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Downloading User Manual
Posted on February 16th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Where can I download Panasonic Y4 notebook user manual? I tried Panasonic.com but they don't have any. Hendra

Mount Slim (Laptop) CD/DVD drives in Desktop
Posted on February 16th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Does anyone know of mounting frames that will allow two slim (laptop style) Cd/DVD drives to mount in a 5 1/4 drive bay on a desktop system. I've run out of mounting spaces for drives on my media PC...

What is stretched on a widescreen?
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments

From other people's experience, could they tell me what is stretched sideways, and to me distorted, on a widescreen display? I am interested in running old Windows development software, such as...

Laptops with best support
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 10 Comments

What of the major brands of laptop manufacturers provide the best support for their products in the UK? I don't wish to buy one and find I have to wait ages on a telephone line for service and then...

Dell Latitude D610 Audio Problem
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments

hi All; I got a used D610 laptop in perfect condition, however the sound driver does not work even I downloaded it from Dell website. It is 82801fb ICH6 AC 97 Audio driver, SigmaTel 9751 AC 97. I...

Dell C840 Search Results Window Popping Up Randomly
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know how to get the XP Pro Search Results Window from popping up randomly on my Dell C840?

Laptop TV tuners
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Hi, I'm about to replace my ageing desktop with a 17" widescreen laptop. I'm hoping that it's going to kill two birds with one stone by using it as my TV too, but I've a few questions! 1. I was...

Considerations in buying used memory or hard disk
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 11 Comments

It is common perception that laptop hard drives are more prone to failure with time, compared to desktop drives. What are the opinions of buying a used laptop drive? What about a used external drive...

Toshiba Satellite 2400 power connector
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi, Recently, I bought a (used) Toshiba Satellite 2400 Notebook. The sound card didn't work so I thought I'd have a peek inside. Turned out that I had over-estimated my skills - i can't figure out...

Techie question: Centrino vs P4-M
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments

OK. I can't find anything that I fully understand that explains how a Centrino with a 1.73 GHz clock allegedly out-performs a P4-M running at 2.4GHz or higher. Can anyone put it in relatively simple...

Anyone used Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling on a Satellite?
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Has anyone used Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling on a Toshiba Satellite laptop, specfically the M60 with WXGA? Is it there (with NVidia GeForceFX Go 6600) and what are the results like? b.

COMPAQ AERO 16MB MEMORY AVAILABLE
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 0 Comments

COMPAQ AERO 16MB MEMORY AVAILABLE I'm selling off my Compaq Aero Stuff. I have a 16MB memory module that will make your 4MB Aero 4/25 or 4/33C Scream. Runs win95 credibly. Also got a lot of other...

Dell latitude d610, system recovery?
Posted on February 15th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I have a ibm thinkpad that has a full system restore option, it's on the laptop itself, not added. I just recently bought a 6 month old dell latitude d610 which is used but in a1 shape.. I noticed it...

Need advice on 17" laptop
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 8 Comments

Hi. I'm looking at 17" laptops/desktop replacements and could use advice/comments. I've looked into the following: Toshiba M65-S8092 Toshiba M60-BK3 Gateway NX850XL Dell XPS M170 Sony...

Duo Core 1.66Ghz Or 2.13 Ghz Pentium M
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 2 Comments

About the same price. And in some cases the Pentium M is a bit less with roughly the same hardware. Will be using it for CAD applications and some gaming and photo editing. I'm looking at the Acer...

ibm t-23 random shut down
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 5 Comments

my t-23 after a while will just lock up for no reason power will g off screen goes blank and have to remove the battery to boot it u again. nobody seems to know why this is. any guesses? thank you :

Water on laptop =(
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 5 Comments

Thursday I spilled a little bit of water - 1/8 of a poland sprin small bottle - on the upper left hand side of my Dell Inspiron 515 laptop. I did try to turn it on after turning it off, but then let...

Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling-depends on display configuration
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 0 Comments

The recent manual for the Forceware driver for NVidia describes an option for LCD displays called Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling, for choosing an aspect ratio on a widescreen. It then says, 'availability...

Considerations for getting RAM for older laptop
Posted on February 14th, 2006 | 8 Comments

I bought a Dell Inspiron 8000 about 5 years ago. The processor speed is 600-750MHs, and it has 128MB ram. I use it only for document/presentation preparation, email, and web browsing. It can...

urgent - need info - "Anywhere" wireless internet access (EDGE/ GPRS coverage)
Posted on February 13th, 2006 | 1 Comments

urgent - need info - "Anywhere" wireless internet access (EDGE/ GPRS coverage) via a wireless aircard attached to the laptop I am travelling from Northern California to Southern California for...