Recommended to get the latest driver.Updating your latest driver such as wifi is worth because you will get a wider range of wireless signal.
You still can use the older driver if you are too lazy to download.

@popiah04 : currently is the best webcam i ever used so far. very sharp&crisp image. not sure about other brands like Logitech tho. bought it around RM175 @ last year's August PC Fair.

@swanchew : means some old drivers are Vista-compatible?

i'm using a creative vista webcam... nothing much thoug.. quality so-so only..
but at least design wise looks nice and i got it around rm50 only

oh thanks. not sure of getting which. there are many "china" brands webcam who claimed to have 1.3MP, but i dunno about their performance though.

is built-in mic important? still looking for a "decent" 1.3MP one

built in mic would be handy and space saving/ less wire clutters
but certain built in mics would need u to speak quite close to it so that other party can hear u clearly..

ext mic however can be clipped on ur ear and such..
so u need not speak so loudly since the position is already near to ur mouth..

so it has pros and cons..
decide wut u need and go for it..

hmm.. may i know where to check the bluetooth connection whether its loosen or not??

i used bluetooth before... but long time dint use it... then when i want to use it.... its gone...

FN+F2 no use.. only wireless light, no bluetooth light...

go in "device manager" , bluetooth not listed.... >.<

anyone know where to get the bluetooth driver or solution for my casE?

I forgot its location but you can look for it in the manual.

near battery compartment...

release ur battery from ur notebook...chk on ur right side of notebook. there is small "door" there. try open it by pushing the lock...refer ur manual if u not sure how....

MOst of driver can run in vista.Except VGA and sound driver i think

i've already formatted my inspiron 6400 but it seem that i couldn't install the driver from my Dell CD. there is no suitable driver in it. i try searching for drivers in dell.com but couldn't find any for the sound card, and network driver. anyone can help me by telling me where to download the driver?

Why cannot search in dell.com?You using xp or vista?I can search all the drivers at there also.Not probelm

Using XP. I use my service tag to search for driver, only found a few. no display driver, no sound card driver, no network driver..only found WIFI which i doubt it will work....damn....

just search by product/model... then select the drivers u need

Yes is compatible but not stable especially the ATI driver from Dell. So I recommended you to get the latest driver. I been using dual boot for sometimes.I prefer xp rather than vista due to the blurriest text make my eyes tired.

Here the dell driver download link:
http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...n&catid=&impid=


This post has been edited by swanchew: Aug 26 2007, 05:22 PM

Just wanna ask one more time...hoping someone would have tried this before. Anyone got a 6400 running X1300 on Windows XP Pro connecting to an external LCD panel with lappy running native 1280x800 while LCD's running something higher?

Thanks for helping out guys...

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damn...
my network card keep giving me error such as "network cable unplugged" or "limited connectivity"

i tot i was infected with virus since i use my notebook to backup all my sis's pc....as her's got virus....

n i tot i clean everythg b4 i transfer it into my notebook...

now i edy format my notebook...

but the same probs keep repeating! argh! is this a sign dat my NIC dying?

I've got a question that I wanna ask you all..... Anyone using a BT mouse with your 6400?
I was pondering whether to buy the Logitech V270 Cordless Optical Bluetooth Mouse but I found a few feedbacks from some Dell users at Amazon that the driver conflicts with their integrated Toshiba BT and won't install.

Any idea anyone? Or any recommendations?

This post has been edited by tutiger: Aug 27 2007, 08:18 PM

No idea of the above questions... never have those experience before..

hmm..why don't u get a wireless one? like the V450? the transmitter kinda small. can be stored underneath the mouse when not in used. just my 2 cents. coz hardly see ppl with bluetooth mouse.

nope..hv no idea...soryy..

i would say hassle free!

even the transmitter is small, still hassle to slot into usb port each time we wanna use it. make it look weird. etc etc.

using bluetooth mouse...every thg gonna b easy.

turn on bluetooth using fn key. turn on ur bluetooth mouse. pairing. done. use!

if use normal wireless mouse:

pull out the transmitter underneath the mouse. wait!? forgot to pull it off from desktop. go back to dekstop. wait!? i think i just lost the transmitter. damn!