Thursday, December 30, 2010

Is the Vaio EC series capable of having 2 or more HDD's?

I have the VPCEC (I'll post specs at the bottom of this post.) I was wondering if I could possibly put in a second hard drive, preferably a SSD. Is this a possibility?

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Android applications

what does i need to build an android application, i found site to download applications for android based mobiles

Note: This post was edited by forum moderator to remove unsolicited link on 12/29/2010 on 8:16 PM PT

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DO NOT BUY TOSHIBA LAPTOP!!! Story included!

This is going to be long but if you are in the market for a new laptop, I recommend you stay clear of TOSHIBA!



I decided to upgrade to a new Laptop back in April. I have had Dell's and an HP and they were decent. No real issues. I came across a Toshiba U505-s2002 at walmart. It is a little brown laptop that seemed rather practical. I wanted something that was compact but did not want a mini. I purchased one! I booted it up and started going through everything and it shuts down on me with an error. The computer says it has a fan malfunction and states that it needs to be returned to the depot. I thought it was just my luck. The computer got very hot before it just powered off. So the first two-three weeks of becoming a new owner of this laptop, it was at the depot "being repaired." I thought to myself, Just my luck! I asked them to check the hard drive over since the computer did get extremely hot. They said it was ok. I got it back and it froze up on me continuously. I called and spoke to their technical support a couple times. This goes on for a couple of months. I go to turn my computer on and the screen is now rainbow! You can not see the desktop! So I once again call tech support and we discover that if i put pressure on the back of the screen, my desktop appears where the pressure is. ( This laptop sits on my desk and has never been dropped or exposed to water or any harsh treatment. It has no scratches and looks brand new.) While on the phone I cracked the screen by applying pressure to it. The tech knew this because he was helping me get a paper off of the computer that was due for class the next day. He says send it in and we will take care of it. three more weeks go by and they return my computer to me still damaged. They said it is physical damage and it is not covered. I tried to explain but decided it was not worth my time. I took my computer to a local repair shop since a toshiba one was 2 hours away. They put in a new screen and I paid for it. I was still having troubles with my hard drive freezing on the machine so i called them a couple more times. They had me download a few drivers and so called fixes and report back. Finally at 3 am while working on a 15 page term paper for a final my computer froze up and wouldn't even boot! The technician advised me and walked me through re-seating the hard drive and memory chips. No luck. I sent it back in again. I recieved a phone call from toshiba stating that the screen was cracked and they were not going to take care of my computer under warranty! This hard drive issue started within the first two weeks of my purchase! It was because my fans were not hooked up internally from the get go. I sucked it up once again and ordered a new hard drive and was waiting for my computer to arrive back from the depot. It came alright! I took it straight to the local shop where they let me watch as they worked on it.



First off, the screw in the hard drive was cross threaded and no in all the way and crooked. They commented on it and I saw it. I know it was not like that when i re seated it. No big deal. Easy fix. They put in a new western digital hard drive and started loading the OS. we noticed the strip across the top of my keyboard was not popped in all the way. Someone was sloppy when assembling it at the depot obviously. Once booted, The keyboard did not work at all! so they took it apart to discover they never bothered to even plug it back in. Once plugged back in the number 4 6 and space bar do not work. Seriously TOSHIBA?



What is a 1 year warranty? I have been completely honest and it seems like they will find a way around no backing their product. I now have had to put new fans, screen, hard drive, and keyboard into a computer that was purchased late april 2010!



Absolutely fed up with their customer service!



I would not recommend a toshiba product to anyone and I hope this helps you in making your next computer purchase.





Jeff

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Wireless keyboard

Gigaware wireless keyboard works but... is not detected on reboot. Computer will not boot without detecting keyboard. Did I miss something with installation? XP home.

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not great at computers- HELP! need update my os x 10.4.11

So i got an ipod touch for xmas but itunes wont load because it requires mac OS X 10.5. my current software on my imac is OS X 10.4.11. I clicked "software updates" but it says there are no updates for my computer right now. I'm so confused!! I really just want my ipod touch to work!! If anyone knows how to help, please let me know! I dont know what to download. Thanks

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Error in mp4 file

Hello,

I have a Samsung camcorder that records directly to SDD cards in MP4 format.

A few days ago I was shooting a theater of my son and I put the camera to record herself and she automatically made separate files with about 1.81 GB each.

