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    Re: Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small

    Absolutley NO logical reason ! ;)

    I was on the Dell site just checking spec's and came across the BIOS update. I haven't flashed a BIOS in decades so I thought "Why not ?". Last time I did a...
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    Re: Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small

    Went to Dell's web site just to see what's there for this little machine. Found a BIOS update, A15, mine is at A05. I was curious. I'm from the old school of computing (started in 1983 or so..time...
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    Re: Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small

    That's EXACTLY what happened, it was reported dead and put aside. A little yellow Post-it stuck on it only said "Does not work" and no one looked into it.

    It has the Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16 GHz x...
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    Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small

    I saved a Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small from the trash bin today. It was "broken", so I said I'll take it. I took it home, powered it up, yeah, it was "broken".....Windows was corrupted, wouldn't...
  5. Poll: Re: Share with us your Trusty (14.04) Upgrade & Installation Experiences

    I did the "suggested" lengthy time comsuming upgrade; went from 12.04 to 12.10 to 13.10 to 14.04. Yep, killed most of my afternoon, but it went without issue on each upgrade, surprised me.

    I did...
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    [ubuntu] Averatec 3200 Graphics Driver

    I am using an old, but serviceable Averatec 3200 Series laptop. I succeeded in loading 12.04 using the Alternative CD method (thanks to info gathered here, awesome site !!), as the Live CD install...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Update Manager Notifications (Unity)

    I have a somewhat similar problem. I rarely get Update Available, but if I click on Check, I typically get several updates to download. Not a big deal, just odd that if I have it set to check...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Canon Pixma MG5200 Series Printers and Ubuntu

    Hello everyone,

    While I do not own a Canon MG5200 Series printer, I own a Canon Pixma MP495. I figured the steps to set it up had to be similar. I went to the Aussie web site and found the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04 Installation Crashes

    I have an old Averatec 3200 series laptop with an AMD AthlonXP processor and I've been trying to get Ubuntu loaded as the only OS for quite a while. I started trying with 11.10, it locked up. I...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Toshiba Satellite P-755

    Thanks for the search results....apparently my "search fu" is weak, I tried searching, but I didn't do it right....:(
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    [ubuntu] Toshiba Satellite P-755

    Hello, first time poster, only been using Ubuntu for a month....

    I "cut my teeth" on Mandrake Linux in the mid/late 90's but left it behind a long time ago. I recently decided to get back into...
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