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Vostro 1700 owners....

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Thaenatos, Jul 31, 2008.

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  1. 401402

    401402 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ive had mine since may-08 real pleased with the system..
    ron in denver
     
    401402, Nov 14, 2008
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    had mine just over 6 months, have been very happy with it
    only thing now which sucks is that the new "official" nVidia drivers aren't compatible with it
    hopefully they will add support eventually, other than that - great laptop for all purposes including gaming
     
    dn1990, Dec 20, 2008
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    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    Had no problem installing the new Nvidia notebook driver on my 1700 with 8600GT. Vista Business 32-bit.
     
    SteveJonesy, Dec 20, 2008
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    Anyone have a part number for the Dell disk drive caddy? I want to add a second HDD. :D
     
    Rodster, Dec 20, 2008
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    Interesting.. well I suppose it can't hurt to try it
    but it did say specifically on the nvidia site that Vostros were not supported
    maybe its just the current gen ones as as far as I know they are completely different models to the inspirons or anything else, unlike 1700s etc which are basically the same thing as Inspirons and there is no mention of them being incompatible
     
    dn1990, Dec 20, 2008
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    well i tried it, works completely fine
    thanks
    nVidia should be a little more specific!
     
    dn1990, Dec 20, 2008
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    how do u restore on the mouse pad the littlelines vertical horizontal to slide the pages up and downa side to side to operate?
     
    basaltfire, Dec 27, 2008
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    Install the proper drivers that use the scrolling - basic MS mouse driver doesn't use the scroll areas.
     
    SteveJonesy, Dec 27, 2008
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    where is it located im not that familar with drivers ect
     
    basaltfire, Dec 27, 2008
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    How often does Dell do Vostro coupons? I got a $350 off coupon a few weeks ago that put my WUXGA config at about $850. I should have jumped on it but I didn't and the coupon expired. Here is my current config priced at $913:

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    PROCESSOR	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5670 (1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)	
OPERATING SYSTEM	Genuine Windows Vista® Business, Service Pack 1	
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE	No Productivity Software	
WARRANTY & SERVICE	1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service	
LCD PANEL	17.0 in UltraSharp™ Widescreen WUXGA LCD Display w/TrueLife™	
MEMORY	2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM	
OPTICAL DRIVE	8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, with Roxio Creator	
VIDEO CARD	Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100	
HARD DRIVE	160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor	
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD	Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Internal Card	
BLUETOOTH WIRELESS	Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Internal for Windows Vista	
WEBCAM	No Webcam, No Digital Camera Microphone Option	
FINGERPRINT READER	No UPEK® Fingerprint Reader
    How much can I save by holding out for a coupon?
     
    NTolerance, Dec 30, 2008
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