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Keytweak your laptop
Posted on February 27th, 2005 | 9 Comments

When I was in boy scouts, as part of learning Morse code, I was told that the inventor of the typewriter originally put the letter 'e' under the left middle finger, just below its present position. ...

ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or Nvidia FXGo 5700?
Posted on February 27th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Hi, I am looking at getting a new laptop but want something that has a decent graphics card and good RAM and HDD. I have decided to go for either a Toshiba Qosmio F10 - 124 or a Toshiba P30-133. ...

Compaq M700 Hinges
Posted on February 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

The hinges on my son's Compaq M700 are loose and the screen falls back is there any way to tighten them? or any cheap source of replacement parts? Thanks

Make $15,000 in 30 days its completely legal and legitimate (all done online)
Posted on February 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

You have most likely seen or heard about this project on TV programs such as 20/20 and Oprah, or you may have read about it in the Wall Street Journal. If not, here it is below - revealed to you...

Laptop battery help
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 15 Comments

My Ibm thinkpad 770 has a small problem in that the battery does not seem to want to charge at all! Now I read that there could be a problem with "easy set up" mode and that it`s also possible that...

Toshiba laptop repair nightmare
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I bought a Toshiba Tecra S1 in August 2003. I chose this over IBM because Toshiba Canada offered three-year warranty for similar prices (at that time). After using it for a little over a year, at...

Swapping hardrive with XP on it - problem
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 24 Comments

My one-year + 2 weeks old Gateway died on me. Looks like it is fried. I have a 5 year old Toshiba laptop that just keeps cranking. I figure I can swap the hard drive out of the Gateway and insert...

LaptopBattery DR202 5 Position Connector
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hello, I've got an DR202 BatteryClone with 5 Position Connector for my Laptop. As my Laptop does not charge it up to 100 %, I would like to charge it with an external device. I searched the internet...

How to get a free ipod:
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 0 Comments

My friend just did this and got her ipod in the mail. Swear to god this thing is real. Now I want to get mine. Go to this link: http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=15541422 and sign up for one of the...

Compaq Presario 700Z Hardware/Maint manual?
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I am trying to help a friend of mine by replacing the 14" LCD on a Presario 700Z. I have replaced a LOT of LCD's on Thinkpads, and have IBM's Hardware Maint manual to guide in disassembly, but found...

Does this sound like a good deal on a laptop?
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Does £375 sound ok for a 2nd hand eiSystem 4419? Thanks Andrew

FA: Vintage GRiD Compass 1101 Laptop Computer - Rare - NR
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Vintage GRiD Compass 1101 Laptop Computer on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5169456439 "Own a piece of computing history! The GRiD Compass was the first...

How to make a lithium-ion battery explode...
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 0 Comments

For those tempted to experiment with their packs -- this just posted in another group. From: James Jones <junebug@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair Subject: How to make a lithium-ion...

Phantom DOS window
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 0 Comments

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, I was doing my e-mail yesterday afternoon when a DOS window flashed on my window to quickly for it to read. I ran NAV and it didn't find...

HDD capacity
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 10 Comments

I am considering an external HDD (USB/Firewire). I would like to be able to use the drive on each of my systems. I have two rather new desktops and two older laptops. Does the BIOS have anything to...

Vaio pcg-grx520 random shutdown
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 1 Comments

This vaio will randomly shut down anywhere from 5 to 120+ minutes...the primary fan works the secondary fan (graphics) will run for a second on startup but not after. I have checked for dust build up...

Toshiba Tecra 750CDM processer upgrade??
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Greetings, I have a couple of nice Toshiba 750CDM's that work well. They are just a little too slow for my liking though. Memory is maxed out on them too. These are backup units. Anyway, does anyone...

laptop fan help
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 7 Comments

i have a toshiba satellite pro 430cdt laptop is the small fan in the back always on if the laptop is on or is it off till the laptop gets hot mine does not turn on but laptop does not seem to get...

IBM thinpad T23 software needed
Posted on February 26th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Looking for restore cd's and dvd software for this laptop. Bought the system used and was able to get the OS running but alot of stuff isn't working. Any help would be appreciated.

CD ROM drivers - success! site link to driver install programs
Posted on February 25th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I found a file that automatically installed my CD ROM drivers for DOS and everything is working fine now. Thanks. http://www.mpoli.fi/files/hardware/CDROM/TOSHIBA/