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I am glad the price of gas has gone up, I hope it goes up higher. Its the only way to get people to stop driving pickup trucks to work and buy those stupid SUVs. The only thing that will force people to look for ways to reduce their need for gas and oil is high prices. Only high prices will...

You could talk to Dell, they could tell you what to replace it with, or you could see if you warranty is still valid.

Pop open the case when you hear the sound, and try to pin it down, where exactly it is coming from.

After the format you would have to install an OS on the drive if you wanted it to boot.

I don't know how you would go about identifying them. But if you didn't void your warranty by opening up the laptop, and you still had one, I would image this would be covered. Nothing would have caused them to go, but age and the possibility that you got one of the bad ones.

The computer would need to be running to use the multimeter test, even if you are just in the bios.

Newegg is full of USB > Ethernet devices. Here is the first one I found on the list. Newegg.com - SMC SMC2209USB/ETH 10/20/100/200Mbps USB Compact Ethernet Adapter 1 x RJ45 - Retail

You should be able to get the hard drive recognized with out reinstalling the OS. Have you tried using a Live Linux CD like Knoppix to see if you can recognize the hard drive? Does it show up in the bios at all?

You could try under clocking your video card with rivatuner. Just to see if your temps drop when you lower the voltage or drop the speed.

Have you tried switching the plugs the monitors are plugged into on the back of the video card? Typically the primary monitor is plugged into the left most adapter.

You could try using RivaTuner. It works with both ATI and nVIDIA. It has options to control the speed of the fan on 2D apps, 3D low and high power apps. If this doesnt fix the problem, you could try an aftermarket cooler. I ordered the Thermalright HR 03 for my 7900gt because the fan was the...

My thought is that the PSU are of low quality, especial since the store seems so willing to give him another one. To the OP. Find out how many watts the first one was the died, and then how many watts the new ones they keep giving you are, and see if there is a difference. Maybe see if they...

Do you have a motherboard with a nvidia chipset? It could be possible that these drivers are causing a problem with the ATI card. Its unlikely, but a possibility. Also you said that this new ATI card blew your previous power supply. It might have damaged something else in your computer, like...