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user's latest post:
TOSHIBA A45-S120 - unable to...
Published (2009-11-26 11:40:00)
In news:heif6n$1r9$1@news.eternal-september.org, Barry Watzman typed on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:26:31 -0500: > .... Of course, no unit has had a floppy since about 2003 (I have > no idea if that diskette will work with a USB drive on any later > models). I have researched this and I can't find any problems with USB floppies. As long as the BIOS supports booting from an USB floppy drive that is. Even BIOS flashing works....
user's latest post:
TOSHIBA A45-S120 - unable to...
Published (2009-11-26 14:20:00)
The ability of some Toshiba laptops to bypass the BIOS password using a special floppy disk was so unique, that I don't think you can draw any conclusions about whether this is supported on non-floppy laptops models from .... anything. BillW50 wrote: > In news:heif6n$1r9$1@news.eternal-september.org, > Barry Watzman typed on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:26:31 -0500: >> .... Of course, no unit has had a floppy since...
BillW50 Newsgroup Contributor
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user's latest post:
Dell Inspiron 6000 HD replacement
Published (2009-11-24 09:50:00)
In news:09ee3cd0-fab1-4220-8232-9549cd82bf67@g23g2000vbr.googlegroups.com, ron typed on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:09 -0800 (PST): > Thanks to all for the very informative discussion so far. Yes, the > Inspiron 6000 uses IDE drives. Spent all last night downloading > windows updates which I assume include the Service Pacs needed. Is > there a way I can verify that on my machine? Yes, check under: Control Panel System...
user's latest post:
Periodic blinking of Win7...
Published (2009-11-25 00:50:00)
Dabbler wrote: > I've installed the 64-bit Windows 7 on my tx1410us notebook in a > separate partition while leaving the 32-bit Vista also on, though in a > much smaller partition than originally. Windows 7 installed a dual boot > loader, so I can boot into either OS. Then I attached a 23" Samsung > 2333HD LCD monitor to it as an external monitor that also has a built-in > HD QAM TV...
Barry Watzman Newsgroup Contributor
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user's latest post:
Dell Inspiron 6000 HD replacement
Published (2009-11-24 11:50:00)
Re: "There was some discussion (on the sites evaluating the drives) saying that if I partition the HD into smaller drives for the operating system, limitations on the HD size might not be an issue. Is that fact or fiction?" Fiction; absolute nonsense. If a computer does not support 48 bit LBA and you have an IDE drive larger than 120GB attached to the motherboard IDE controller, any writes to areas beyond the small LBA (I...
user's latest post:
Dell Inspiron 6000 HD replacement
Published (2009-11-26 11:00:00)
Following Bill's suggestion I was able to ascertain that I do have ServicePack3 installed, so I should be OK for larger drives? Seems like Hitachi no longer makes laptop IDE drives and the only other manufacturer I could find was Samsung and it had worse reviews than the WDs. I'm thinking of biting the bullet and getting the WD 320G. Is there any reason to believe that the 250G or 160G Western Digitals might be more robust because...
user's latest post:
No reset buttons on laptops?
Published (2009-11-22 18:10:00)
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote: >Actually I saw pictures of the 1000HD and the trap door looked too small >to get a hard drive in and out to me. That's certainly possible since Asus made several models under the moniker 1000HD. Some have BT (mine doesn't), some have 160G drives (mine's 120G), some have cameras (mine doesn't), ect. So a 1000HD with a different case than my...
user's latest post:
Periodic blinking of Win7...
Published (2009-11-23 16:20:00)
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message news:hef818$tru$1@news.eternal-september.org... > Well this is just my opinion which might not mean much in this case, > but it seems most manufactures are having video card driver problems > for Windows 7 right now. I think we just have to be a little patient. Well, I take your word for it. On the other hand, I hope posts like mine help...
Salvador Freemanson Newsgroup...
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user's latest post:
Periodic blinking of Win7...
