Precision M4400 Owner's Lounge

Thanks again for pictures and other comments on this that are most helpful. Will consider this more.

Gary

 

Hi krhainos, This kinda random but what program is the orange and blue flame like icon 4 after the Adobe suite icons on your desktop image? It looks familiar but I can't place it.

 

The one with the blue dot in the middle? That would be Blender. I've never used it. Heh.

Also worth noting that some apps that don't support OS-level DPI commands get upsampled/blurry like that dock menu. In reality, all those icons are crystal clear.

 

Yah, that what it was I haven't used blender in years not a bad free 3D program.

 

HI all of you.

Can anyone of you give me an explanation of why my M4400 does not post boot on a USB key preformatted to do so?
I am currently running BIOS A12 but the problem seems consisting on earlier versions aswell.
The same USB key has no problem in post booting on other laptops models except for this
M4400?
The weird thing is that if I format a USB harddrive running on a power supply and put the exact same post boot files on this harddrive then my M4400 has not problems in recognizing and booting from the USB device?

What would be the solution to this problem?

 

I have never tried post booting but I can boot into my usb key OS no problem. I just hit F12 on startup to bring up the boot device menu, choose usb and off it goes.

 

What bluetooth driver software is everyone using with there laptop. I'm not sure I like the default windows bluetooth stack. I was using bluesoleil on my old laptop. I'm just curious as to what everyone else is using.

 

Minibob, that is also the weird part about this issue. If I use a powered USB harddrive then no problem. Pressing F12 I will then see the option to boot using the USB device. But when using a none powered USB key this option disappears. But the key works fine in other laptops??

 

What brand of USB key? I have heard of people complaining about not being able to boot from certain brands of USB keys. I think Sandisk was one of them because of the preinstalled software. If I remember correctly an episode of System at Revsion3.com mentioned this when they where trying to create a usb boot drive.

http://revision3.com/systm/usbbooting2/

Im not sure what or if there is a solution.

 

Anyone face this annoying issue?




And BSOD due to "nvlddmkm"