Laptops

Wireless Antenna Locations for Gateway 9550?
I picked up a free Gateway Solo 9550. I also have an Intel mini pci bg wireless card. Problem is the antennas. I have a set of antennas from another laptop. Need to determine where the antennas should go in the Gateway. Can't find a service manual. Found one disassembly guide, but it doesn't help with the wirele... 7 Feb 2010 08:39

hp ze5155 problems
i have a hp ze5155 laptop, need to change the cmos battery, removed screws on bottom of case, still will not open ... 7 Feb 2010 15:21

Sound card not found
I have an Acer Aspire 5520 laptop. From time to time my sound card is not detected at boot time. If I reboot a few times it randomly starts working again. All I can think of is to buy a PCI Express sound card or even a new laptop because the sound is onboard. Do you have any other suggestions? ... 3 Feb 2010 18:32

Can't boot from master CD
Someone handed me his old laptop, which had a dead battery (i.e. if you remove the power cord, it immediately stops. The battery holds no charge whatsoever), the computer was full of viruses and wouldn't boot. I changed the hard drive and put the original hard disc asside to recover the guy's files for him. I... 4 Feb 2010 20:14

Corei7 laptop is cheaper than core2duo
Hellofolks I just want to know: Does a Corei7( Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor 1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.80 GHz*1 )equipped laptop is indeed cheaper than core 2 duo( 2.80ghz) The Corei7 version costs 1900USD while the core2duo cost 2600USD? The Core i7 equipped is the VAIO F and Core2Duo is VAIO Z56GG. ... 4 Feb 2010 00:06

Connection-problems Laptop - Plasma-TV
Hello, I want to connect my Laptop (VGA-Connection) with my Plasma-TV, but the TV only have Component-Connections. I think, I have the right cable: VGA to Component, but I only get a "flickered picture". Any suggestions? Thank you! Kind regards, Klaus ... 2 Feb 2010 15:36

Windows XP or Windows 7 Starter on a netbook?
Unless I'm missing something (and I sure could be), XP seems vastly superior for a typical netbook. - Drivers: XP is seems to be much better, for example my HP 3015 multi- function printer will not fully work with win7. I don't know if I would trust older apps with win7 either. - System requirements: Why worry... 8 Feb 2010 00:11

Should I replace my 3-cell battery with a 9-cell, in my Acer Netbook?
Just bought an Acer eMachines eM250-1162 Netbook at Walmart $228. I was disappointed to find that the 3-cell UM08A31 battery will only last 3 hours. It is my understanding that I can replace the 3-cell with a 6-cell, or a 9-cell, and get longer battery life. For example, this 9-cell battery: http://www.amazon... 2 Feb 2010 15:36

Start menu slow to display. XP
Hi, I realize this is not exactly the right place to ask the question, but no one seems to have a clue on WindowsXP.general. On one of my machines (all have a nearly identical set-up), access to the Start Menu various items is often slow (several seconds), with hard disk activity (several seconds) before th... 5 Feb 2010 03:56

Nice 'netbook'!
<http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/521-worlds-fastest-netbook.html> -- Shaun. "Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'. ... 28 Jan 2010 05:19