Laptops

DV Notebooks and others - EXTENDED Warranty from HP for FREE
Reposting to other groups too. Technically not a "recall" but it is. Do not toss that Compaq/ HP laptop or batter nor pay anyone to fix the PC until you READ THIS: While at the HP site checking my battery issue: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01087277&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3... 7 Apr 2008 09:21

Hard Drive Clicking Noises on Seagate Free Agent Drives
The other day, I bought an external 500 gig Seagate Free Agent drive. It made a few clicking noises when writing data, so after some research on internet, I decided I would return it. So I purchased from another store a 750 gig Seagate FreeAgent drive. Now this drive does exactly the same thing, so I'm most rel... 13 Apr 2008 07:44

cpu speed changes
Hi, I have an dell c600 ( pentium 3) my cpu speed is usually 750 now it's 601 why is it doing this, and how can it get back to 750? by the way this range is normal - i read it in the bios ... 7 Apr 2008 03:30

Wireless no longer works on HP Pavilion DV6000
Hi everybody, A friend has asked me to take a look at his laptop, in order to set up a wireless connection with his new router. The router has already been configured, and works like a charm - until now, he has always accessed the internet through an ethernet connection. The HP Pavilion DV6000 has a small s... 12 Apr 2008 14:18

How to install XP in ThinkPad X61
If you can get the drivers, why not put them on a CD ? When XP install starts, on the screen it will show ( bottom of screen) " Press F6 to install a SCSI or RAID controller" Press F6 Insert Cd with disk drivers browse to drivers folder to load them once loaded, reinsert XP CD continue I just did a googl... 6 Apr 2008 12:49

wide screen vs "regular"
"John Doue" <notwobe(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:R7S5j.83$Nb7.16(a)read4.inet.fi... Barry Watzman wrote: Wide screen is smaller. That is, in fact, WHY widescreen has become so popular ... the monitor & laptop makers are "pushing" it because for any given "inch size", it costs a lot less to make... 6 Apr 2008 12:49

ASUS G1 CPU replacment
I was reading the manual for my newly aquired notebook, and it describes three removable sections of the base of the notebook. obviously one for RAM, another for HDD and the final one is apparently for replacing/updating the CPU. has any one heard about this? ... 5 Apr 2008 21:05

Thinkpad: Video dies after bioscheck
Hello, I have a problem with an IBM Tinkpad T42 (2373) with a Radeon graphic card. There are two different cases when powering on the laptop: Either everything stays black, the system is not booting. Or for the first three seconds everything works like it should, then where normally the screen switches from th... 20 Apr 2008 07:22

Dell WiFi 1300 mini-pci + WEP/WPA
Does the Dell 1300 mini-pci wifi card in a Dell C610 running XP/SP2 support WPA ? I don't see it on the Dell 1300 mini-pci Advanced tab - only WEP ? Is it a function of the card's firmware or the card driver ? -- ---------------------------------- "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously ov... 5 Apr 2008 12:38

The eeePC - The best value-for-money laptop?.(laptop)
laptop, http://syubrawi.com/laptop The ASUS Eee PC is a mini laptop designed by ASUS and Intel, noted for its combination of light weight, Linux-based operating system, solid- state drive and low cost. The laptop derives its name EeePC from the advertising slogan "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play". ... 5 Apr 2008 05:37