Published (2009-11-24 00:50:00)
Dabbler wrote: > I've installed the 64-bit Windows 7 on my tx1410us notebook in a > separate partition while leaving the 32-bit Vista also on, though in a > much smaller partition than originally. Windows 7 installed a dual boot > loader, so I can boot into either OS. Then I attached a 23" Samsung > 2333HD LCD monitor to it as an external monitor that also has a built-in > HD QAM TV...
user's latest post:
TOSHIBA A45-S120 - unable to...
Published (2009-11-25 21:40:00)
<snip> > I have not used it in a while, but I think you just plug it in (with the > machine off), then turn on the machine, let it complete POST, turn it > off and remove the dongle. Well, since your "secret" service manual says to use the parallel port dongle to remove lost passwords on this model, I think I'll try that first and hope for the best. The machine is worthless as is, so...
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Latest active threads on Notebooks::
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-03 17:10:00)
by Barry Watzman
I'd like to have the system in front of me.
You may have a "BIOS Password" set that makes it impossible to get into
the "real" BIOS. [Note, a bug in some BIOS versions of some Toshiba
laptops is that they establish passwords "all by themselves", and the
nature of the bug is such that once this happens .... you have to return
the laptop to Toshiba (that's the official line; unofficially, ...
Started 2 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-26 02:10:00)
by Bigguy
Roy wrote:
> I recently had an XP installation on a compaq R3000 screw up, a config
> file missing or corrupt causing the machine to fail to start up except
> in safe mode. After following various instructions gleaned from the
> net it now fails to even do that. I took the hard disk out and
> installed it in a USB external hard disk case and plugged it into my
> netbook thinking that I ...
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-23 16:00:00)
by BillW50
In
news:7a961538-0409-42bb-b678-0348a6cd6441@o9g2000 vbj.googlegroups.com,
ron typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:57 -0800 (PST):
> I need to upsize my 40G existing HD and have two questions: 1) Will
> I be able to use all of a 250G or 320G drive. I'm running XP. 2)
> Any recommendations on drives? I'm looking at WD but see on Newegg
> and Amazon sites that many people are having ...
Started 18 hours, 43 minutes ago (2009-11-27 15:50:00)
by VanguardLH
Jerry West wrote:
> I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 with a Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo card in
> it. The other day it suddenly had the display turn all white. All the white
> pixels are on and showing. That's it. It works fine otherwise, i.e. I can
> reach it thru the network but alas, it is basically useless like this. I
> tried replacing the video card in it but that did not fix the ...
Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-14 19:10:00)
by Barry Watzman
Microsoft has, at least once, revised the rating program (e.g. a rating
could change (go down) even though nothing else changed).
Also, the rating is a function of what else is going on in the computer
and what other programs (including "background" tasks and services) are
running.
Most likely, your performance has not actually changed, but the overall
computer environment (most likely...
Started 4 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-24 08:00:00)
by BillW50 Newsgroup Contributor
In news:feTOm.18314$gd1.5756@newsfe05. iad,
Ray typed on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:47:21 -0500:
> Recently I packed my laptop quite tightly in a suitcase for a fairly
> long trip.
>
> Now, when I put it on a flat surface, it's unstable, like a table
> with one short leg.
>
> All of the rubber stablizing pads are in place exactly as before the
> trip.
> The question is, is it possible the ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-16 08:30:00)
by Salvador Freemanson Newsgroup Contributor
Hello,
Laptops seem to no longer come with a recovery CD (or DVD) these days.
I want to make such a CD so I can change the hard drive.
But I don't seem to be able to find the option.
Googling around, I found that you have to go to the control panel, then
"system and maintenance" then select "recovery manger". But I can't
find these particular menus.
Is this procedure correct, or ...
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-23 16:10:00)
by BillW50
In news:heeqhr$ajg$1@aioe.org,
Dabbler typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:16:38 -0800:
> I've installed the 64-bit Windows 7 on my tx1410us notebook in a
> separate partition while leaving the 32-bit Vista also on, though in a
> much smaller partition than originally. Windows 7 installed a dual
> boot loader, so I can boot into either OS. Then I attached a 23"
> Samsung 2333HD LCD monitor to it...
