Laptops

Which external caddy for 2.5 external hard drive is the best?
Hi, I'm shopping for a good looking and reliable external 2.5'' caddy. I'll be obliged if anyone could recommend one . THANKS ! ... 9 Apr 2010 00:09

Acer Aspire One 532 - continually losing date / time settings= a lemon?
This is usually caused by a bad battery inside the laptop (it's not the main battery and it's not user replaceable). Send it back to Acer for service. It's under Warranty. CJB wrote: Just recently my brand new Acer Aspire One 532 has been playing up. Damn it - I've only had it for two weeks. It came wi... 6 Apr 2010 15:19

Acer Aspire One 532 - continually losing date / time settings = a lemon?
In news:414a5309-df70-4ea3-a9c5-0da91a8094e8(a)x12g2000yqx.googlegroups.com CJB <chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com> wrote: BTW someone mentioned checking / changing the BIOS settings - but my reaction to that is that as a paying customer I should not even be having to think of doing that, and in any case I don't know h... 5 Apr 2010 13:51

Acer Aspire One 532 - continually losing date / time settings = a lemon?
Just recently my brand new Acer Aspire One 532 has been playing up. Damn it - I've only had it for two weeks. It came with W7 and IE8 (the latter with 'protected' mode set to 'Off'). However just recently IE has been alerting me to out of date certificates for Yahoo Mail, eBay.co.uk, and Google, and warning me n... 6 Apr 2010 04:14

Partitioning a Thinkpad T30
I have two problems and need suggestions and help. First, my used T30, I tried to repartition it using Partition Magic. PM unable to read the "C" drive and it quit. Using PM again I was able to see the WinXP Pro and the hidden Recovery sectors. Is there a way to repartition the 40GB to "C" -30GB and "D" -10GB?... 10 Apr 2010 22:18

Adding Four USB Hub to Dell D600 Laptop
I have a used Dell Latitude D600 O/S WINXP PRO. I am trying to find a way to add two additional USB ports making it a total 4 usable USB ports for: 1 - Wireless Mouse 1 - 16GB Toshiba Flash drive (backup) 1 - 400GB Toshiba Portable external drive (Data drive) 1 - USB wireless modem or external floppy drive. ... 3 Apr 2010 09:18

can a magnet harm a laptop screen
I was wondering if a magnet could possibly harm a laptop screen. Does a magnet destroy the pixals or anything. ... 7 Apr 2010 16:52

Bubbling sound from laptop audio
Hellogroup Just recently I just suddently noticed a bubbling sound emitted by one of my laptop. The sound is reminiscent of an acquarium sound that is emitted by bubbles created by aeration.... or somethinglike that.... Can anybody tell me wha the cause of this.....? Never had this experience before..... TIA R... 4 Apr 2010 20:24

laptop question..
On 15/05/2007 11:22, Chris wrote: I've been reading an operating manual for a "used" model laptop (Omnibook 500, by HP), and wondering how long PHYSICALLY can a laptop last? I don't mean battery life, but the hardware itself. I've checked google, but it seems alot of articles consider operational life on ... 2 Apr 2010 08:10

Limitations of Recommended UPS Usage
In news:cdKdneHU4KiUDjHWnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, Billsey typed on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:57:07 -0500: For my own part, I have UPSs at home, that I use with my computer equipment; with my audio equipment, though, I use an ISOLATION TRANSFORMER-not a UPS. And what do you think you are gaining by using an... 28 Mar 2010 11:14