The problem is that two files were wrong and I cannot open, (one with a 1.57 GB size and the other with 249MB), which is about 20 minutes of recording.
In each file, the camera recorded the same three files with extensions, and as example is one of them, are this three files:
HDV_0753.MP4
HDV_0753.idx
tmeD7kGJ

When I opened the file HDV_0753.MP4 on Windows Media Player the following message appears:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. It is possible that Media Player does not support this file type or requiring a codec that is not installed on your computer. "
In VLC Player appears:
"VLC cannot recognize the input format:
The format of 'G: 2VIDEO HDV_0753.idx' cannot be detected. Have a look at the log for details."

When I check the MediaInfo of the file, only the following message appears:
"General
Complete name: G: 2VIDEO HDV_0753.MP4
File size: 1.57 GiB "
Unlike the other correct files, were I see a lot of information.

I've tried several programs to recover the file, including the "All Media Fixer" and I cannot open them, because many of the programs just fix AVI files and I cannot convert it, it gives error in the conversion.

It seems to me that the problem is in the index, which should be on file with the IDX and not inside the MP4, as it should be.

Someone help me?
What can I do to open these files and see the Christmas party of my son?

Thanks.

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Jumping Cursor FIX!!!

Hi, the jumping cursor while typing problem is a Boot Sector Virus issue. I fixed it by starting my Computer in Safe Mode F8, then doing a Virus Scan.

How I figured this out is when I reformatted my hard drive, the problem still existed; therefore the only place for the Virus information to hide was in the Master Boot Sector.

When You Virus Scan in Safe Mode, the Virus cannot Hide Itself from the Scanner. At least this one worked for Me.

After looking up this Pesky Virus problem on this Forum, I see almost 12,000 Posts relating to it! If this fix works for You, why not come back to this thread and say so, and/or share Your experience. Good Luck!

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Screwed over by ASUS LiveUpdate?

Ok, so I've had this laptop (G73JW-A1) for around a week, and I've been dealing with problems pretty much non-stop since around the second day I had it, beginning with fan problems.



I was pretty sure I didn't mess anything up myself since the problems started before I had even removed any bloatware or updated the drivers. However, I just remembered that I tried to run LiveUpdate almost straight away (I assumed it would be an easy way to download all of the latest drivers in one place)... I wasn't aware of how buggy the program was. After the downloading process had locked up twice around the third update in the list and the GUI kept bugging out, I did some research and discovered how garbage the program was. Naturally, I uninstalled it straight away.



The thing that worries me is the fact that it made it past the BIOS section of the updates. One would think it would prompt a reboot if the update was successful, but I'm not sure what else could have happened.



My questions are: is it possible that my problems are stemming from a bad BIOS update? and: If so, is there any way to roll back the BIOS?



Thanks.

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Blue Screen

A couple of hours ago I had been writing and printing letters for a couple of hours then went to my Yahoo email. I deleted one I had answered and then the screen flashed a very quick blue screen then it went to a black screen where I chose Start Windows normally. Anyone know why that may have happened? Never has done this before on any OS I have had. Just leave it to me. Always something. happy

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My XPS 1645 reboots randomly

Since buying my XPS 1645 two months ago it very ocassionally reboots at completely random times.



Very ocassionally = maybe once or twice a week



Completely random = there's no pattern. It has rebooted once while typing an email, a few times while editing a Word file, and a few times while doing absolutely nothing. No apps open, just sitting idling at the desktop.



It's done it at home, at my work, at a friends place ... so doesn't seem to be power related.



What I've tried = resetting the RAM. Changing power point locations. Running off battery only. No difference.

Can't think of anything else to try without voiding my warranty.



When it reboots there is no BSOD screen, there is no error messagel, there is no warning at all. The first I know its happened is that I'm looking at the black POST screen and then watch Windows 7 loading again.



Looking at the Event Viewer - System all I see right after the reboot is something like "The previous system shutdown at 10:48:23 AM on ‎3/‎10/‎2010 was unexpected" but beforehand there is no hint that the machine was about to reboot.



Any suggestions before I call Support?



thanks!

Greetings from Australia



Specs:

Dell Studio XPS 1645, i7-840, 8Gb RAM, 500Gb HDD, Bluray, 9 cell battery, 130W AC adapter, A11 BIOS, Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)

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memory upgrade

I have the following system Windows XP Proffesional Ver.2002 Service Pack 3.Computer is AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.67Ghz at present it has 480MB of Ram.

