Lionel, in a past post you mentioned that the systems for the Home Division would differ than what will be offered for the Small Business division.  Do you have any more details on that?  What will happen to the Dimension name?  Are the current Optiplexes being replaced anytime soon?

 On a side note, its sad to see the Dell engineers didn't listen to customers needs when designing the new Inspiron desktops - still only 4 USB ports on the back.  Its a big problem since the mouse and keyboard only connect via USB and therefore leave you with only 2 useable rear USB ports. 

But oh well, I personally perfer the Optiplexes.  Anyway, please let me know what will be happening with the Optiplexes in the near future, and if anything is, will Windows XP still be offered.  Also, how long will it continue to be offered.  Thats the most important for me.

 Thanks!

When will the new desktops be available in Europe, specifically Ireland?

Hi 

will the New Inspiron Desktops come to UK???

I would like to buy one in the UK.

 From Chris
 

Hi

Will the Inspiron Desktops come with Windows Vista 64-bit? or Windows XP 64-bit

From Chris 

When will the new 2407WFP-HC be available in the UK.?

Also, when are we to get the XPS 720 (without H2C) in the UK?

Why the difference in product availability?

I read an article today from the American-Statesman  that says Dell has  eliminated the Dimension line/name in favor of the Inspiron desktop. I just went to Small Business and what do I see but Dimension and XPS desktops...where are the Inspiron desktops and the new colors for laptops? Where's Linux being offered at Small Business? I am a home user but I certainly know better than to buy a Dell from the Home division. I would never do that due to the extremely poor support for home users. I don't know anyone who buys from Dell home as all long term Dell customers who may be home users solely or home/business at home know to never buy from the Home Division.

So, is Dell going to offer Ubuntu and Inspiron desktops at the Small Business site? Why hasn't that already been done? If you want users to buy from the Home Division you have a long way to go to convince your long time customers that the division has improved especially the support.

I got far superior support from Small Business when I had Dimensions other than the XPS (which has its own support) than any Home Division buyer gets. Plus, even with the XPS it is better to buy from Small Business as REC for Small Business (if you ever get to that point) is far superior to REC for Home Division. 

The pretty colors are intriguing but I'll take superior support any day to pretty colors. I would like though to have the choice of Ubuntu at the Small Business site.

Off topic, but how come I cannot cut/paste anything? I can't even correct spelling. When I tried to select a sentence and delete it out of this comment, I got a strange popup about Fx not allowing cutting or copying. The popup asked if I wanted more information and I said yes and then I got a notice from Fx that I need to install a missing plugin! Geez...all I wanted was to know why I can't select text here and then delete it or copy/paste or spell check. Dell really needs to make its websites compatible with Firefox. No knowledgeable user these days uses IE. The first thing you should do to make people more interesting in buying from you is stop snubbing Fx and Opera and SeaMonkey.

For the Inspiron 531

UK configure.
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=D4XENT03&l=en&oc=D07517&rbc=D07517&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsftdppdesktop3

USA configure.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DDCWEC3&s=dhs

why we do not have a option for 1GB 2GB 4GB Memory in the UK but in the USA do a have option 1GB 2GB 4GB Memory.

Why we do not a have option for Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card in the uk but in the usa do have a option for Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card.

USA Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card do have

no Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card for the uK.

USA Memory for Inspiron 531
1GB 2GB 4GB Memory
UK Memory for Inspiron 531
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] [Included in Price]
4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024] [add £94.00 or £3/month1]

For the Dell Inspiron 530 and 531, if you are buying in the UK; would it be possible to purchase the following wireless network card and install it into the machine, since it comes with two PCI ports?

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=A1208317

Either that card or any other internal PCI wireless network card should work, or so I would imagine. Or you can buy ones with a small external antennae for added performance.

If anybody knows if this works or not then please email me asap!
Cheers

Is Dell going to over different colors on the Inspiron Desktops, similiar to the laptops.  Like others have mentioned the current Inspiron Desktop color would not be my first color choice.  My choice would be to purchase the Dell - Vostro's in order to get another color.

I was on a lookout for Flat panel LCD monitor and I had heard about Dell monitors a lot. 2407WFP-HC looked like an ideal choice, however I was shocked to see a price tag of 40000 INR which is about 1000$.

 The same model is being sold at around 680$ in US and other places. So whats with the high price in India ?? I am sure dell hasn't taken into account the stronger rupee.

Hoping for a price correction on this and the other models available in Dell India !!!

i think dell need to install the different wireless card on Inspiron 530 & Inspiron 531.

Lost of people are having problem with the Broadcom 802.11g Wireless card.

