a matter of coincidence but let's get to the meat of the article and explain the basic differences that you need to be aware of.
Let's look at the notebook computer first.
The Notebook ComputerA standard notebook has the following features:
1. Ultralight. Less weight is better.
2. 4 - 5 hour notebook battery life.
3. No internal floppy drive.
4. Minimal graphics subsystem.
5. No internal DVD or CD system.
6. 12" - 14" TFT screen.
7. Low profile (thin).
8. Integrated modem and network connection.
9. Smallest possible keyboard that retains functionality.
10. Low power consumption Celeron/Centrino or Sempron style processor
In essence a notebook computer is designed to provide mobile computing that won't break your back yet still offer all the power the mobile users requires for work and some leisure pursuits. This portability normally comes at a price. The level of minituarization involved comes at a cost and high end notebooks can prove to be quite expensive.
The Laptop Computer Now for the laptop computer. Again look at the name. A laptop is designed to sit on your lap and you can therefore expect it to be quite large and loaded down with features and power. The
The standard laptop computer would have some ,if not all, of the following features:
1. 14" - 17" (widescreen) TFT screen.
2. Nvidia GeForce or ATI Radeon graphics subsystem.
3. Internal DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive
4. Large full featured keyboard.
5. 3 hour+ laptop battery life.
6. Upgradeable.
7. Integrated modem, network, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities.
8. High quality integrate audio and speaker system.
9. Low power consumption, high performance Intel Centrino style processor.
From reading the above information you'll see that the notebook is the exact opposite of the laptop. Notebooks offer reasonable power and extreme portability. Laptops are designed to be capable of replacing an entire desktop PC if necessary whilst still offering desktop performance in a mobile platform. Hopefully this article has helped clear up the differences between both classes of portable computers. As time and technology moves on the line between laptop and notebook will continue to blur but for right now it's still clearly defined and driven by the demands of the portable computer market.
Mar 31, 2009
Add ARM to Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Part 2
Add ARM to Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Part 2
Step 3: Insert Your New DIMM
To insert your new DIMM:
Pick up the DIMM and turn it so the teeth are facing the DIMM slot and the indentation is closest to the left side of the system (the SSD chip). On most DIMM modules, this means the sticker will be face up.
Insert the DIMM at a 45 degree angle, pushing until it snaps into place and the metal retaining clips clasp into the grooves on either side of the module.
Step 3: Insert Your New DIMM
To insert your new DIMM:
Pick up the DIMM and turn it so the teeth are facing the DIMM slot and the indentation is closest to the left side of the system (the SSD chip). On most DIMM modules, this means the sticker will be face up.
Insert the DIMM at a 45 degree angle, pushing until it snaps into place and the metal retaining clips clasp into the grooves on either side of the module.
Step 4: Close and Test Your Computer
Now that you've inserted your new DIMM, it's time to close up the Inspiron Mini's chassis and turn on the computer to make sure your RAM is recognized by the system.
Snap the hatch back into place.
Tighten both screws.
Power on the computer. If the computer fails to boot (particulary if you hear a beeping noise), remove the battery to kill the power and open up the chassis again. Your new DIMM is either not fully seated in the slot or it's the wrong kind of RAM.
Hit the 2 Key right away to enter the BIOS. The BIOS screen will display the amount of RAM you have now so you can see whether it's showing the proper amount.
Mar 29, 2009
Add ARM to Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Add ARM to Dell Inspiron Mini 9
With the introduction of the Inspiron Mini 9, Dell has made it very easy for users to replace the system's default memory module with a higher-capacity unit. All you need to make the change are a mini philip's head screwdriver and a DDR2 PC5300 SODIMM in either 1GB or 2GB capacity.
It's important to note that the Inspiron Mini has only one DIMM slot so you will have to remove the existing 512MB or 1GB DIMM that comes preinstalled.
Note: To avoid static damage, always ground yourself before working on the inside of a computer.
Step 1: Open Upgrade Hatch
Unlike some other netbooks (see the MSI Wind), the Inspiron Mini has a hatch that provides easy access to its memory slot. To get to the memory slot:
Turn the Inspiron Mini over so the bottom is facing up.
