- On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 22:54 -0400, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Friday 20 July 2007 4:14:19 pm Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 17:01 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > > > You can download manuals for all Dell computers, AFAIK, > > > and that is what Dell advise you to do. > > > If you choose not to, that is your prerogative > > > > You find me a manual for the DELL D810 Laptop? Their representative > > could not tell we where it was. In any case in my former department 3 > > Dell D810 machines were ordered. Each had a different Wifi card. > > Aaron: > Maybe this would help: About five years ago, my daughter-in-law was given a > Dell desktop machine by her employer. Everything worked except for the sound > card. We found a coated paper sticker on the rear of the case that had the > Dell serial number on it. Digging around on the Dell support site with that > number, I was able to find the complete bill of materials for that specific > computer showing everything that had been installed when it left the Dell > plant. There were also links to the computer manuals which could be read > online, as well as other information related to the specific components. > Might be worth a shot. > > -- cmg > I am sorry I started this. You are absolutely right. In fact the BIOS displays the serial number. Also when you buy the computer you get an inventory of its parts including the cards. I was being difficult for no real reason. -- ======================================================================= The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. -- H.L. Mencken ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
