Category Archives: Hardware

Display corruption with Mobile Intel GM45 Chipset

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Aaron Parker

I have a Dell Latitude XT2, which includes the Mobile Intel GM45 Chipset (and the Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD). On occasion I’ve experienced display corruptions issues that  working with the laptop somewhat difficult. Here’s an example with Calculator, … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 on a Dell Latitiude XT2

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Aaron Parker

I’ve been looking to get a tablet PC for some time now and I’ve just recently picked up a Dell Latitude XT2, which includes multi-touch support. It arrived the same day as the Windows 7 Release Candidate, so the default … Continue reading →

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Comparing eSATA To USB For External Drives

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Aaron Parker

I’ve just purchased a new SATA-based external hard drive to use with demos and I thought I would share some details about the performance gain over my older ATA-based hard disk. I’ve been doing a few demonstrations of Microsoft SoftGrid … Continue reading →

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