Every so often I catch up on comp.arch; and every so often, I subject comp.arch to a ramble about alternate form factors, such as TabletPC. I persist in thinking that alternate form factors and user...

I have an IBM ThinkPad, can't recall the model number but it's a few years old. Sometimes I work on other computers but I only have one desktop monitor. Is it possible to use my laptop's monitor to...

I just picked up a used Toshiba Satellite 3005-304. It works great except for the battery. Unplugged it turns its self off right after the Toshiba logo. If I plug it in, the orange chargeing light...

Hi, I have a Dell 600m laptop. On my previous Acer laptop I could press Fn+F6 and the display turned off. Any other key turned it back on. This functionality doesn't exist on the otherwise very good...

Hi, I happened to read an article in www.techieindex.com , which reads- Torvalds starts locking down next Linux . Linux leader Linus Torvalds has moved the development of the upcoming 2.6 kernel of...

hi, I have a Compaq Evo N610C with ATI Radeon 7500 w/32MB. The laptop is running Windows 2000 Pro now. Can someone show me how to configure this latop so it can display on Dual monitor. Thanks in...

I have an HP Pavilion Ze1250 and would like to remove my DVD/cd-rw drive to use in another HP laptop. I have removed every screw I could see in the case to separate it but it will not. It gets loose...

Any HP OmniBook 800CT users around? I just wanted to know if any of you have been successful in running a Direct Cable Connection (as a host or guest) on this laptop. BTW, This is in reference to...

Anyone have a drive caddy for an Acer 710TE or at least the PCB from the back of one? I have a machine that is missing ONLY that to make it functional. On the flipside, anyone want an Acer 710TE...

I have a unit without a complete drive caddy if you'd be interested in it. It powers up OK. Or...I'd be willing to buy the carcass of your unit from you if you want to part with it. Maybe we can...

Is the parameter landz standardized at 58139 on *all* 2.5" laptop HDDs, regardless of their capacity? That's the value labeled on my IBM TravelstarT 30.00 GB HDD. Anyone out there know the landz of...

Hi there, I've got a question about preserving the battery life of a laptop battery. I don't mean getting the most out of a charge, but in looking after its long-term capacity. I use my laptop (IBM...

Hi all! I just won a Toshiba Libretto 100CT on eBay, and it's coming with an Exp CD Traveler CD-2020, which I believe (?) is a 20x device, with a PCMCIA interface card. I've got a couple of...

Anyone know where I can get a 40mm 5v fan - its for a Tiny/FIC A360 and has no shroud, throwing the air out sideways. - a refurbished one is priced at £25 in Uk and a so called upgrade with heatsink...

To whomever may be reading (with a kind and generous heart): I recently purchased a used Sony PCG-F610 that did not come with restore disks. I find that it has numerous problems running - slogging...

Hi, i am looking for a laptop that will allow me to have a dualhead feature like the ones on Matrox Graphic Cards. I want to be able to connect a second monitor to the notebook and have my desktop...

Hi there guys, still loving my aged Vaio PCG-Z600TEK im thinking about tuning it a bit as there just two things that annoy me: 1.) the fan and its noise 2.) the hd (noise/size) I guess there is...

i want to buy electronics on-line. I posted this massage before already but the shops you listed were unwilling to send abroad- to Poland. They didn't answer my e-mail either. Can you recommend a...

Hi, I have an R32 Thinkpad, which I think is wi-fi upgradable. I have found this mini-pci wireless card on the ibm web site and wondered if it is a good card and compatible with my laptop. I think...

I just got a new Inspiron 8500 and there is a quarter-inch horizontal band about 2 inches up from the bottom where my mouse pointer disappears. I have not installed any software and the problem...