Unscrew both screws.
It's important to note that the Inspiron Mini has only one DIMM slot so you will have to remove the existing 512MB or 1GB DIMM that comes preinstalled.
Note: To avoid static damage, always ground yourself before working on the inside of a computer.
Step 1: Open Upgrade Hatch
Unlike some other netbooks (see the MSI Wind), the Inspiron Mini has a hatch that provides easy access to its memory slot. To get to the memory slot:
Turn the Inspiron Mini over so the bottom is facing up.
Unscrew both screws.
Pry off the hatch gently and place it to the side.
Step 2: Remove Original DIMM
Because the Dell Inspiron Mini has only one DIMM slot, you'll need to remove the preinstalled RAM stick before you can add one of your own.
To remove the existing RAM:
Locate the DIMM slot. If you've never installed RAM before, the DIMM is in the upper right corner of the exposed area as shown below.
Gently pull the retaining clips holding the presintalled DIMM in place until the module pops loose
Lift the old DIMM up and place it to the side. You won't need it anymore
Mar 27, 2009
Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 (USB) Part 2
Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 (USB) Part 2
The informations about install vista on dell mini 9 is continue...
To see Part 1 about Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 ( USB ) Part 1 Here http://shopbatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/install-vista-on-dell-mini-9-usb.html
Tablet PC is useless to me since the dell Mini 9 netbook has no touch screen so that’s 391MB saved. System Restore isn’t a big install in itself, but the feature uses a lot of space as I’ve said before. I use WinRAR so I don’t need Zip Folder.
As you can see, I saved 5GB by removing the features I really wouldn’t use anyway. I’m not even losing performance or features! Go vLite!
10. Click next, and you may get warnings about certain disabled features being required by other enabled features. In my case it was about Windows Media Player and a few other utilities requiring the Windows Media Codecs. I’m installing a codec pack so I just said No.
11. The next section provides some tweaks to customize your Vista experience. I set UAC to Disabled since that’s the first thing I do when I install Vista anyway. In the System tab I disabled Hibernation since the solid state drive is fast enough to not require that kind of performance. The system is so low power anyway that Standby will last quite a while. Hibernation just takes up extra disk space. The rest of the options are personal preference and shouldn’t affect install size. Hit Next when you are done.
12. This last stage is for performing Unattended installs, or using the features that automatically select the options that the install would otherwise prompt you for. Fill this out at your discretion.
13. You can now hit Apply to start the “scrubbing”. You may get the same prompt from step 10 about dependent features and you can give the same response here as you did then.
14. A pop up will ask which version of Vista you would like to rebuild. To save on install size just choose the one you plan on using. I am using Vista Ultimate 32-bit, so I chose Rebuild one (Ultimate)
15. Press OK, and away vLite goes! Since I didn’t integrate any hotfixes and only really stripped data out of the install, the process only took about 25 minutes.
16. Once it finishes you can hit Finish, and the program will close. Check out how big the Vista installation folder is on your hard drive. I bet it’s a lot smaller than the original files!
Step 3 - Transfer Vista Install Files to USB Flash Drive
This is a pretty short step, and probably doesn’t even require an entire step anyway. But, if you didn’t do step 2, you need a nice home to land, so here you are:
If you did follow step 2, copy the contents of your Vista installation folder to your freshly formatted flash drive
If you didn’t follow step 2, copy the contents of your Vista installation media (DVD/CD/ISO) to your freshly formatted flash drive
When your copy completes you can close all windows looking at the flash drive and use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove the drive.
