Laptops

Old laptop/notebook (not mine) just got stolen... What to do to get it back?
Hello. I just found out that someone's old laptop/notebook got stolen in Spain in an airport on a trip. He has already reported to the police over there about it. The computer is protected with BIOS, but I am sure computer experts can find ways around it. The HDD is not fully encrypted (does use TrueCrypt ... 20 Jun 2008 09:09

Gateway M320 Line On Screen
I don't think it's POSSIBLE for a cable problem to cause this symptom. That is, I think that the chance of this being a possible cause is 0.0%. The interface just doesn't work that way. Massaging the panel may fix the problem but probably any such fix will be temporary (pressure may provide a jury-rig semi-p... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

Write protected DVD-RAM
I have aquired a new laptop recently and have come up against a weird problem. The laptop (HP DV6000) is equipped with an optical drive that is supposed to read and write DVD-RAM discs. I have a few of these so I decided to use one to store my digital photos on. However when I try, I get an error message ... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

Cheap sony vaio laptop batteries,sony laptp batteries uk (sony laptop part)
HI. Are you always buy original sony laptop parts ,camera parts ,camcorder parts? why not consider replacement ? There is some Cheap sony batteries: Note: All the list of batt is replacement battery Replacement sony camera batteries : http://www.batteries-world.co.uk/sonycamerabattery.htm ... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

power connector overheating
Hi Lately my laptop (Toshiba sat a100) seems to be overheating. The ventilattor fan comes on far more often than it ever used to. It is well ventilated where it is used and none of the vents obstructed. I figured that maybe there are loads of processes running (viruses etc) as some operations take longer th... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

Sata connector
Hi guys I want to put a new hard drive in my Toshiba laptop (Satallite A100-386). The present drive, a Toshiba HDD2D30 is listed as a 100 GB Sata 150 drive. But the connector doesn't look like what I would expect a Sata connector to be like (i.e a 7pins). Instead it has two flat insertion type connectors, one... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

DDR PC2-5200 compatibility?
Hi there I scanned my laptop at crucial.com and was told that my laptop memory type was DDR PC2-5200. Although you can buy it, not many places sell it. Is there another memory type that would be compatible with it? Thanks :) ... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

external harddrive
Ive got a toshiba laptop and I would like to get an external harddrive for it. i dont know anything about computers. could somebody give me some advice? Thanks ... 7 May 2008 12:36

not genuine xp....whisling on laptop
hi i bought a laptop with not genuine copy of windows...i just kept using it...but today i turn it on and there is a high pitch sound coming out....is this because i failed to register...is there away to shut it off.....thanks ... 6 May 2008 23:26

Laptop screen - strange problem
On 29 Apr, 10:03, "M.I.5¾" <no....(a)no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote: "abd08" <dejao...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:80b906ba-2ec5-435d-ab64-0f7c00ba8adf(a)a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... Hi All, Have a panasonic CF-W2 laptop, and the following has happened: 1. From about 2 months... 6 May 2008 23:26