Laptops

How to hack IBM T42's secuirty chip...
Let me start by saying, I'm no hacker. This bug (and many many many others) was discovered by normal everyday use of the T42 laptop from IBM. And I asume it affects other systems as well. The hardware is nice, aside from the plastic, that looks very cheap. However, the software thats a whole diffrent story. Is I... 28 Sep 2005 13:21

Smoke odor removal
I just bought Fujitsu P2110 sublaptop from ebay. It came in an excellent condition except very heavy smoke (or maybe cigar) odor. The odor got permeated into the laptop, batteries, and even power cord. I don't smoke, and in fact I hate the smoke odor so much. Can someone help me with this problem? I don't want th... 28 Sep 2005 09:08

Looking for tool to adjust LCD screen brightness depending on time
On most laptops you can adjust the brightness. Amybody knows a program so set the brightness depending on the time? I prefer to have hight brightness during the day at the office and low brightness in the evening. Bart ... 26 Sep 2005 11:29

ACER Aspire 3500 screen problems
Hi everyone, My first post because i am searching and trying to solve a problem i have. I recently purchased a ACER ASPIRE 3500 and after a few weeks use the LCD screen is starting to flicker on and off and on start up does not come on at all unless you fiddle with it. Anyone know if this is a common problem with Lap... 25 Sep 2005 12:49

Brand new inspiron 6000 and random patterns on screen
Hi all, I have recently bought an Inspiron 6000. I have a problem with the video card I guess. When I change setting to a lower res and the back to the higest resolution I am getting random patterns on the screen. The patterns show only when certain applications are run i.e vs.net. They show only when I do the... 25 Sep 2005 17:57

bios password toshiba tecra 8100 HELP!!!
Could anyone help us. I've tried about everything to bypass the password of my former toshiba tecra 8100 laptop. I really forgot it. (I didn't use it for a long time because of some errors with tbe screen.) I've searched the internet and tried the parallel loopback. Checked the connections over and over but so... 23 Sep 2005 04:12

New HP tc1100 Battery Won't Charge!
I received my tc1100 a few days ago and have not been able to charge the battery. I bought a new battery and still the same problem. When I disconnect and reconnect the power supply the battery charging light comes on and the computer says it's charging, but the battery remains at 0% After about 15 minutes the cha... 24 Sep 2005 20:14

Skype - real requirements
Hi, I'm considering buying a PIII 650 MHz 256 RAM laptop. Even though it meets system requirements, I've read in the case of Skype the processor speed has an influence on call quality. So does this configuration makes sense? Better yet, has anyone used Skype on a similarly equipped machine and could provide some fe... 21 Sep 2005 16:13

Fujitsu Stylistic LT RAM and other Qs
I've just bought a Stylistic LT (FMW2901T, the 233MHz Pentium MMX) tablet computer off eBay, and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if the RAM is expandable. I'm guessing that the 64Mb is comprised of 32Mb on the mainboard and a 32Mb SDRAM SODIMM, and I'm hoping it will take a 128Mb SODIMM since its predecessors a... 18 Sep 2005 20:58

Dell DC power jack pinout
Hi, I'm attempting to wire in a different DC power jack (the original broke and direct replacements are not available except by purchasing a new motherboard) on an Inspiron 8600 and thought that it would be a rather straight forward project. The size N coaxial power jacks available at Radio Shack will fit nice... 17 Sep 2005 15:46