Step 4 - Install Windows Vista from USB Flash Drive
1. With the Mini 9 powered off insert the flash drive into any of the available USB ports and turn the Mini 9 on
2. When the Dell symbol pops up hit the number ‘0′ to load the Boot Menu
3. Choose USB Storage and press Enter; the Vista installation should begin!
4. Depending on what you selected in vLite’s Unattended Install section (if anything) you’ll get various prompts during the install process. Proceed according to a normal Vista installation. The only prompt that may be confusing is the drive/partition configuration stage. Because of the small size of the hard drives in these netbooks I doubt anyone will be wanting to dual-boot. Here are the steps for wiping the drive and installing just Vista:
1. Select the only Disk/Partition that should be listed
2. Click the Advanced options link
3. Select Delete
4. Click OK to confirm the pop up
5. You should only have Disk 0 Unallocated Space listed, so click Next (don’t bother creating a new partition, the install will now do it automatically
5. So begins the actual install. Copying files will take about 2 minutes, expanding files will take about 15 minutes, and the rest (including a few restarts) can take up to an hour. Mine sat at Completing Installation for a long time when I ran the vLite stripped version, but I don’t think that’s normal.
Here is a screenshot of my 16GB drive’s space usage. Does this convince anyone that stripping Vista down is useful?
Step 5 - Initial Setup
When you first create your account and log into Vista it may immediately restart, but this is just Vista installing some final features, so don’t worry about it. The first thing you’ll notice is that your screen resolution probably looks wrong; this is because your graphics drivers probably aren’t installed. No matter, what we really need to do is install one of the Mini 9’s network connection drivers, and most of the rest will fall into place via Windows Update. I have found the drivers for both the ethernet and the wireless cards (at least on my machine, I don’t know if they have different models) so you can use your flash card to transfer them from another computer. Please use the manufacturer’s links if you can help it.
Ethernet - Realtek
Realtek Links - Site 1, Site 2, Site 3
Local Mirror - Install_Vista_6213_1119.zip
Wireless - Arcadyne Wireless LAN
Dell Link - R197390.EXE
Local Mirror - R197390.EXE
I would recommend starting with the Realtek drivers. The install I have listed above will detect your card and install the drivers for it automatically. It makes life very simple. (I did have a problem during one of my installs where the Realtek installer complained of an XCopy problem. To solve this, I downloaded just the driver without the installer from Site 1, Site 2, or Site 3. You can then go into device manager, right-click the Ethernet Controller, and select Update Drivers. Choose to Browse on your local hard drive and find the folder you extracted the drivers to.)
Once you have your network controllers set up you can go ahead and run Windows Update. You may need to install a Windows Update update (sheesh, don’t ever use that phrase in normal conversation), and Windows Update kepy on closing itself for me. I suspect it was the update installing, but eventually Windows Update will actually find a list of updates. Make sure you click View Available Updates and check the different hardware drivers in addition to the regular updates. Drivers that mine found were:
Intel Display
Creative Webcam
After all of these updates are installed (and you restart your machine if necessary) we will need to install the last few drivers that Windows Update didn’t find.
First, we’ll want to install Dell’s battery meter software. You don’t actually need the software, so you can uninstall it immediately afterwards. All we need is the driver is installs and leaves on your machine. Go ahead and download it here. After installing restart the computer and uninstall the Battery Meter software if you wish.
I had an issue with getting an error about Windows Media Player crashing all the time. This is probably due to the vLite strip, and the fix I found was to copy this dll into C:\Windows\System32 and then running C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.
After this you should only have two unknown devices in Device Manager, both called Base System Device. Dell’s JMicron driver will take care of these.
Conclusion
And that’s it, folks! Your Device Manager should be free of unknown devices, and your Dell Mini 9 is ready for the Vista Life! Please post any concerns or suggestions. I hope this guide helps people.
The informations about install vista on dell mini 9 is continue...
To see Part 1 about Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 ( USB ) Part 1 Here http://shopbatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/install-vista-on-dell-mini-9-usb.html
Tablet PC is useless to me since the dell Mini 9 netbook has no touch screen so that’s 391MB saved. System Restore isn’t a big install in itself, but the feature uses a lot of space as I’ve said before. I use WinRAR so I don’t need Zip Folder.
As you can see, I saved 5GB by removing the features I really wouldn’t use anyway. I’m not even losing performance or features! Go vLite!
10. Click next, and you may get warnings about certain disabled features being required by other enabled features. In my case it was about Windows Media Player and a few other utilities requiring the Windows Media Codecs. I’m installing a codec pack so I just said No.
