I To am having the same problem, only differance is im useing Windows XP Pro.

a technician told me the majority of faults with laptops are down to the ribbons breaking or coming away. have you tried swivelling the lid up and down? -- Ian Lincoln Independent I.T...

well, that's where I started too! now I'm hip deep in laptops, and mainly self-taught. I do have about ~10 CP's, CPi's & CPiA's in various states of repair. Lets go thru the parts that I would...

wont' be buying a toshiba then. -- Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant "Oscar T Grouch" <oscart@thetrash.can> wrote in message news:n7hffv8c9ig8s4rv8icq9tqqt4cfqjg0d2@4ax.com...

Any thoughts on notebook in subject? Anyone has any experience with it? Is it very new - I couldn't find anything in retails stores, just direct from Toshiba.

Compared to the Sony 16 inches display with 1600X1200, how are they compared to each other. Ive seen this Sony screen and I thought that its just stunning. The the A31p display as good or even better...

News Reader <news@ticeonline.com> wrote in news:nkovevki78d37e828pl11vrvtq5iekr6qm@4ax.com: IBM appears to charge sales tax in all states, since the're incorporated in all states.

Paul Duffy wrote: Interesting. I'd been thinking about doing something similar myself. The only thing that keeps them from being "high end" is the 5400RPM limitation, but frankly, I don't know if...

Hello, Having difficulty getting my sound on an IBM Thinkpad 755CD. I had upgraded from Win95 to Win98. Reinstalled Mwave and Midi files with the latest ver. from IBM (ver 2.5a). But do not have any...

Hey I bought a Gateway 400sp plus a month or so ago. It's great- the most bang for the buck as far as the ~$1000 laptops go. Only a 1.8Ghz Celeron, but performance is awesome. Best thing to do is go...

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:32:01 GMT, "JHEM" <James@ESAD_SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote: that came with my 365XD was Lotus Smartsuite. But you can buy a more recent version of Smartsuite for very little...

"Wolverine" <wolverine_x@bestmail.us> wrote in message news:d3395b3b.0306232056.36294cf@posting.google.com... Excellent - easily one of the best laptops on the market. No creeks, loose parts, etc....

trollg4 wrote: Be aware of what you are buying with these processors. They are modified desktop processors, they run hot, the fan will run constantly, the fan is not silent, and if you can get one...

Check IBM's reference site (ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pcicrse/psref/tabook.pdf). It lists exactly what software they ship with.

A coworker/friend bought one. Set it on his desk and within an hour it had burned a hole in the desktop. He put it back in the box and sent it back. "jj" <jj@aol.com> wrote in message...

thanks for your responses. The reason I was asking is that it turns out that the brand new Dell Inspiron 8500 wide aspect wuxga displays (15,4") show a massive screen burn after leaving a window open...

Both are this bad hod P4 Why not a Banias Centrino ?!? -- Roland Mösl http://www.pege.org Clear targets for a confused civilization http://web-design-sutie.com Web Design starts at the search...

this is a well known problem with this model, I had the same problem with mine after 6 months and it is under warranty, you will need a motherboard swap. "Yep" <none@nomail.not> wrote in...

Thanks. I'll probably try the flash drive. One of my sons is, I think, just starting to use these on laptops he buys on e-bay and refurbishes, and I'll have him try one on our next drive to his...

My concern if enough water got in to couse damage, the silicon crystals may not remove it. Compaq use to have an easy to open case, 4 screws along the base and some tabs hold help hold and align. If...