It's an Optiplex Gx280, which I now have back at my desk. Of course, I've now also had my administrative rights taken away and no software installed on it. Yippeeeeee!
Oh, and the video drivers are wonky, I think. My eyes...my eyes! On 6/16/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just went though a similar process of reinstalling the software on a > couple of del servers I bought a year ago. They came with a CD with > all the drivers though. I got all the drivers and also the SATA > drives going without much trouble. Just a couple of google searches > got me all the info I needed. > > I've found Dell's to be GREAT machines, though their tech support does > blow chunks. > > What model Dell is it? > > 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:5:209597 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