What is the most memory this can hold, also if I do upgrade on memory do I have to re-install everything back again i.e operating system.

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Samsung LE40M86 LCD TV changing channels by itself!

I purchased a Samsung LE40M88 LCD Tv over a year ago, after three months of having it, I got a problem. When i would switch it on it would flick through all the digital tv channels for about an hour and then settle on a channel, and I could then operate it as normal. There was nothing i could do to stop it. As it was under warranty I had an engineer come out and fix it, apparently he replaced the motherboard! It worked again ok for about 10 months and now recently it has started doing it again. Also, if we leave the tv on standby it sometimes switches itself on and then continues to flick through all the channels so we have to make sure that we turn it off by the plug. It is now out of warranty, I know that they replaced the motherboard before - do you think i could buy one and do it myself? Pleasssssssse does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Thank you

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T410s wont boot - any ideas?

Hey All,



Tried doing some searches on this, but seem to be going around in circles a little and dont know what to try next. Laptop is a T410s around 6 months old... SSD drive.



I was using my laptop before and it froze, quite odd given its never happened before. Oh well I thought and turned it off and back on again. Worked for about 5 mins then the screen just went dead. Now I cant turn it back on....



When I press the power button caps lock comes on, webcam light flashes and it looks like its turning on, however nothing comes up on the screen. Then it just sits and does nothing, power button in the middle is green which would suggest its turned on, but if i press the "mute" key or caps lock, they dont work, which makes me think its dead. I was hoping the screen was dead and was hoping by pressing the buttons I could atleast see the system was working.



I took the RAM out to make sure the whole system wasnt fried, and it beeps to warn me no RAM is in, which is making me think perhaps the SSD drive is dead. (which I really hope isnt the case)



Does anyone have any suggestions on what it might be?





Hayden



*edit - I forgot to add - nothing comes up on the screen ever, so it's not like it begins to boot and stop. The screen is just black. I have had the LCD replaced already, but dont think that is it. I did try and connect an external monitor however I get nothing still. I have also noticed the back left hand side of the laptop is very very hot, hotter than it has been before. Not sure if this means anything?

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Advice needed (CMOS issue)

Hey folks.

Well, some of you may know that after I RMA'd my laptop in September, my laptop came back with a strange issue that I think is due to a damaged CMOS battery/module.

I'm leery about RMA'ing again. My laptop came back in worse shape than I sent it out in. I had tentative plans set up with Gary Key to send my laptop to him or Mason this December, but I've been trying to get a hold of him for about a month now and he still hasn't replied to my messages. I don't know if Asus will cover the shipping since it's their fault I have to RMA again (RBBX05 doesn't get the luxury of free shipping).



My question is, is a CMOS issue really worth sending my computer in? It doesn't affect the functionality of the notebook at all, except for when it loses power for more than 5 seconds. Even then, it's not a huge deal. I could probably send my laptop for repair through Best Buy, but I'm not sure if I'd be any better off than sending it to Asus directly.



Should I just ignore the issue, wait for Gary to eventually, possibly, get back to me, or should I get Best Buy to repair it?

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Replacement ?

Hey



I got my M11x R1 (C2D 1.3Ghz U7300) a little over a week ago (16th), and as soon as I took it out of the box, I noticed a couple of things. When closed, the right side is not completely closed, there is a pretty decent gap between the screen and the base. When opened, there is a pretty decent gap between the screen and the base too (about twice as much as on the left side - hinge issue?). The touchpad buttons are super loose, the right one is pressed inside on the right side of it (when you click on that right side of it, it won't work, have to click on the left side, or in middle, but have to put some pressure to get it to work). On top of that, the upper right corner of the screen itself is sticking out a little out of the base (I tried pushing it in, but won't go back in). These things didn't bother me at first, but they started to bother me now.



Also, whenever I enable the overclock in BIOS to 1.7Ghz, after about 10 minutes of use, I get the BSOD error, and my system restarts, and that keeps happening all the time unless I disable the overclock back to 1.3Ghz, which runs without any issues. I noticed some people run the overclock without any issues, and some have same BSOD issue as well. Is there something wrong with any of the hardware inside? or is it something else? Because I heard different stories with that.



