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Water spill on laptop keyboard problem
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 3 Comments

My wife spilled half a glass of water on the laptop toshiba 7020ct. she cleaned it up. after this incident the keys are typing the wrong letters for eg. if i type H i get G and some times two or...

Need to copy old data from a dead ProStar 5200 notebook/laptop's HDD...
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 9 Comments

Hello! I have a dead ProStar 5200 notebook/laptop from a decade ago. It does not turn on fully anymore even though its loud fan does (still cold air after 15 minutes). No POST, no beep, nothing! I...

Toshiba 2455-S305 Mini PCI
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Where is the mini pci slot in the Toshiba 2455-S305. I have seen postings saying it is under the right side of the keyboard. However when I when I look under the keyboard, I can't see it. Do you have...

Pentium M and Pentium Centrino?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 8 Comments

What is the difference between Pentium M and Pentium Centrino? Vuela

Multiple monitors w/port replicator
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 4 Comments

My docking station has a DVI and VGA connector.. currently I can run with notebook open and extend to a VGA monitor .. I have a D600 Latitude w/Radeon 9000, I'm wondering if I could use the VGA...

Looking for case parts for an HP XE3
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I am mainly in need of the to pand bottom half of the main case. It's the case type with epansion slot, no serial and with small LCD in the front. Thanks, Jan Finland -- jankro (@) saunalahti (.) fi

create a shortcut to change time zone?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I travel very often with my laptop internationally. Is there a way to create a shortcut on the desktop in Windows XP to change the time zone quickly? Perhaps there is a script to do this. This way I...

Dell 3700 "beeps" when typing
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 3 Comments

My Dell 3700 now emits "beeps" when I type on it. Not sure when this started, but fairly recently. I have gone into Control Panels > Accessibility and there is nothing about keyboard beeps. I have...

Free iPods
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hey- Check out this great site that is giving away totally FREE iPods! I've joined and I think you should as well. It's a completely legitimate offer, and this company has already given away $4...

Third party battery...?
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I have been reading the back posts regarding the "mis-use" of Li-ion batteries and have even been cautioned about trying to rebuild a battery pack myself by some of you here. I do appreciate the...

HP Compaq nx8220
Posted on March 7th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I am thinking of ordering this one for myself as an Architect. Appreciate feedback/ advise of similar models

Dell Inspiron 8200
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I just got a system that when powered on, system will not recognize the DVD drive or the HDD. I can access the BIOS and see that everything is present with the exception of the DVD and HDD. I'm...

Toshiba Tecra A2 opinions
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I'm thinking about buying the Toshiba Tecra A2-S119. Has somebody in the group any experience with it ? I'm especially concerned about portability. I don't want a subnotebook, because I find the...

Reinabling the Touchpad on a Presario 1700t
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I purchased a used Presario 1700t laptop and the seller told me the touchpad had been disabled. I figured he did it via software and didn't think much about it. Got a great deal on the laptop. I...

Homecconline.com great site for computer parts
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I ran across this site http://www.homecconline.com for some great computer deals, just thought i'd make a post if anyone's interested in checking it out !

external WIFI antenna for laptop?
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I have an 1/8" jack (similar to a headphone jack) on the back of my laptop next to my WIFI on/off switch that has an antenna symbol. I am assuming that there are external antennas that I can plug in...

DC/DC Laptop
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 6 Comments

I use a laptop in my truck which has 24v electrics, i am trying to run a laptop that uses 19v. In order to eliminate an inverter is there some kind of dropper that will drop it down to 19v? :roll: ...

Dell Latitude C600 memory error
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 1 Comments

When my Dell Latitude C600 boots I immediately get a message saying read/write error at (locations) Reducing available memory Boot continues and all seems fine - I'm running Win2K with...

dead...but buried?
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I've just been given a Samsung Sens 600 to play with. It's dead as a door nail. No power through the battery or connected through the mains. What might be the problem...can it be the battery when...

How to Turn off Wireless on laptop
Posted on March 6th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I've got a new centrino laptop with pretty sparse, poorly translated instructions and no wireless on/off switch. Accordingly, I've always got an icon showing an error on Wireless Network Connection....