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_wireless&message.id=39067&query.id=12211#M39067

GOT SCREWED -

I asked the dell rep if I could put XP on the 530/s - he said yes with no problems. NOT - I cannot find 3 drivers. the NIC - Video and the PCI card. I have looked everywhere. DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU WANT TO USE XP. This computer will ONLY work with VISTA. Buy a MAC 

I ordered a 530 Inspiron on 8/9/2007.  ESD was 8/20/07

Shipment was delayed on 8/20/07  New ESD is 8/27/07.

 Could you upgrade the shipping from UPS Ground to overnight for making me wait an extra week at no additional cost? 

 College is starting next week.  If I don't have a pc it will put me at a disadvantage.

So, I'm one of those that just ordered a 531 machine yesterday (8/27).  And, yes, I see a ship date of 8/31.  Am I to understand that this is not going to happen?  If not when wilI I be given a better idea of the ship date?  Not being pushy, I just want a better idea of when to expect the machine.

Can you help?

I also ordered the Inspiron 531.  Order placed on 8/3.  Have been delayed twice, now the edd is 9/6.  Somehow, I doubt this will happen.  School has already started a few weeks ago, my VAIO is hanging on by a thread.  I did everything to make my current computer last until August because I was waiting for the sales tax holiday.  Expected my Dell here by now, but no.  Now my computer is giving me a SMART failure every time I boot, so I know it will be dead.  Then how will I get online to okay any further delays so they won't cancel my order?  If it is canceled, there goes the sales tax break and probably my coupon code I used if I did decide to reorder.  Can the consumers get any kind of compensation for these more-than-just-inconvenient delays!!!

I am feeling like I should have just bought the HP they had in a box on the shelf at a competitors store that long ago weekend...

The support for the inspiron is horrible. I should not have to look around on the internet for xp drivers. I am trying to support a number of these garbage machines for a university and its a joke. Dell knows damn well that Vista is still not being rolled out in large organization and should be putting out xp drivers for all their machines. This is stupid.

Can anyone point me to the xp driver for inspiron 530s, thanks.

The mobos for the 531s is: nVidia nForce4 SLI X16 (430 MCP61)

 DL the required drivers from here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_nf4_winxp32_8.26_11.09.html
 

Andy,

When I tried installing XP, it kept hanging when installing devices around 35%.  Did you have any issues like this??

Andy,

I installed xp on my inspiron 531 but it could not connect to the internet. Then I found your thread and downloaded the Chipset Driver-Included NIC Driver. With internet connection I updated the xp system until the sp2 was installed. After restarting the computer, now the usb mouse and keyboard are not working. Do you have any idea how to solve this problem? Thanks

Wilson 

Andy, As a visually impaired student who attends a local universidy in california, I'm very impressed with your knoledge of finding those drivers. I recently purchased an inspiron 531S from dell and I couldn't run vista with my talking software. I downgraded to xp home and man, I'm very impressed with the system and how xp runs fast, it beats having a p4! Thanks for sharing those sites to find the drivers, I'm a happy camper.

Andy,

 Thank you for these links, I have been searching for an eternity!

 Jordan

Wilson Tang... You said "...until the sp2 was installed. After restarting the computer, now the usb mouse and keyboard are not working. Do you have any idea how to solve this problem? "

I would test to see if plugging them into a different USB port would help re-discover them.  Also, check Device Manager to see if you have any unknown devices.  It seems weird that after installing XP SP2, that they stopped working. 

Thanks,

Andy

Andy, I did not have any problems after installing the drivers you mentioned. In fact, even my local tech was surprised that I found you. Keep up the good knowledge!

Armando

I recently bought an Inspiron 531. It came with Vista but some application I have to use are not certified with Vista yet so I opted to create a second partition for XP Pro and installed it.
When I boot in Vista my network connection works (LAN cable) but when I boot in XP the same LAN cable connection is dead.

I see the earlier posts about updating the mobo chipset NIC driver. But my 531 has an ATI X1300 video card not an nVidia card so would the drivers named above be applicable?

Hey Andy,

 
Thanks a bundle!  I was wracking my brain into the wee hours last night trying to XPify my 531.  now, thanks to you,  I can just dump all of those drivers in a handy folder for safekeeping.  Hombre Numero Uno!

 *beer*

 
Graham
 

I spent many hours trying to fix this. 

Read what andy B said

its on the money

i got all my drivers working

for the dell drivers, he didnt provide the full url, but go to the proper driver section... and just change the url of the download to download the right one

If anyone is interested, this box will also run the Windows XP 64 bit OS... Blazingly fast (like, a LOT faster then XP 32 bit), but again, you have to hunt for the drivers.  I have done this, but did not note the links... If anyone needs them, let me know and I can probably hunt them down and post them again.