With all that said, do you guys think I can tackle Dell/Alienware to get a new replacement ? Anyone had any similar issues?





amero

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Asus W3J Windows 7 32bit Drivers

Finally decided to upgrade my W3J to Windows 7.... unfortunately Asus stopped driver support for the W3J at Vista. Its taken me a cpl weeks but I finally got everything working perfectly including all side buttons. I know this is and older notebook, but figured there had to be some ppl out there who's W3J's are still going strong, so I uploaded all of the drivers in one place.







Good Luck!

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Best configuration for the 17" MBP?

So I'll need a laptop for light gaming, school, video-editing etc.



It needs to be portable and durable (at least 3 years).



Does the MBP 17" fit this criteria?



So I got a $200.00 student discount and this is what it's standard configuration:



$2,149.00

Leaves Apple: Within 24hrs

Free Shipping



Specifications

2.53GHz Intel Core i5

4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X2GB

500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm

SuperDrive 8x (DVDR DL/DVDRW/CD-RW)

MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display

Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide



So, should I get the 8 GB ram along with the upgrade to the 2.66GHz Intel Core i7...or neither and get a SSD?



2.66GHz Intel Core i7

8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB

500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm

SuperDrive 8x (DVDR DL/DVDRW/CD-RW)

MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display

Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide



This costs $2,716.00.



What should I do?

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Outlook express doesn't work with windows 7 -

Suggestions to get my mail in my hard disk

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Trouble removing a Dell printer driver in WinXP

You may remember my other topic about my parents' 11 year old Dell, well they upgraded to a 5 year old Dell they had at my father's office. I set that one up for them too back in 2005 but I had completely forgot it existed. Anyway, it's a huge improvement and I'm trying to bring it up to speed for them, but a few things are confounding me.



It came with a long gone printer, so I was removing its drivers from the system. I went to control panel, printers, and just right click + delete the " Dell Photo AIO 962 Printer" entry, and it removed successfully. The problem is now the same printer is showing up in Add/Remove Programs and the folder with the printer software cannot be deleted (currently in-use error). When uninstalling it from a/r p it says uninstallation complete, restart - but then everything still shows up (but it remains gone from the control panel > printers list).



It's a Dell OptiPlex GX280 and the printer in question was a Dell Photo AIO 962 Printer. It's on WinXP with SP3.



Any ideas on how to get rid of the printer software/drivers? I don't have access to this actual printer itself.

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HP 2710 Tablet won't charge the battery?

I have an HP 2710 tablet. When I plug it in, the charge light does not come on the computer, nor will it charge the battery at all. Haven't used it in ages (old work computer) and thought I'd boot it up.



Is it possible at all that it's a software issue? Or is it more than likely a motherboard replacement required (in which case it's garbage)?



Thanks!

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VGN TZ11XN - Webcam not working after Win7 upgrade

Hi, I upgraded a VGN TZ11XN to Windows 7, and everything works except for Webcam/Microphone.



Anyone else had this problem? Any drivers I could use?



Windows 7 installed drivers for everything else.. but no luck with webcam so far.



Thank you

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Black Ops Help

The GPU isn't activating when Black Ops runs and i can't find the .exe to white list it. Any help would be appreciated.

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New computer wont start up properly?

Okay so i bought a computer from ibuypower and i just got it. I decided to make sure it worked by just plugging in the power and starting it up. The lights turned on, fans started churning and it looked fine so i turned it off by pressing the power button again. I then plugged it into my moniter and started it up again. This time it did the same thing as it did wihtout the moniter but nothing showed up on the screen, I waited about a minute and still nothing happened. I tried again and same thing. So i tried it with my new moniter and same thing so i know it is not the moniter. I then decided to take a look inside the cmomputer. So i took off the side pannel and looked inside (dont worry i didnt touch the mobo or anything) and i notied there were a few cables that were not plugged in nbut i did not see any obvious locations to plug them into. One of them was coming from the graphics card and another one had "SATA: written on it. Could someone please help me? I have pictures if you want them, just email me at bfmahon21@gmail.com.

Thanks

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what HD for ultrabay?

I got one of the cheap e-bay SATA ultrabays for my T500 and am now looking for a HD to use in it. My top choices are either a Western Digital 500GB Scorpio Black 7200rpm SATA II Notebook HDD w/ 16MB Cache (WD5000BEKT) or SEAGATE 500GB Momentus 7200.4 SATA 2.5in HDD w/ 16MB Cache (ST9500420AS). Would one of these be preferrable over the other for a T500 ultrabay?