11. The next section provides some tweaks to customize your Vista experience. I set UAC to Disabled since that’s the first thing I do when I install Vista anyway. In the System tab I disabled Hibernation since the solid state drive is fast enough to not require that kind of performance. The system is so low power anyway that Standby will last quite a while. Hibernation just takes up extra disk space. The rest of the options are personal preference and shouldn’t affect install size. Hit Next when you are done.
12. This last stage is for performing Unattended installs, or using the features that automatically select the options that the install would otherwise prompt you for. Fill this out at your discretion.
13. You can now hit Apply to start the “scrubbing”. You may get the same prompt from step 10 about dependent features and you can give the same response here as you did then.
14. A pop up will ask which version of Vista you would like to rebuild. To save on install size just choose the one you plan on using. I am using Vista Ultimate 32-bit, so I chose Rebuild one (Ultimate)
15. Press OK, and away vLite goes! Since I didn’t integrate any hotfixes and only really stripped data out of the install, the process only took about 25 minutes.
16. Once it finishes you can hit Finish, and the program will close. Check out how big the Vista installation folder is on your hard drive. I bet it’s a lot smaller than the original files!
Step 3 - Transfer Vista Install Files to USB Flash Drive
This is a pretty short step, and probably doesn’t even require an entire step anyway. But, if you didn’t do step 2, you need a nice home to land, so here you are:
If you did follow step 2, copy the contents of your Vista installation folder to your freshly formatted flash drive
If you didn’t follow step 2, copy the contents of your Vista installation media (DVD/CD/ISO) to your freshly formatted flash drive
When your copy completes you can close all windows looking at the flash drive and use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove the drive.
Step 4 - Install Windows Vista from USB Flash Drive
1. With the Mini 9 powered off insert the flash drive into any of the available USB ports and turn the Mini 9 on
2. When the Dell symbol pops up hit the number ‘0′ to load the Boot Menu
3. Choose USB Storage and press Enter; the Vista installation should begin!
4. Depending on what you selected in vLite’s Unattended Install section (if anything) you’ll get various prompts during the install process. Proceed according to a normal Vista installation. The only prompt that may be confusing is the drive/partition configuration stage. Because of the small size of the hard drives in these netbooks I doubt anyone will be wanting to dual-boot. Here are the steps for wiping the drive and installing just Vista:
1. Select the only Disk/Partition that should be listed
2. Click the Advanced options link
3. Select Delete
4. Click OK to confirm the pop up
5. You should only have Disk 0 Unallocated Space listed, so click Next (don’t bother creating a new partition, the install will now do it automatically
5. So begins the actual install. Copying files will take about 2 minutes, expanding files will take about 15 minutes, and the rest (including a few restarts) can take up to an hour. Mine sat at Completing Installation for a long time when I ran the vLite stripped version, but I don’t think that’s normal.
Here is a screenshot of my 16GB drive’s space usage. Does this convince anyone that stripping Vista down is useful?
Step 5 - Initial Setup
When you first create your account and log into Vista it may immediately restart, but this is just Vista installing some final features, so don’t worry about it. The first thing you’ll notice is that your screen resolution probably looks wrong; this is because your graphics drivers probably aren’t installed. No matter, what we really need to do is install one of the Mini 9’s network connection drivers, and most of the rest will fall into place via Windows Update. I have found the drivers for both the ethernet and the wireless cards (at least on my machine, I don’t know if they have different models) so you can use your flash card to transfer them from another computer. Please use the manufacturer’s links if you can help it.
Ethernet - Realtek
Realtek Links - Site 1, Site 2, Site 3
Local Mirror - Install_Vista_6213_1119.zip
Wireless - Arcadyne Wireless LAN
Dell Link - R197390.EXE
Local Mirror - R197390.EXE
I would recommend starting with the Realtek drivers. The install I have listed above will detect your card and install the drivers for it automatically. It makes life very simple. (I did have a problem during one of my installs where the Realtek installer complained of an XCopy problem. To solve this, I downloaded just the driver without the installer from Site 1, Site 2, or Site 3. You can then go into device manager, right-click the Ethernet Controller, and select Update Drivers. Choose to Browse on your local hard drive and find the folder you extracted the drivers to.)