Started 5 days, 6 hours ago (2009-11-23 04:00:00)
by BillW50
In news:d9547fccc305f083656064041bd09fc5@nntp-gateway .com,
undisclosed typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:44:46 +0000:
> I have an IBM Thinkpad R40 running Windows XP. There's nothing
> non-standard about the laptop. At first the computer wouldn't boot at
> all but the power light would turn on. Eventually I got it to boot by
> either removing the battery and using only the power cord, or using...
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Hot threads for last week on Notebooks::
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-23 16:00:00)
by BillW50
In
news:7a961538-0409-42bb-b678-0348a6cd6441@o9g2000 vbj.googlegroups.com,
ron typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:57 -0800 (PST):
> I need to upsize my 40G existing HD and have two questions: 1) Will
> I be able to use all of a 250G or 320G drive. I'm running XP. 2)
> Any recommendations on drives? I'm looking at WD but see on Newegg
> and Amazon sites that many people are having ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-21 01:40:00)
by Rod
Dabbler wrote:
> I often find the hard reset button on desktop PCs very useful as opposed
> to just a Power button. My HP notebook however does not have such a
> reset button, only a Power button (a slider, really) so you have to shut
> down and then power up again. I wonder if this is the norm with laptops.
> Anybody?
My (few month old) HP laptop has a single button. Centre back near ...
Started 4 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-24 08:00:00)
by BillW50 Newsgroup Contributor
In news:feTOm.18314$gd1.5756@newsfe05. iad,
Ray typed on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:47:21 -0500:
> Recently I packed my laptop quite tightly in a suitcase for a fairly
> long trip.
>
> Now, when I put it on a flat surface, it's unstable, like a table
> with one short leg.
>
> All of the rubber stablizing pads are in place exactly as before the
> trip.
> The question is, is it possible the ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-16 08:30:00)
by Salvador Freemanson Newsgroup Contributor
Hello,
Laptops seem to no longer come with a recovery CD (or DVD) these days.
I want to make such a CD so I can change the hard drive.
But I don't seem to be able to find the option.
Googling around, I found that you have to go to the control panel, then
"system and maintenance" then select "recovery manger". But I can't
find these particular menus.
Is this procedure correct, or ...
Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-14 19:10:00)
by Barry Watzman
Microsoft has, at least once, revised the rating program (e.g. a rating
could change (go down) even though nothing else changed).
Also, the rating is a function of what else is going on in the computer
and what other programs (including "background" tasks and services) are
running.
Most likely, your performance has not actually changed, but the overall
computer environment (most likely...
Started 2 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-26 02:10:00)
by Bigguy
Roy wrote:
> I recently had an XP installation on a compaq R3000 screw up, a config
> file missing or corrupt causing the machine to fail to start up except
> in safe mode. After following various instructions gleaned from the
> net it now fails to even do that. I took the hard disk out and
> installed it in a USB external hard disk case and plugged it into my
> netbook thinking that I ...
Started 5 days, 6 hours ago (2009-11-23 04:00:00)
by BillW50
In news:d9547fccc305f083656064041bd09fc5@nntp-gateway .com,
undisclosed typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:44:46 +0000:
> I have an IBM Thinkpad R40 running Windows XP. There's nothing
> non-standard about the laptop. At first the computer wouldn't boot at
> all but the power light would turn on. Eventually I got it to boot by
> either removing the battery and using only the power cord, or using...
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-03 17:10:00)
by Barry Watzman
I'd like to have the system in front of me.
You may have a "BIOS Password" set that makes it impossible to get into
the "real" BIOS. [Note, a bug in some BIOS versions of some Toshiba
laptops is that they establish passwords "all by themselves", and the
nature of the bug is such that once this happens .... you have to return
the laptop to Toshiba (that's the official line; unofficially, ...
Started 4 days, 18 hours ago (2009-11-23 16:10:00)
by BillW50
In news:heeqhr$ajg$1@aioe.org,
Dabbler typed on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:16:38 -0800:
> I've installed the 64-bit Windows 7 on my tx1410us notebook in a
> separate partition while leaving the 32-bit Vista also on, though in a
> much smaller partition than originally. Windows 7 installed a dual
> boot loader, so I can boot into either OS. Then I attached a 23"
> Samsung 2333HD LCD monitor to it...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-20 08:50:00)
by Charlie H
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