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[TheBoy]

When the Dell desktop (presumably?) arrives, unplug CD/DVD driver, and plug in your old HDD in its place. Then copy over.

im pretty sure the desktop i bought recently tho not dell had 2 ide slots and only one used with the dvd

So may be an option to bung the old hdd in bolt it in and leave it there.

Not sure about AMD stuff, but Dell's Intel stuff tends to follow the Intel reference, which means on one IDE channel, everything else is SATA...

[tunnie]

When the Dell desktop (presumably?) arrives, unplug CD/DVD driver, and plug in your old HDD in its place. Then copy over.

im pretty sure the desktop i bought recently tho not dell had 2 ide slots and only one used with the dvd

So may be an option to bung the old hdd in bolt it in and leave it there.

Not sure about AMD stuff, but Dell's Intel stuff tends to follow the Intel reference, which means on one IDE channel, everything else is SATA...

I quite like the new range of Apple's stuff, not too badly priced. Even better with the higher education discount! (15%)

[Taxi_Driver]

When the Dell desktop (presumably?) arrives, unplug CD/DVD driver, and plug in your old HDD in its place. Then copy over.

im pretty sure the desktop i bought recently tho not dell had 2 ide slots and only one used with the dvd

So may be an option to bung the old hdd in bolt it in and leave it there.

Not sure about AMD stuff, but Dell's Intel stuff tends to follow the Intel reference, which means on one IDE channel, everything else is SATA...

Now you did it   I had to go take it apart....to find out for sure  

Its an Intel motherboard says on it....D4B and D4A procs Prescott 800 dual channel DDR400

Defo got two IDE slots (one spare) with the sata hard disk attached....

But while i had the side off , i stuffed an AGP graphics card in......much better than the onboard i was using   ....so actually you made me do something good that i couldnt be arsed to till just now  

[TheBoy]

When the Dell desktop (presumably?) arrives, unplug CD/DVD driver, and plug in your old HDD in its place. Then copy over.

im pretty sure the desktop i bought recently tho not dell had 2 ide slots and only one used with the dvd

So may be an option to bung the old hdd in bolt it in and leave it there.

Not sure about AMD stuff, but Dell's Intel stuff tends to follow the Intel reference, which means on one IDE channel, everything else is SATA...

Now you did it   I had to go take it apart....to find out for sure  

Its an Intel motherboard says on it....D4B and D4A procs Prescott 800 dual channel DDR400

Defo got two IDE slots (one spare) with the sata hard disk attached....

But while i had the side off , i stuffed an AGP graphics card in......much better than the onboard i was using   ....so actually you made me do something good that i couldnt be arsed to till just now  

TD, what model is yours?

[Taxi_Driver]

When the Dell desktop (presumably?) arrives, unplug CD/DVD driver, and plug in your old HDD in its place. Then copy over.

im pretty sure the desktop i bought recently tho not dell had 2 ide slots and only one used with the dvd

So may be an option to bung the old hdd in bolt it in and leave it there.

Not sure about AMD stuff, but Dell's Intel stuff tends to follow the Intel reference, which means on one IDE channel, everything else is SATA...

Now you did it   I had to go take it apart....to find out for sure  

Its an Intel motherboard says on it....D4B and D4A procs Prescott 800 dual channel DDR400

Defo got two IDE slots (one spare) with the sata hard disk attached....

But while i had the side off , i stuffed an AGP graphics card in......much better than the onboard i was using   ....so actually you made me do something good that i couldnt be arsed to till just now  

TD, what model is yours?

Its not a dell.....infact it aint anything really  

Its what my local pc shop flogged me (they build em up themselves)

Bout 6 months ago......2.8G Intel proc
                                 512M mem
                                 160G HD

[TheBoy]

6 months old, and has an AGP slot  

Sounds like an old 800 series chipset, and they've been obsolete for 2yrs...

[Taxi_Driver]

6 months old, and has an AGP slot  

Sounds like an old 800 series chipset, and they've been obsolete for 2yrs...

Well it was actually an AGI 8x slot......but my AGP graphics card works in it  

[TheBoy]

6 months old, and has an AGP slot  

Sounds like an old 800 series chipset, and they've been obsolete for 2yrs...