Once you have your network controllers set up you can go ahead and run Windows Update. You may need to install a Windows Update update (sheesh, don’t ever use that phrase in normal conversation), and Windows Update kepy on closing itself for me. I suspect it was the update installing, but eventually Windows Update will actually find a list of updates. Make sure you click View Available Updates and check the different hardware drivers in addition to the regular updates. Drivers that mine found were:
Intel Display
Creative Webcam
After all of these updates are installed (and you restart your machine if necessary) we will need to install the last few drivers that Windows Update didn’t find.
First, we’ll want to install Dell’s battery meter software. You don’t actually need the software, so you can uninstall it immediately afterwards. All we need is the driver is installs and leaves on your machine. Go ahead and download it here. After installing restart the computer and uninstall the Battery Meter software if you wish.
I had an issue with getting an error about Windows Media Player crashing all the time. This is probably due to the vLite strip, and the fix I found was to copy this dll into C:\Windows\System32 and then running C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.
After this you should only have two unknown devices in Device Manager, both called Base System Device. Dell’s JMicron driver will take care of these.
Conclusion
And that’s it, folks! Your Device Manager should be free of unknown devices, and your Dell Mini 9 is ready for the Vista Life! Please post any concerns or suggestions. I hope this guide helps people.
Related Blog Thread :
Instal Vista On Dell Mini 9 ( USB ) Part 1
Informations from : Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 (USB)
Mar 26, 2009
Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 (USB)
Install Vista on Dell Mini 9 (USB)
Introduction :
I recently bought a prink Dell Mini 9 netbooks. ( Informations on blog My cute Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook ) . As a newbie, I found some informations about how to install vista on dell mini 9 netbook. If some one who is just looking for the informations, follow me...
Required
Dell Mini 9 (duh)
Another computer with a Windows operating system (preferably Vista)
USB Flash drive (at least 2GB, although that’s assuming you are stripping the install with vLite…if not you’ll need a 4GB drive) If enough people express interest in an alternative method I will write a guide for installing Vista over the network. Flash drive prices are plummeting with the growing popularity flash chips (due mostly to solid state drives) so a 4GB drive isn’t all that expensive anymore. Still, network installs can be easier if set up correctly and are a damn fun accomplishment to have under your belt.
Windows Vista CD/DVD/ISO
vLite (optional)
Step 1 - Prepare USB Flash Drive
1. Insert the flash drive into your Windows machine and back up anything from the flash drive that you wanted to keep. We’re going to reformat it.
2. Open up a command prompt.
3. Type diskpart and press Enter. After a second you should have the prompt DISKPART>
4. Type list disk. A list of your connected hard drives will appear. Make sure you see your flash drive on the list. In the example below my 4GB flash drive is Disk 2.
5. Type select disk 2 but change the disk number to whatever your drive is. Make sure you get this right. If you continue with these steps on the wrong disk you’ll end up erasing all of that drive’s contents. Be careful.
6. Type clean. It should only take a few seconds to clean.
7. Now type create partition primary. This command should complete almost immediately.
8. Type select partition 1
9. Type active
10. Type format fs=fat32 to format the flash drive. This took about 6 minutes on my drive.
11. Lastly, type assign and then exit
12. Format complete! You can close the command prompt
Step 2 - Reduce Vista Installation (Optional)
The Dell Mini 9 comes with a solid state harddrive which is a blessing and a curse. On the plus side you get better read/write/seek speeds, improved battery life, and better shock protection than rotating platter hard drives. Unfortunately it’s still an expensive technology, and the price-per-gig of solid state drives is much higher. The Mini 9s come with a 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and now even a 32GB drive. I have the 16GB drive and you definitely want as much space as you can get with this smaller drives. The software vLite will take Vista Install media and provide tons of customization and stripping options. You can skip this step and go straight to loading Vista on the flash drive, but I would highly recommend it.
