I installed Mandrake on my laptop, using the installation program to resize my NTFS XP partition.

One other option is to boot up with the PM cdrom. You can resize your XP partition that way. This can save you the time and effort of installing and creating a PM boot disk.

( I had to do the latter at work, because I lost the registration number for the PM disk. )

I installed manrake 10.0 in dell800, while rebooting the system I heard huge
continous sound from computer ? no idea wht it is? may be some feedback form microphone?
Then i installed 10.1 and it works fine in the beginning with basic installation, once i
reboot the system it lost his graphical interface.


any idea ?

is that anything do with vedeo card?

I didn't catch what video card your computer uses. If you start in init level 3 (for mandrake, suse, redhat, etal, this is the networked/multiuser/console run level) what error messages do you see?

You can run the Mandrake setup program for video, it is called 'XFdrake'.

If you still have problems, consider first changing the video driver to 'vesa' which is a generic driver that handles decent resolutions, but will be unaccelerated. From there, you can work on getting the monitor settings correct.

You can try to select your monitor in XFdrake. If that doesn't help, try using the X program 'gtf' to calculate modelines to use.
gtf <vertical> <horizontal> <vert-refresh-rate> -x

i hve nvdia GeForce 5650, wuxga 15.4 monitor 1920*1200 resolution.


While updateing software , system vibrates and harddrive making little noise ?

and hardrive gets more heat.

is it often happens in latop?

Most linux installation programs come with disk partitioners that are fairly easy to use, for example the disk partitioner in rh9.

Here is some infomation you may need for your dell display.

[VERSION]
1.0;

[MONITOR_DESCRIPTION]
Date = 2004/3/29;
FileRevision = "1.0";
Manufacturer = "Dell";
ModelNumber = "WUXGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz";
MonitorType = COLOR;

[OPERATIONAL_LIMITS]
MaxHorPixel = 1920; // pixels
MaxVerPixel = 1200; // lines
VideoType = ANALOG;
SyncType = TTL;
SyncConfiguration = SEPARATE;
MaxPixelClock = 200.000; // MHz
MinHorFrequency = 31.500; // kHz
MaxHorFrequency = 110.000; // kHz
MinVerFrequency = 50.000; // Hz
MaxVerFrequency = 90.000; // Hz


[ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS]
"1920x1200 @ 60Hz"

---
Section "Monitor"
HorizSync 31.5 - 94
VertRefresh 50 - 90
# 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz; pclk: 83.46 MHz
ModeLine "1280x800" 83.5 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
# 1280x800 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 62.62 kHz; pclk: 107.21 MHz
Modeline "1280x800" 107.21 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835
# 1280x800 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 71.40 kHz; pclk: 123.38 MHz
Modeline "1280x800" 123.38 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 840
# 1280x800 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 84.80 kHz; pclk: 147.89 MHz
Modeline "1280x800" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848
# 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087
# 1680x1050 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 82.20 kHz; pclk: 188.07 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 188.07 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1096
# 1680x1050 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.76 kHz; pclk: 214.51 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103
# 1680x1050 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 111.20 kHz; pclk: 256.20 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 256.20 1680 1808 1992 2304 1050 1051 1054 1112
# 1920x1200 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 74.52 kHz; pclk: 193.16 MHz
Modeline "1920x1200" 193.2 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1204 1242
# 1920x1200 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.97 kHz; pclk: 246.59 MHz
Modeline "1920x1200" 246.59 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1204 1253
# 1920x1200 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 107.10 kHz; pclk: 282.74 MHz
Modeline "1920x1200" 282.74 1920 2072 2280 2640 1200 1201 1204 1260
# 1920x1200 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 127.10 kHz; pclk: 337.58 MHz
Modeline "1920x1200" 337.58 1920 2072 2288 2656 1200 1201 1204 1271
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
---

I got this information from this link:
http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/DELLwxga.pkg

You might want to delete the lines above 60hz refresh.

I didn't realize you were asking for monitor settings.

He mentioned video problems on a Dell in post #17. However, I didn't address the vibrating problem. If it is drive thrashing, adding more memory may help.

adding more memory to what?

I had vibration when ever It reads a cd or even has cd in the cd drive.

is there any hardware problem?

Then the vibration isn't due to disk thrashing. Is your cdrom a bit warped? I once had a cd drive on my desktop that would take off like a jet engine, and made a lot of noise but It didn't vibrate. Is this an older laptop. I'm wondering if a couple mounting screws are missing.

it is brand new just a week old child

For computers, defects usually make themselves apparent right away. Especially for the non-mechanical parts of the computer. If this happens all of the time on every cdrom disc, then it sounds like a defect to me. A disc that has a slight warp can have the same effect however, so try different discs to check.

i tried-different CD Roms , same vibration, not sure it is for all the dell laptop latitude or only for mine.

Is there anyone has dell 800 latitude , let me know u observer any vibration on both sides of laptop on the top while
CD ROM is read, i know it runs in 10000 rpm may be, but that vibration is going through the entire system,.


not sure, it is because of laptop architecture or problem in missing some screws in CD ROM drive ?

any help here.

Being it is a new laptop, I would contact Dell support. I does sound like a defect to me. My boss has a Dell Latitude and it doesn't vibrate like you describe.

thanks , hi can u check one thing from ur boss computer for me, just put the cd rom and read it,
while reading put ur hands on both sides of the laptop on the top , bothsides of the mouse pad.
and see u feel any vibration on ur hand, please let me what u observe through ur hands..

timely help will let me get a new one if mine is broken.



thanks