Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: HeavenlyStar on August 05, 2011, 04:52:41 PM
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I have a Dell XPS 1640
2ghz processor
4gb ram
640gb hard drive upgraded from original 320gb
ATI Radion 3670
Windows Vista
to me its a very nice computer, I've had it about 2 years now and want to upgrade to a Desktop... to get my desktop though i really need to sell this laptop.
there's only one problem though. its very confusing to start-up... when i start up my computer i can access the internet but after a few moment it goes to the yellow triangle. to get the internet back i have to disable the hamachi network, go to my normal network diagnose that and then click turn Windows Wireless Service on... the only way i can start-up my computer without this happening is to login when i can and leave it for 3-5 minutes before doing anything.. it also isn't the fastest start-up in the world. i really don't want to sell the computer to someone with it in this state. i was thinking i could possibly sell it for parts? if i do need to do that could anybody recommend me a price to sell it for?
Thanks
Heavenly
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Use Dell PC Restore Partition to return Windows to "as-shipped" condition. Ctrl+F11 at startup, follow instructions.
http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/
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Well, if you don't want to format your HDD and re-install Windows, you might wanna try to clean the Registry and remove any unused programs. However, you might still encounter problems.
So, you can use the CD/DVD which came with your computer and wipe the whole HDD (Take Backups first), then re-install Windows.
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Well, if you don't want to format your HDD and re-install Windows, you might wanna try to clean the Registry
DO NOT mess with the registry. See if you can follow Computer Command's advice.
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I see you are using LogmeIn Hamachi, which is a VPN Host/Client solution that requires the installation of a virtual TAP driver. I have had problems with OpenVPN and WiFi in the past with the TAP v9 driver, I want to add. Try uninstalling Hamachi. As you said 3-5 mins for WiFi to normally work, this is the period of time that Hamachi waits to receive an IP address and defaults to a 169.254.X.X address on the TAP virtual adapter. I am nearly 100% confident that it is Hamachi.
That said, the XPS 1640 is not the best laptop ever-3 stars on Amazon, for example. The HP Probook 4510s, for example, easily surpasses it in value-it runs at about $1,200 here-with 3GB (albeit DDR2, but I think DDR2 vs DDR3 performance is negligible because of other bottlenecks in the system, i.e. Hypertransport and the Intel equivalent that slips my mind, Northbridge-CPU speed, L2/L3 cache, FSB, memory latency, even HDD speed.)
http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/ddr2-800-vs-ddr3-1333-does-speed-matter/ (http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/ddr2-800-vs-ddr3-1333-does-speed-matter/) Absolutely no reason to get DDR3 over DDR2 if you have a 1333 MHz 9-9-9-24 DDR3 vs a 1111MHz 4-4-4-12 DDR3, at least in a desktop.
DDR3 has less power consumption, and generate less heat, though, which is good in a laptop.