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Just purchased a dell inspiron 400 can someone explain the lingo?

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gs strings   05-18-2009 at 04:43:53 PM

i just bought a dell inspiron 4000 on ebay and i know nothing about laptops it comes with windows xp pro w/coa??512 mb memory?20 gb hard drive?ati mobility 3 8mb graphics card?intergrated 10/100 network card?intel 800 mhz celeron processer?i know i will have to get a new battery but it comes with an ac adaptor to get started i got it for $132 can anyone tell me if it will do what i need it to basically get on the net buy or sell on ebay watch youtube and check on bank acounts and pay bills i am new to computers can someone help me out for peace of mind?....thanks

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   05-18-2009 at 05:47:46 PM
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All you need to do is plug your internet connection with a cat5 cable into your network port. Windows will do the rest for you.

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gs strings   05-18-2009 at 10:04:12 PM
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sounds great thanks for your help on both posts.with it being used will i have to delete things or reinstall anything? hopefully its just connect and windows does the rest like you have said i am definatly a noob to these things

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gs strings   05-18-2009 at 10:06:37 PM
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frozenlead wrote :

All you need to do is plug your internet connection with a cat5 cable into your network port. Windows will do the rest for you.


thank you for your help on both posts i am a noob to these things will i have to delete things to factory settings or reinstall anything?....thanks again

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   05-19-2009 at 01:28:00 AM
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You shouldn't have to do anything at all.

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gs strings   05-19-2009 at 02:40:20 AM
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frozenlead wrote :

You shouldn't have to do anything at all.


sounds great just what i hoped i finally got a reply from the seller who tells me the same thanks for the help

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