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Slimline optical drive mounting 3 7 (4/5/2013 4:49:10 PM) comp.sys.laptops A PATA (EIDE) slimline laptop DVD drive is held in place using tiny screws that go into the back of the aluminum shield beyond the opening for the data connector. Anyone know the specs on the screws? Or a... retsuhcs

Overheating Toshiba A45 series 0 14 (1/25/2012 7:17:15 PM) comp.sys.laptops After replacing my wife's old Toshiba A45-S120, I am now at leisure to explore why it kept slowing down and displaying a Toshiba driver-generated warning about cooling system failure. From Googling these words... retsuhcs

Disk space usage on netbook with SSD 7 26 (4/17/2009 1:23:32 PM) comp.sys.laptops Am looking at netbook type machines, and the attraction of a shockproof, low power solid state drive is nice. Of course, the capacity is much lower than mechanical drives, and I was wondering about the impact ... retsuhcs

Replace DVD drive in Tecra 8200 0 15 (1/7/2008 3:32:16 PM) comp.sys.laptops I have an aging Tecra 8200 whose DVD/CDRW combo drive is getting finicky about reading DVD's; I suspect the laser is failing. When it craps out on a specific disc I've been using an external USB drive but woul... retsuhcs

Zire 31 battery replacement 7 14 (12/28/2006 12:52:21 AM) comp.sys.palmtops My wife's Zire 31 is showing a 50% reduction in time between charges. The battery is aging, and before deciding to replace the PDA I'd like to give a try at a cheap replacement battery from one of the seller... retsuhcs

Reducing the impact of P2P users on home network 23 25 (12/21/2006 8:26:47 PM) comp.security.firewalls Amateur though I am, I've become the default manager for internet access in our large home. The hardware consists of a cable modem and older model WRT54G with updated firmware. All but my own PC (which connec... retsuhcs

Yoggie Gatekeeper 1 12 (10/16/2006 8:47:04 PM) comp.security.firewalls While Googling for a portable software firewall that could be run from a USB drive, I came upon something rather different. A self-contained multi-layer portable security appliance designed for laptop users. ... retsuhcs

Hirose U-FL extension cable? 0 38 (10/25/2005 2:43:53 PM) comp.sys.laptops I recently acquired a used Toshiba laptop as a throwaway to keep in the office. It is a Tecra 8200 which has a mini-PCI slot and WiFi antenna installed. After a previous good experience with the Z-Com/Xterasys ... retsuhcs

Satellite Pro 4600 video corruption 2 18 (10/11/2005 12:39:26 PM) comp.sys.laptops I have an old Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 which was shipped with Windows 98SE. It was due for a reload anyway, so I updated the BIOS, did a clean install of Windows 2000 (which was a supported OS as shipped),... retsuhcs

Kensington Personal Firewall 0 14 (6/20/2005 1:36:06 PM) comp.security.firewalls Saw a blurb on this recently ... it's a portable software firewall installed on a USB key (has ROM and flash RAM). Market niche: zero-install protection when using a computer that isn't yours. Seems to have ... retsuhcs

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Asus EEEPC Windows 7 Display problem 4 5 (4/5/2013 9:21:29 PM) comp.sys.laptops Hello, The display on this Asus 12 inch netbook/laptop doesn't look right, even since it was new. The lines on web pages look very faint, and you can barely see where the boxes that you have to write in, f... no18 (4421)

Slimline optical drive mounting 3 7 (4/5/2013 4:49:10 PM) comp.sys.laptops A PATA (EIDE) slimline laptop DVD drive is held in place using tiny screws that go into the back of the aluminum shield beyond the opening for the data connector. Anyone know the specs on the screws? Or a... retsuhcs (142)

How to determine if HD is OK for Win XP? 6 26 (11/10/2012 11:59:10 PM) comp.sys.laptops Hi guys I have a couple old Toshiba A3Xs which I can't install Windows XP pro sp2 on. The two hard drives concerned are 40 Gb and 80 Gb. Both run fine when used as an external USB drive (in an enclosure)... dan.wallace (2)

will I need activation code for factory install replacement DVD for Dell? 4 17 (9/14/2012 6:22:32 PM) comp.sys.laptops I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 that needs a complete reinstall of the original factory OS and drivers. I called Dell today and they're shipping the discs (I think they said one for OS and another for drivers.... bob4841 (1)

Can I install OS to SD card on diskless laptop? 4 24 (2/22/2012 11:19:52 PM) comp.sys.laptops I was given a HP laptop with a bad hdd. I have a new one ordered but was wondering, since this laptop (HP Pavillion) has a SD card reader would I be able to install the OS (Vista) to a SD card and run it with... dmswaine (38)

scan apps fail to detect scanner device with headset plugged in - please help 80 24 (1/31/2012 8:58:48 PM) comp.sys.laptops Host OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS System: ASUS N61JQ (laptop) Scan apps (like gscan2pdf, XSane Image Scanner, etc.) fail to detect scanner device (HP ScanJet 6350Cxi) with headset plugged in. As soon as I unplug... adam8947 (150)

Power-On password questions 6 18 (7/6/2011 6:10:19 AM) comp.sys.laptops I have a HP-Compaq 6501b and just replaced the bad HD with a new a new one. When booting I'm prompted for the power-on password. I inherited this laptop from my brother-in-law and he doesn't remember what the ... ghelf (28)

Oh, God-- What To Do Now? 29 20 (4/16/2011 10:57:33 PM) comp.sys.laptops Perhaps I've said it before: I really hate Windows XP. I only use because it came with my Dell D610 laptop which I bought cheap. What I really HATE about XP is it's antivirus feature which occasionally kicks in... ryon (20)

chkdsk freeze 4 27 (1/25/2011 9:05:15 PM) comp.sys.laptops I tried to run chkdsk /f /r twice yesterday on (Vista) notebook (scheduled, reboot), but twice it freezed during stage 5 (check unused sectors) at 59 %. No disk activity anymore after that. Downloaded Wester... bleep.bleep (25)

Password protected HDDs... 12 19 (6/30/2010 11:46:55 PM) comp.sys.laptops I have a friend who is the IT guy for a company. Recently he was tasked with disposing of several EOL (for them) laptops and company policy for them is to remove and destroy (big hammer...) the HDDs and then ... sore_n_happy8031 (143)