that's good to know. when i bought the laptop i didn't even realize there was that extra partition with the system restore info. first thing i did after taking the laptop out of the box was fdisk :\
But I'll keep it in mind for next time :) On 6/16/06, SMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The discs are on the computer when you get it. Dump the directories to cd. > All the software is online except the original windows installation. All we > buy is dell and haven't had any issues with doing this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:35 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Stupid Dell > > At the time of the order, I believe you can order the backup CDs for a > minimal cost. > > You can also call Dell and bitch to them and they'll likely send you the > discs. I bought a laptop from them last April (2005), and had to call and > complain about the lack of software on CD. They finally relented and sent > the discs. > > Now that it's an explicit option to purchase (it was not when I bought my > laptop), they may take a harder stance on that tho. It's bullshit, but I > guess I'd be willing to pay for the discs just to have 'em. > > On 6/16/06, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, I got a new work computer. It's a Dell. The first thing I always > > do with a new computer, particularly a Dell, is reinstall a generic > > copy of windows and partition the drive. I try to do that. BSOD. > > Lovely. We pass it off to our internal tech support, as they don't pay > > me to do hardware stuff. As it turns out, Dell has now started > > shipping computers with no disks, and no way (apparently) to download > > drivers. So, while tech support has currently gotten it past the BSOD > > (it was a conflict with the video card and hyperthreading, or some > > such), it now doesn't see the hard drive, because it's a SATA hard > > drive and you need to preinstall the (nonexistant) drivers. > > > > Oh, and 30g of the drive is taken up by a "back up install" of the > > orginal system config, because Dell's new support model is "roll back > > to fresh install" if there are issues. Lovely. > > > > I just want a computer - I don't want your 8 million Dell specific > > reminders, popups, and gobbleydegooks. ARG! > > > > Rant over. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209525 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
