that's a very handy website! the little plastic button that switches my screen off when the lid is closed broke off 12months ago (off my brand new 500m!). I never could be bothered fixing it (needed the laptop), and now I see I can do it myself.
that they're selling bios chips is also quite interesting!
No, the Passwords are stored on a chip soldered into the M'Board. While those are theoretically "swappable", how would you like to try soldering on a double-sided board? I used to solder components back in Vacuum Tube days to make Hi-Fi(MONO)amplifiers but I would not tackle that one.
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that they're selling bios chips is also quite interesting!
cheers
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No, it is on a separate chip soldered to the M'board. The bios chip will help folks who had bad BIOS Flash though.
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hey, now I can replace the plastic on my 8200 with the one from the c840 and reduce the chassis flex.
Beware, some of those parts cost more than the part would from dell spare parts (the fan is $10 more, for example)
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