Admit it: the Inspiron 1525 is an aging laptop. For many of you, it’s probably pushing its third year. Laptop batteries, much like most Dell laptops, only have a 1-year life expectancy. After that first year, their capacity begins to slowly decrease. For anyone still using the original battery, I laud you; mine stopped holding […]
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Hardware Mod: Upgrading your Wireless Card- How To
November 7th, 2010
**This is Part 2 of the “Upgrading your Wireless Card” guide and is continued from part 1. Part 1 explains the benefits of upgrading your wireless card while part 2 is simply a How To.** This post was delayed by about 10 months due to forgetfulness and procrastination. My apologies for the delay, though I believe many […]
Hardware Mod: Adding a second Hard Drive to my Inspiron 1525
September 1st, 2010
That’s right, I’ve added a second Hard Drive. But you’ve got to read on to find out how.
Hardware Mod: Spray painting my Inspiron 1525 bezel black
June 29th, 2010
Recently, user Alexander Brown decided to mod his 1525 by painting his bezel black. Intrigued by this, I decided to follow Alexander’s example and paint my bezel black also. 4 coats of spray paint, one angry neighbor (I did it out behind my apartment complex), and 12 hours of drying later, I had a black […]
Enabling OS X’s Bluetooth On/Off Switch
June 19th, 2010
One of the vast options available to you when you purchased your Inspiron 1525 was the addition of an integrated Broadcom Bluetooth chip. Dell was offering it for an extra $25, so I jumped on the opportunity of having one extra means of connectivity. Three years and many experiences later, I’ve probably used the Bluetooth […]
November 5th, 2011
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