Well it was actually an AGI 8x slot......but my AGP graphics card works in it  

Even so, I don't believe Intel have made a desktop motherboard with an AGP slot for over 2 years. What chipset is it - I'm guessing 865G

[Taxi_Driver]

6 months old, and has an AGP slot  

Sounds like an old 800 series chipset, and they've been obsolete for 2yrs...

Well it was actually an AGI 8x slot......but my AGP graphics card works in it  

Even so, I don't believe Intel have made a desktop motherboard with an AGP slot for over 2 years. What chipset is it - I'm guessing 865G

Now your asking lol   It took a lot of straining of my eyes to read the info i already have given you
I only know it was a AGI 8x slot......coz it had a big orange sticker on it with big text!! lol saying ' AGI 8X Slot, please check for supported AGP cards' and to me that means plug it in to see if it works!  

[Markjay]

Dell are very good, and good value as long as you don't go for extras...  ...reliable, reasonably well built, and nice a quiet.  You won't be disappointed with any Intel based PCs they sell.  Alas, like any big company, if you have to ring tech support, you have to go through the usual dumb scripts. But on the bright side, at least they have tech support who you can speak to...

Indeed....

[Markjay]

If its 4yrs old, it ain't worth the effort fixing it.

Indeed again....

[Markjay]

After 4 years of trouble free service my PC decided to die. It was an Asus Nvidia MB, Athlon 2600Xp, and 1gb ram + various bits and pieces from previous PC's. Due to the fact that the PC is a very important part of our lives at the moment(Wife uses it to chat with Familyand friends in Lebanon and i do all my courseworks for my part time MSc course) I decided to replace it promptly and i ordered a dell with all inclusive. So what are your opinions about DELL any experiences? Are they any good. It is the first time that i buy a ready built PC as it worked out cheaper.
Regards
Kostas

Dell are very good, and good value as long as you don't go for extras...  ...reliable, reasonably well built, and nice a quiet.  You won't be disappointed with any Intel based PCs they sell.  Alas, like any big company, if you have to ring tech support, you have to go through the usual dumb scripts. But on the bright side, at least they have tech support who you can speak to...

I use my dads old Dell laptop, its battery life is good. Alas i think their website is poo, when i was going though the specs, their website would not allow me to add a wireless card to a PC build  :-/

When i rang up they said, "ohh no Sir you have to ring up for that"  

On the whole good machines  

Dell do not always put on every single upgrade possible on their configuration pages, though surprised no mini pci option there...

It's always a good idea to call Dell and not order online.

Firstly, their phone deals are often better.
Secondly, you can negotiate a discount or free extra bits.
Thirdly, if asked to pay the ridiculously high £49 delivery charge, over the phone you can giver them an argument.

And regardless of what you might think about call centres in India and Pakistan, Dell's sales people are actually quite helpful...

[supermop]

Dell's are fine if you like limited upgrade capacity. Have had some dodgy ones, and their software is annoying, but overall not a terrible  experience. If you're the tech savvy type, I would recommend speccing or building your own though.

[TheBoy]

Dell's are fine if you like limited upgrade capacity. Have had some dodgy ones, and their software is annoying, but overall not a terrible  experience. If you're the tech savvy type, I would recommend speccing or building your own though.

Dell consumer desktops - ie Dimensions - have same upgrade potential as most DIY systems. Corporate Optiplex don't, as often small form factor.

I think the days of DIY builds is nearly over, having being dying a slow death for some time.  Its simply cheaper to go out and buy a prebuilt one.  Generally, most prebuilts will be quieter as well...

Like many others, I have built hundreds, probably thousands of PCs, and twenty years ago there was good money in doing so.  Alas now, I recommend most people call up the likes of Dell as they are much cheaper than I could ever be. I make my money in the setting up and bespoke software now (apart from my real job of supporting big servers that ISPs use)

[Markjay]

...I think the days of DIY builds is nearly over, having being dying a slow death for some time.  Its simply cheaper to go out and buy a prebuilt one.  Generally, most prebuilts will be quieter as well...

Like many others, I have built hundreds, probably thousands of PCs, and twenty years ago there was good money in doing so.  Alas now, I recommend most people call up the likes of Dell as they are much cheaper than I could ever be...

Yep - I can second that....