I am looking for someone who has replacement LCDs (in stock) for the Averatec 3500. Thanks, Jim

Would like to get a port replicator for my MV2. Current flavor is Toshiba APR 3 part # pa3314u-1prp. Cheapest I can find it is about $129. The toshiba site says this is a replacement for the PR 2...

I'd like to know as I have a problem with an IBM thinkpad that won't let me flash the BIOS without a charged battery. Getting a new battery would double the cost of the laptop! So I might try...

Hi all Sure I've seen this somewhere, but lost the link! Can someone direct me to an explanation of chip labelling please? My MD has asked me to look at the Thinkpad X40 for him. This uses the...

When I upgraded to Win2000 from Win98, the system would no longer charge the battery. There is a "program" that will adapt the charging system, but I can't find it. Can anyone help?

I just bought the S460 and I'd like to find a Kensington or Targus AC/DC power adapater. Has anyone found a tip that works with the S460? Thanks, Jason

Maybe somebody it's interested in painting their laptop. This page shows the before and after of my Inspiron 6000. I hated the original silver and white scheme. Got a can of vinyl dye and made it to...

Hi all My new Turion64 ML-30 Asus A6K notebook is really nice except for one thing - the fan is pretty much always on, even when the system is completely idle. It's starting to get on my...

The battery on my Windows XP A21m Thinkpad had been working normally and was not near the end of its life, but now will not power the computer when it is unplugged from AC power. The battery meter...

Is there much of a market in used rugged laptops? I'm looking for something like a used Panasonic ToughBook, but is there a better source than eBay? Im afraid that an eBay laptop would be "I've...

hi, anyone know what voltage I should get on the motherboard connector that goes to the backlight circuits? My screen displays, but no backlight. You have to get ambient light just right to...

Hi, I'm looking at two laptops of around equal price. One is a Dell Centrino 1.86 ghz and the other a Compaq p4 3.2 HTT. I will mainly use it as a desktop replacement as well as for games and...

Sony VAIO PIII laptop(broken parts repair) PCG-F520 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6787031463

I have a Thinkpad A31 and am looking for equipment recommendations. Docking station with Svideo output Extra battery, extended life if available DVD burner capable of - and + RW...

Hey all! Excuse the crossposting, but all the groups are related... I have four wireless network cards. Only one works. The other three appear to initialize and then die off. One of these actually...

Hi. I've got the Toshiba 80 GB MK8025GAS hard drive and I'm trying to install it in my Thinkpad R30. The trouble is that the BIOS does not recognise that drive. I tried another, the same model drive...

Hi, I've got a Vaio FX501. When I switched it on this morning, the screen had "garbage" on it like weird symbols etc, when it got to Windows desktop its blurred like double-vision with large random...

I subscribed to Verizon's Wireless service (they provided a PCMCIA card). My laptop has a PCMCIA slot and it works great. However, I would prefer to have it on my Dell Desktop (which doesn't have a...

In comp.sys.laptops QuestionAuthority <QuestionAuthority_fictitious_@microsoft.com> wrote: : After a thorough search on this problem I came to the conclusion : that the touchpad lockups I have been...

I have a Thinkpad 560 that won't power up. The internal switcher chips are in shutdown mode. The signal from the power switch ain't getting to the power supply. The signal comes from a maze of...