Siren <siren@nowhere.com> wrote: : My college roommate bought a used HP notebook that has a P4 processor. : Its fan keeps coming on under the slightest of load. What can be done : to quiet down...

Who can tell me how to open mine laptop, Toshiba Satellite 210 ct, to repair my motherboard!! I cannot find the clou to pull the top assy or the bottem assy. Thanks, John

Depends on the machine T series is hot swap A series requires suspend On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:54:41 -0500, "MaRkiE ShOoTs" <marco@nospam.com> wrote:

Can anyone explain if there truly is a need for a true sine wave inverter to be used if I am powering my VAIO in my vehicle? Will my standard 150W inverter cause damage? Must I spend hundreds more...

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Hi, Unfortunately, I inadvertently deleted a partition used to store BIOS information on my Compaq Evo N115 laptop in an attempt to replace Windows XP and Mandrake 9.2 with Windows 2000 and...

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I bought a Targus airplane 12 volt adaptor. Alas. I realized that not all commercial airplanes (Y-class) have seats equipped with 12 volt terminal. I think it all depends on the airplane...

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