FS: Dell Latitude D800 - $200/ebay

[Ginger]

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For sale on ebay - works, but doesn't boot right. Buy it now, free delivery to MM'ers

[Ginger]

$375 - Not $400

[Ginger]

Price is $200 - but open to trades for game system. Tell me what you got.

[BLINGMW]

Do you think it actually has a hardware problem, or just corrupt OS?

[Ginger]

It's the problem with XP, Vista Beta, Redhat, and now Ubuntu

(total reformats every time)

*edit* Does that ebay link still work? I'm at work and can't check. The ebay auction was crowded w/fraud, so I'm not trying to sell it again there. I'll steal my description back if the link still works, though.

[HAULN-SS]

didnt work for me, you might still be able to see it in your sell history

[Ginger]

Thanks for checking.

The problem is that the laptop hangs on boot. It will progressively get farther and farther into the boot process and eventually will run as if there is no problem. I used it last weekend and I think it too me 6 reboots to get it to go, but it did. The problem has not changed since I got the machine 1 year ago - so it's not getting worse. It just exists.

Here's Dell's config list:

1 2C415 ASSEMBLY..., CABLE..., 15.4, LINDBERGH AND KAPALUA...
1 T1957 ASSEMBLY..., BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP)..., BOTTOM..., 1GBIT
1 X4241 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY..., Wide Extended Graphics Array..., NO-SPWG, 15.4, LENGTH/LONG...
1 1M745 KEYBOARD..., 87, UNITED STATES..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH..., DUAL POINTING..., D-FAMILY..., R2
1 70TVD ASSEMBLY..., CABLE..., S-VIDEO, WEST...
1 F2951 KIT..., CORD..., FLAT, 3F, D3W/3P, PROPOSITION 65..., UNITED STATES...
1 C4815 PROCESSOR..., 80536, PENTIUM M DOTHAN..., Pentium M Dothan, 1.7GHZ, 2 MEGB, 400FSB..., PLASTIC GRID ARRAY..., B1
1 D5685 PIPE..., HEAT, METAL..., 6MM, LINDBERGH AND KAPALUA...
1 C2894 ASSEMBLY..., ADAPTER..., ALTERNATING CURRENT..., 90W19.5V, DELTA PRODUCTS..., WORLD WIDE...
0 G2744 INFORMATION..., ADAPTER..., ALTERNATING CURRENT..., 19.5V, 90W, POWER FACTOR CORRECTION..., WORLD WIDE...
2 6G649 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 512, 333, 64X64, 8K, 200
1 D2340 BATTERY..., PRIMARY..., 11.1V, 9C, CYLINDRICAL..., PANASONIC...
1 Y0231 MODEM..., 56K, INTERNAL..., MODEM DAUGHTER CARD..., D480 CONEXANT ECLIPSE MODEM..., V2
1 7T902 KIT..., DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK..., INTERVIDEO..., 4.0, WITHOUT DOLBY HEADPHONE TECHNOLOGY...
1 U5251 ASSEMBLY..., COMPACT DISK READ WRITE/DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE COMBO..., 24X, HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE..., D MODULES...
1 G3030 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., NVIDIA..., 64M, NV34, 8600
1 1R159 ASSEMBLY..., FLOPPY DRIVE..., 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR..., UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS..., SONY..., D MODULES...
1 J2711 ASSEMBLY..., CABLE..., UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS..., FDD, PROPOSITION 65..., D MODULES...
1 8267R CONNECTOR..., HEADER..., 2X22, FEMALE..., 2, S, G, 35K, THIRD HEIGHT..., CHIP SET...
1 R1079 HARD DRIVE..., 60GB, I, 9.5MM, 5.4K, HIT-MRGA
1 D1003 Flash Storage Device..., UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS..., 128M, SELF MONITORING ANALYSIS & REPORTING TECHNOLOGY...
1 R2527 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., OVERPACK..., WXPPSP1A, COMPACT DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 M4479 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., WIRELESS..., MINI PCI CARD..., 1350, BROADCOM CORPORATION...


I'll post some pics from my photobucket later.

[PDenbigh]

It is almost certainly a software problem. Just needs a reformat/reinstall. You can use any windows CD and just use the product key on the bottom of the laptop to register it and it's 100% legal. You won't be able to keep MS office so be sure to have those install discs handy. If they don't have a key code you can extract it from the laptop before you R/R it as long as the version you reinstall is identical to the one you remove.

$200 is a fair price for that LT. Pentium M 1.7 w/512 megs memory will run all common programs out right now. I would suggest sticking with Windows XP. You would benefit a lot by spending ~$60 for a 1mb stick of ram to upgrade it to 1256mbs.

[Evan]

It is almost certainly a software problem. Just needs a reformat/reinstall.

It's the problem with XP, Vista Beta, Redhat, and now Ubuntu

(total reformats every time)

its tempting, i like fixing shit.
trade for sega genesis? ill throw in sonic 3 and mortal kombat 2

[.RJ]

its tempting, i like buying shit I dont need and then not doing anything with it

:thumbup: :rj:

[Evan]

eat a D mr. "my $700 camera isnt good enough for me"

[.RJ]

$450 And when I upgrade I'll actually use it

[Ginger]

I was hoping to end up w/one that would play DVD's

[Evan]

$450 And when I upgrade I'll actually use it

you still havent been able to tell me all these things that i buy and dont use....

[.RJ]

you still havent been able to tell me all these things that i buy and dont use....

That G2X data logger thing, video recorder/camera... and thats just the racecar I dont know what else you buy!

[Evan]

bitch i use the datalogger a lot more than you used your hot lap, and the archos is my car mp3 player, so bite me.

[.RJ]

I used the hotlap every weekend until I lost the ffing beacon!

[Evan]

is that why yo uwere shopping for one until you rememberd you already had one? :lol:

[.RJ]

:goldfish:

Once I remember I did indeed have one, I used it! And then, I forgot the beacon at the track, along with my CBR's battery :goldfish:

[Ginger]

Sold!