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Tale of Hardy Laptop - My Mac Powerbook
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

During the superbowl, my daughter managed to knock a full cup of coffee over the entire laptop. Immediately, I mopped it up but I made a few dumb miskaes in the process. First, while removing the...

DVD module for Lombard?
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 4 Comments

I know that a Lombard will accept an expansion bay DVD player. But am I correct that some sort of dongle -- a PCMCIA or Cardbus card, perhaps -- is required to make the DVD player work? And what...

Problems with the Touch Pad on my Compaq Laptop
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 4 Comments

This thing is the biggest pain there is. It seems to have a mind of its own and it moves the cursor around wildly many times when I'm typing. Just having my thumbs near it seems to set it off at...

What do I need to go wireless with my desktop?
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

I am getting ready to order my IBM laptop with an Intel PRO/wireless network connection 802.11b installed. What equipment do I need to install on my desktop PC to be able to network with it? ...

satellite 2540 CDT memory upgrade
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi, I need to upgrade my memory with a 128 RAM module. Toshiba doesn't produce anymore 128 modules for this laptop, so I have been told to make an attempt with kingston. On kingston.com, they say...

PROFITOWNERS.COM - warning! (alienware laptops) fraud
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 2 Comments

USER: "kornazzino@msn.com" has mail forwarded to him from "infotrades@yahoo.com" They run two websites: PROFITOWNERS.COM (sells electronics only takes payment via western union) This site is...

Reversed input polarity from power supply to laptop
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Q: Anyone know what happens if you reverse your input polarity from your power supply to your laptop? A: It makes a burning plastic smell. Then it does NOTHING ever again... Aside from that, anyone...

Sony Vaio Z505HE Cd Rom problem (pardon the crosspost)
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hello to everyone, I beg your pardon 4 the crosspost but i'm just a bit depressed.... I've got a Sony Vaio Z505HE Laptop with his cute PCGA-CDRW51 cd rom... i have the need to install Windows 2000...

DVD module for Lombard?
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I know that a Lombard will accept an expansion bay DVD player. But am I correct that some sort of dongle -- a PCMCIA or Cardbus card, perhaps -- is required to make the DVD player work? And what...

curious problem with Vaio laptop and Pinnacle Studio 8
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

First I should say that I haven't verified this with my own eyes. I'm trying to help someone 170 miles away to render a video. A friend is trying to edit video down to VHS tape using a Sony Vaio,...

NEC versa premium
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Recently, when I switched on my nec versa premium laptop, there was no backlight appear, but I can still see some colour graphic on the back ground.I have even tried to check the small wiring...

slow dvd recording speed with acer 291 LMi
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I am burning my first dvd-r disks with my travelamte 291 Lmi. It has a toshiba SD-R6112 recorder . I have tried different types of media , i burned with nero , alcohol 120% and nti , and it only...

Which notebooks got ATi Mobility 9700 and already selling?
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Which notebooks got ATi Mobility 9700 and already selling?

A replacement for defective iBook is on the way but I am notsure...
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 21 Comments

maybe I should buy a Windows laptop again? I sold a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows XP when I bought my iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM) last March. Since then I had to send it for repairs three times, and...

Is there a huge difference between 64mb and 12mb nVidia FX5600???
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 23 Comments

Is there a huge difference between 64mb and 128mb nVidia FX5600??? I am looking at getting an HP 7000 series and was wondering. I can get one with the 64mb nvidia for like $300.00 cheaper than the...

New laptop opinion wanted please
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 13 Comments

Hello, 8 days ago I ordered a new laptop. Its a Compaq 2500 series. 2.66 Pentium 4, 512 ram, 60 gig hd and ATI 7000 64mb video card. A few days ago I came upon this news group and have since came...

Info For Winbook XLI
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Anyone know if this is any good??

Which laptop for flight simulator??
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Hey guys/gals.. As far as dell models/options go, which is the cheapest model and options I could get, with at least a 14 inch screen, that would run Flight Simulator without too much trouble (I...

Dell Latitude C600 & C610 Graphics Module Compatibility
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know if the graphics modules that plug into the motherboard on Dell Latitude C600 and Latitude C610 laptops can be swapped between models? Thanks

Thinkpad hidden recovery partition
Posted on February 5th, 2004 | 8 Comments

How large should this be? My R40 supposedly has a 40gb HD but is showing as 34gb - surely the recovery partition cant need to be 6gb? Is is possible to reclaim the unused part of this space without...