My tech support guy says that yes, while the drivers are there, they're not the ones that work during install.
I don't know - it doesn't necessarily make sense to me, either. On 6/16/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Go to support.dell.com > > Type in the service tag on the machine. > > Download your drivers. > > Honestly, I hate it when people talk smack on Dell. I have like 4 of their > boxes and never have any problems with them. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:31 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Stupid Dell > > > > 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:5:209527 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