The only issue that I had with it was in the x64 iteration, there was no driver for my wireless USB stick (a NetGear WG111T)... Not a Dell issue, but a NetGear issue, and they state no plans to provide a driver for that device in the 64 bit OS...

Thanks,

Andy Boucher

Patrick,

You would need the specific XP driver for the ATI X1300 video. Do you know which network and sound devices you have?

Regards,

Andy Boucher

Wilson Tang ,

I have the 531S and when I was trying to install XP on the machine, the front two USB became unfunctional (the back USB ports worked fine).

This is how I solve the problem:

Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager

Look for the USB ports not working (indicated by yellow tags). Select the USB device, right click on it, then do either (don't remember) " re-install Driver" or "update Driver". Let Windows search for drivers for a while. Windows should be able to find the right driver!

Good luck.

The 531S I bought came with Asus WL-138G V2 wireless PCI card and initially the download speed (not the wireless communication speed between the PC and the cable modem router (Motorola SBG900), which is typically 54MBps) was awfully slow! (probably slower than my old analog modem speed! Also the connection was dropping very often).

I spend several hours to find out what’s going on… disabling firewalls, tweaking the wireless card power save setting, etc. but no luck.

Finally I found that the WZC IBSS Channel number for the wireless card must match with the modem/router channel number (which I configured at the Motorola site) to get high speed internet connection.  Now I get > 5MBps download speed consistently. It is probably faster than the speed I was getting with my other computer (ThinkPad laptop)>

Now I am very happy with the 531S.

Hello, does anyone know how I can get the front mic jack to work on the inspiron 531? I participate on a weekly chat for blind people and I cannot get the mic jack to work. I would very much appreciate it if you can please tell me what i need to do in order to get the front mick jack to work. Thanks.

Armando

I have an inspiron 531 desktop. I succesfully created an XP dual boot. Thanks a lot for posting the device drivers. Can anyone help me find the drivers for the wireless card and the bluetooth receiver. Thanks.

Nagaraj

Oct 12, 2007: I just purchased a Dell 531s machine and installed XP. I did exactly what Andy Boucher mentioned above and it worked except for the following:

Motherboard brand NVIDIA; Product Series: nForce 4; Product: GeForce 6150LE/nForce 430 http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_nf4_winxp32_8.26_11.09.html

- Antonio

i've but recently an inspiron 530, i've instaled xp sp2, but i cant find any drivers for the video card ati x1300. i search on the ati site but what i find there dont work proply. can somebody tell my where i can find it?

I have Insprion 1505 laptop and I am able not configure my TV tuner card in India. It is giving a msg "Hardware Not Supported".

Please suggest me!!!

I have a Vostro 1000 but I can't seem to get the microphone to work, I need your help.

Thank you

Andy,

I am setting up my Inspiron 531 to dual-boot Vista Home Premium and XP x64 version, and so far everything is going completely great.  Except for the fact that I have yet to find the x64 drivers for the gigabyte board NIC and such.  You had mentioned that you had found these drivers, any chance you could post them?  Thanks for all your help.

Jim Mansell

PS, i had a BEAR of a time finding the driver for my linksys WUSB54GS adapter, but i DID find it.  And it works.

Andy Boucher said:

We have just bought several Vostro 1700 with 4 GB RAM.

 Its really suprising that Dell is offering such a notebook with no support for Vista x64.

It means that about 3.5 GB RAM could be used and not the 4 GB + Video RAM + swapping file.

Even its interesting, that a Vostro notebook is a business notebok and designed for Windows Vista.

As i know... the Windows Vista logo requires also 64 bit support.

From my point of view... Dell stinks. Customers seem to be just stupid victims.

ATI Theater 650 PRO Combo TV Tuner with Gyroscopic Remote and Xcelerator 

What is this and what would be my best option when using the computer as media center.

Thanks,

Mike

Hey. Ive recently bought a Vostro 1000. Im using it to record my bands music. Ive plugged the microphone into the mic jack, and when i record its fine. However, I want to plug an Amp, or PA speakers into the Line out jack. But I cant hear whats comming through the Mic. Any Ideas? 

Andy Boucher,

I'd personal email you but can't so a big public thank you. You are a genius. My inspiron 531 network connection just came back and my XP Pro install is back on the rails in time to cook my ill girlfriend her tea.

I am running XP on the inspiron 531 and am unable to get my microphone to work either.  I have had no problems with my speaker system.  I saw similar questions above but couldn't find any solutions.  Any ideas? 

I just purchased an Inspiron 531 with a 22' flat screen and absolutly love it!  One small problem, where's the sound?  Speakers did not come with my set, but I thought some sound would come from built in speakers.  If I need speakers, please advise as to what kind. (I would also like a microphone.)

Thanks!

Cheryl