These instructions cover the process I followed. I would definitely like to develop this process to obtain the smallest install size possible, though, so please post any tips you come across and I’ll keep checking the dellmini9 blog for more useful tidbits.
1. Download and install vLite v1.2 Final
2. vLite requires the WAIK to run, but after installing it and restarting vLite still said that I needed it. The fix for me was to download the Windows Imaging Driver and extract the three files into the vLite Program Files directory. For more vLite installation help please visit their forum and post your situation in the comments here. If there is a common problem I’ll add the solution to the guide.
3. Insert your Vista DVD/CD or mount your Vista ISO. I used an ISO but the steps should be the same. (Make sure you have at least 4-5GB of space on your computer.)
4. Load up vLite and browse to your disk drive with the Vista installation media
5. vLite will ask you where to put the files on your hard drive to modify them. Create a directory wherever is easiest for you. I chose C:\vista
6. After you click OK vLite will proceed to copy all of the files from the Vista installation media to your hard drive. This will take a few minutes. After copying the files vLite will analyze your install quickly and show you it’s information. Go ahead and read that if you want and then press Next
7. vLite will give you a list of Tasks that it can run on your Vista install files. Since this guide is meant for decreasing the install size I will only focus on Components, Tweaks, and Unattended setup, since these Tasks will let you strip the install to the bare minimum. Check those three Tasks. Integration is always something interesting to look into as you can slipstream service packs and updates into your install, but since it means a bigger initial install we’ll ignore it for now. We don’t need to create a Bootable ISO since we will just be copying these files to the flash drive instead of burning a CD/DVD, so we’ll ignore that too. Go ahead and click next.
8. The next screen will have a pop up asking what features or applications that you plan to use. This will be up to you but this is the configuration I used:
I didn’t check anything in the Applications tab so I didn’t bother posting a screenshot. As far as I know this tab merely checks the programs on your current machine that rely on Vista system files so that you don’t remove something that those programs really need. Since this install isn’t even meant for this computer anyway I found no use for this tab.
I intentionally left System Restore off because it uses so much space. With a 16GB hard drive (or less) I’m not too worried about losing anything. It’s not meant to be a main machine. I don’t need it wasting precious space just duplicating my data in a backup.
9. Click OK and you will now be able to further customize the install by choosing components to remove. This is also up to your preferred configuration, but I will post mine:
I removed Speech Support because never once have I felt the urge to “talk” my computer through anything. That’s just 450MB of wasted space to me.
I removed all display adapters except for Intel’s since I know the Mini 9 has an Intel chip. I have done the install without scrubbing with vLite, however, and the disk didn’t have the drivers. I had to download them through Windows Update anyway so you can probably even remove those as well, but just to be safe I included them.
I removed the Ethernet and modem drivers since I know that my Vista disk doesn’t have them anyway. Rather than installing all of those space-hogging drivers I’d rather just have Windows Update download and install just the ones it needs.
The other drivers are wasted space since the Mini 9 doesn’t even have any of this hardware anyway. If you hook up a scanner or printer in the future Windows Update will just download the appropriate driver anyway. You can save about 800MB of space by doing this (printer drivers alone take up 700MB).
Again, the things I checked were for hardware I knew I wouldn’t need or use. I kept the networking hardware features since the Mini 9 will stress a lot of network usage since it’s so small and low capacity.
I checked the entire Languages section. You save an entire 1.1GB by doing this. I never need other languages but if worst comes to worst they are very easy to install from Windows Update later.
I removed all codecs since I’ll be installing the K-lite Mega Codec Pack which has all of them. I have always hated the sample movies, pictures, and music so I removed those, and I don’t plan on editing movies on the Mini 9 so goodbye Movie Maker. I much prefer XBMC to Media Center so that’s gone too.
All I removed in the Network section was Windows Mail. Like I mentioned above, I’ll be needing as many network features as possible, so I was pretty lenient with this. Plus, the file size for this entire section is only 151MB. I left the Services section completely alone. I didn’t want to disable something that I would end up needing later, and this section is only 155MB. Feel free to remove service at your leisure but your mileage may vary.
