Upgrading M4400 -> How to backup/get my favorite folders from XP to Win7

Posted on: Friday, 2011.10.07 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., computer tips, Work,

NOTE: you can also view all the entries in this Q & A series… On 10/7/2011 11:38 AM, David wrote: PS. My 4400 is pretty clean (hard drive that I am swapping out). What I mean by that is I only have some evaluation versions of 3D software, my stock trading software, and Windows Explorer etc… [...]

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[HOWTO] upgrading M4400 (RAM, CPU, SSD, BIOS)

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.10.05 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Work,

NOTE: you can also view all the entries in this Q & A series… I received the following question on my previous post about upgrading a Dell M4400 laptop: Q. Great J.D. Thank you. I also have an M4400. I purchased it a year or so ago so that I could have a portable solution as [...]

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Overclocking a Dell M4400 [success] [HOWTO]

Posted on: Thursday, 2011.09.22 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers,

Last night I stably overclocked my Dell M4400 from 2.8GHz to 2.9Ghz using ThrottleStop and the dual IDA (Intel Dynamic Acceleration) mode. The laptop is still running coolly and the WEI score for the CPU even went up from 6.4 to 6.5 My understanding is that IDA is basically TurboBoost in an earlier form. So [...]

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Dell laptop [SOLVED] peeling paint on the speaker grill

Posted on: Sunday, 2011.09.18 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers,

Q. Hi. I read you also have a Dell M4400. Do you have a problem with paint peeling from the left speaker grill cover on your Dell Precision? Because on mine I do and I am trying to find the part to replace/fix it with. I do not mind if it takes a lot of [...]

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Upgrading a Dell M4400: Dual Hard Drives, 2.8GHz CPU, 4GB RAM

Posted on: Thursday, 2010.08.12 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers,

UPDATE: new post with specific M4400 upgrade questions and tips as a result of questions from commenter David. NOTE: you can also view all the entries in this Q & A series… The Dell M4400 has been my laptop of choice for almost a year. For my birthday I upgraded it to 4GB RAM (from [...]

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