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The Dell Vostros I own are Vostro system boards which I purchased on E Bay to replace burned out Dell Inspiron system boards. They fit in the Inspiron 530 case perfectly because there's really not much difference between the boards but they do tend to have a more reliable chipset. I'm not much...

I still remember my old XML number but haven't bothered to renew it. I've given up those things to the sands of time. I've only rebuilt two engines in my lifetime. One was a big ole Dodge 360 and for a laugh I put in a raised cam. The other was a 231 V6. The fastest vehicle I ever owned was an...

Seriously. Canada has gone off the deep end. I spare you. I remember when I went to meet my lovely from Louisiana at the airport and this poor man had all his software that he needed for his job confiscated. Another friend of mine who visited me lost over 10K worth of software via customs at the...

Yes indeedy. They all work. Even Win 95 and 98 work. When the PC is disconnected from the internet this observation will hold true indefinitely and relentlessly. Not all PC functionality requires an internet connection either. I would say that Win 8.1 is the most versatile of operating systems...

Those electrolytic baths are really something else. I never owned one but a buddy of mine had one and it was fascinating to see how clean those boards could get after their treatment. Yup. I used the good old fashioned budget method myself and never once burned out a board by simply letting it...

Another killer of PCs is pet hair. Unfortunately, draining the water at the bottom of the air tank isn't sufficient for removing the moisture from the compressed air leaving the nozzle for those who choose to use this method of cleaning. A water filter will add real time removal of moisture as...

In this age of virtual randomness I find that luck is the last mythical construct I need. I did wonder however if your issue wasn't the internet because surely you have the GFX to handle a simple low res video on at least one of your many PCs. I'm still trying to find the "hate" on this thread...

HA ha ha ha! :D Mr. Magemeister , surely after all these years you could break down and get some hardware that can play a video in high res. I confess it took me around 30 years to break down and get a compressor. Not sorry I got it either. Just remember to get a water filter for it if you want...

Haters gotta hate. Myself, I have better things to do with my time. Are you suggesting your screen shot appears to look like Windows 7? I could use Classic Shell and make Win 8.1 look like Win 7. The "fixed" version strikes me as a nice little o/s to put on a PC that was old and neglected. I...

That is fantastic news! I suspected as much. You have a very nice laptop there. Take good care of it and it will take good care of your data. :) Always a pleasure to help.

I am delighted to learn that this has all worked out for you. You did well to leave the M.2 in its original configuration. You will have blazing fast transfer speeds because of this. Be sure to keep your 2TB drive for storage purposes and I also recommend making a Windows backup of your...

You make me laugh. I so relate to your stories about what happens when people discover you can fix things. Admittedly, I've never had to solder finals in a CB radio but I watched my Dad do it. Lot's of fun there. I also watched him solder crystals into SBE units that provided more "private"...

Thank you for providing me with this information. It might be of some help. Evidently you are running a CPU typically used in server systems and not really a standard domestic end user laptop. Although it isn't impossible to game on Xeon CPUs (people do it all the time) it really isn't a chip...

Often the SFC will solve the problem. It could be that you have some services disabled. You have me curious now. Have you tried saving recent work and personal files to a separate drive and running System Restore afterward?

I went from a Commodore 64 to a Tandy. One of my pet annoyances is when someone asks me what the best computer is. There's no such thing. It would be more pertinent to ask what the best computer for them might be. If it addresses the end user's needs then it's appropriate. I have to say I'm...