I’ve never found Windows Help useful, so goodbye. Since I already disabled Speech, the 550MB of Natural Language support is useless. The rest is personal preference to remove small features.
To see more Install Vista on Dell Min 9 ( USB ) Part 2 >>>
Introduction :
I recently bought a prink Dell Mini 9 netbooks. ( Informations on blog My cute Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook ) . As a newbie, I found some informations about how to install vista on dell mini 9 netbook. If some one who is just looking for the informations, follow me...
Required
Dell Mini 9 (duh)
Another computer with a Windows operating system (preferably Vista)
USB Flash drive (at least 2GB, although that’s assuming you are stripping the install with vLite…if not you’ll need a 4GB drive) If enough people express interest in an alternative method I will write a guide for installing Vista over the network. Flash drive prices are plummeting with the growing popularity flash chips (due mostly to solid state drives) so a 4GB drive isn’t all that expensive anymore. Still, network installs can be easier if set up correctly and are a damn fun accomplishment to have under your belt.
Windows Vista CD/DVD/ISO
vLite (optional)
Step 1 - Prepare USB Flash Drive
1. Insert the flash drive into your Windows machine and back up anything from the flash drive that you wanted to keep. We’re going to reformat it.
2. Open up a command prompt.
3. Type diskpart and press Enter. After a second you should have the prompt DISKPART>
4. Type list disk. A list of your connected hard drives will appear. Make sure you see your flash drive on the list. In the example below my 4GB flash drive is Disk 2.
5. Type select disk 2 but change the disk number to whatever your drive is. Make sure you get this right. If you continue with these steps on the wrong disk you’ll end up erasing all of that drive’s contents. Be careful.
6. Type clean. It should only take a few seconds to clean.
7. Now type create partition primary. This command should complete almost immediately.
8. Type select partition 1
9. Type active
10. Type format fs=fat32 to format the flash drive. This took about 6 minutes on my drive.
11. Lastly, type assign and then exit
12. Format complete! You can close the command prompt
Step 2 - Reduce Vista Installation (Optional)
The Dell Mini 9 comes with a solid state harddrive which is a blessing and a curse. On the plus side you get better read/write/seek speeds, improved battery life, and better shock protection than rotating platter hard drives. Unfortunately it’s still an expensive technology, and the price-per-gig of solid state drives is much higher. The Mini 9s come with a 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and now even a 32GB drive. I have the 16GB drive and you definitely want as much space as you can get with this smaller drives. The software vLite will take Vista Install media and provide tons of customization and stripping options. You can skip this step and go straight to loading Vista on the flash drive, but I would highly recommend it.
These instructions cover the process I followed. I would definitely like to develop this process to obtain the smallest install size possible, though, so please post any tips you come across and I’ll keep checking the dellmini9 blog for more useful tidbits.
1. Download and install vLite v1.2 Final
2. vLite requires the WAIK to run, but after installing it and restarting vLite still said that I needed it. The fix for me was to download the Windows Imaging Driver and extract the three files into the vLite Program Files directory. For more vLite installation help please visit their forum and post your situation in the comments here. If there is a common problem I’ll add the solution to the guide.
3. Insert your Vista DVD/CD or mount your Vista ISO. I used an ISO but the steps should be the same. (Make sure you have at least 4-5GB of space on your computer.)
4. Load up vLite and browse to your disk drive with the Vista installation media
5. vLite will ask you where to put the files on your hard drive to modify them. Create a directory wherever is easiest for you. I chose C:\vista
6. After you click OK vLite will proceed to copy all of the files from the Vista installation media to your hard drive. This will take a few minutes. After copying the files vLite will analyze your install quickly and show you it’s information. Go ahead and read that if you want and then press Next
7. vLite will give you a list of Tasks that it can run on your Vista install files. Since this guide is meant for decreasing the install size I will only focus on Components, Tweaks, and Unattended setup, since these Tasks will let you strip the install to the bare minimum. Check those three Tasks. Integration is always something interesting to look into as you can slipstream service packs and updates into your install, but since it means a bigger initial install we’ll ignore it for now. We don’t need to create a Bootable ISO since we will just be copying these files to the flash drive instead of burning a CD/DVD, so we’ll ignore that too. Go ahead and click next.
8. The next screen will have a pop up asking what features or applications that you plan to use. This will be up to you but this is the configuration I used:
I didn’t check anything in the Applications tab so I didn’t bother posting a screenshot. As far as I know this tab merely checks the programs on your current machine that rely on Vista system files so that you don’t remove something that those programs really need. Since this install isn’t even meant for this computer anyway I found no use for this tab.
I intentionally left System Restore off because it uses so much space. With a 16GB hard drive (or less) I’m not too worried about losing anything. It’s not meant to be a main machine. I don’t need it wasting precious space just duplicating my data in a backup.
9. Click OK and you will now be able to further customize the install by choosing components to remove. This is also up to your preferred configuration, but I will post mine:
I removed Speech Support because never once have I felt the urge to “talk” my computer through anything. That’s just 450MB of wasted space to me.
I removed all display adapters except for Intel’s since I know the Mini 9 has an Intel chip. I have done the install without scrubbing with vLite, however, and the disk didn’t have the drivers. I had to download them through Windows Update anyway so you can probably even remove those as well, but just to be safe I included them.
I removed the Ethernet and modem drivers since I know that my Vista disk doesn’t have them anyway. Rather than installing all of those space-hogging drivers I’d rather just have Windows Update download and install just the ones it needs.
The other drivers are wasted space since the Mini 9 doesn’t even have any of this hardware anyway. If you hook up a scanner or printer in the future Windows Update will just download the appropriate driver anyway. You can save about 800MB of space by doing this (printer drivers alone take up 700MB).
Again, the things I checked were for hardware I knew I wouldn’t need or use. I kept the networking hardware features since the Mini 9 will stress a lot of network usage since it’s so small and low capacity.
I checked the entire Languages section. You save an entire 1.1GB by doing this. I never need other languages but if worst comes to worst they are very easy to install from Windows Update later.
I removed all codecs since I’ll be installing the K-lite Mega Codec Pack which has all of them. I have always hated the sample movies, pictures, and music so I removed those, and I don’t plan on editing movies on the Mini 9 so goodbye Movie Maker. I much prefer XBMC to Media Center so that’s gone too.
All I removed in the Network section was Windows Mail. Like I mentioned above, I’ll be needing as many network features as possible, so I was pretty lenient with this. Plus, the file size for this entire section is only 151MB. I left the Services section completely alone. I didn’t want to disable something that I would end up needing later, and this section is only 155MB. Feel free to remove service at your leisure but your mileage may vary.
I’ve never found Windows Help useful, so goodbye. Since I already disabled Speech, the 550MB of Natural Language support is useless. The rest is personal preference to remove small features.
To see more Install Vista on Dell Min 9 ( USB ) Part 2 >>>
Mar 23, 2009
My cute Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook
Last Week, I bought a cute dell inspiron mini 9 laptop from the market. The pink surface and its smooth skin makes me so crazy.
At first, Let'e see some pitures about my inspiron mini 9 netbook.
I also love the tristan eaton stickers blue one. The color makes the dell mini 9 more fashionable.
So hard to make a decision.
But at last, I bought the pink one. becasue it fits my hello kitty who lie on the table in bedroom.
Wowoo...
A very incomprehensible reson ??
I think ... the descision which made by a girl always incomprehensible.
Find mini 9 netbook specs on www.shopbatt.com/blog/laptop-review/dell-inspiron-min-9-spec-review.html
At first, Let'e see some pitures about my inspiron mini 9 netbook.
I also love the tristan eaton stickers blue one. The color makes the dell mini 9 more fashionable.
So hard to make a decision.
But at last, I bought the pink one. becasue it fits my hello kitty who lie on the table in bedroom.
Wowoo...
A very incomprehensible reson ??
I think ... the descision which made by a girl always incomprehensible.
Find mini 9 netbook specs on www.shopbatt.com/blog/laptop-review/dell-inspiron-min-9-spec-review.html
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