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X60 Tablet with new Thinkpad logo

Quick question, as the subject line says - are there X60 tablets with the new Thinkpad logo (without "IBM") ?

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ThinkVantage Access Connections vs Windows Wireless?

Is it possible to disable Windows Wireless while I'm running Access Connections for WiFi? Will they conflict with each other?



Does it make much difference in battery life if you turn down the transmission power via Access Connections? Is it possible to do this in Windows Wireless?



Thanks!

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Two Samsung Touch of Color TVs garble the sound occasionally

I have a Samsung T200HD and T260HD. The smaller TV is using internal speakers, the larger TV is connected to a Sony 5.1 Receiver. For several months now both TVs garble the sound intermittently. I have Comcast BASIC cable with no set top box. I first thought the old cable from the street to house was supplying a weak signal, though the display never garbled. Comcast nicely replaced my lead in. The Technician suggested I had enough signal to use a passive splitter and I should delete my Radio Shack amplifier/splitter. I ran both sets without the amplifier, still garbled. Since the 20 inch is 30 feet from the passive splitter I put the R.S. amplifier on that set only. Signal level on digital stations are 9-10 bars. Still, I can't watch a 30 minute local news program without missing much of the news. Curiously only digital channels garble. I can watch the same local news on an analog channel with NO garble. I like digital, and wish I could watch it! Other hints: both sets have a DVD/VCR connected. I can record digital channels and they sound fine. Only the two Samsung TV tuners garble. I have a 10 Coby digital TV and it doesn't garble.

I'm at wits end, any suggestions?

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PN42C450B

hello. i have a question about my pn42c450b which is a 42 inch plasma. i have a 32 inch LCD (ln32c450e1dxza) and when i connect my usb to it, it has an option to play video's from my usb. i know all the codecs that it plays. but with my 42 inch there is no option to play video's, only photo's and music. (this is from the media play in the menu) my question is, is there a way to get my 42 inch to play movies from usb? i think its kind of weird that a smaller TV would have this option but not a bigger one. any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

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Friday, December 24, 2010

NFS hot pursuit stutter with gtx460m even at high fps

Hi



Could anyone tell me why hot pursuit stutter with my GTX460m card even at high framrates?. According "fraps" the game run mostly at 60 frames(fraps wont go higher than 60). I notice then the game drops to 50 with much cars and wet asphalt it stutters. Dirt2 can run even at 20 fps without stutters, so i wounder is hot pursuit very bad coded to pc?.



Anyone who could help me here?



Thanks in advance



PS: i have not playd online so this is based on single player

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G73JH and glitchy video calls in skype

I've been experiencing that during video calls the cam will freeze for a few seconds before resuming the stream,only freakishly dark before it readjusts something by itself. Honestly its starting to me off, anyone experiencing this too ? and some solutions ?

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VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - December 24, 2010

Fedora update for kernel

Release Date : 2010-12-24

Criticality level : Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where : From remote
Solution Status : Vendor Patch

Operating System: Fedora 13

Description:
Fedora has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose system information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS.

1) An error within the SCTP implementation when handling HMAC calculations can be exploited to cause a crash by sending specially crafted network traffic.
mod, dos, rem

Solution:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update kernel").

Original Advisory:
FEDORA-2010-18983:

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Gateway SX2800 power doesn't turn on

When I press the power button, nothing happens. This is the first time this has happened. I am going to work and I am very concerned about this because I didn't do a backup.

I appreciate any help.

Thanks,
Karen

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Screen Not Turning On Problem Please Help

My alienware is running perfect however when turning the computer on the keys all light up but screen doesnt light up then they turn offa nd on over and over again undtill i plug in the AC for the screen to turn on...WHATS THE PROBLEM!!

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REFURBISHED G73JH-RBBX05 back at best buy





Go and get them while they are still there guys!

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M11x Function Keys???

Before I reinstalled the new sound driver. I could ajust volume by pressing FN + F8 and F9 without poping out of the games.

After I installed the new sound driver. Every time when I press FN + F8 or FN + F9, it will pop out to the windows destop.

I wonder is there any ways to set it back?



And one more question, I know Starcraft relies on CPU hevily.

Will the game speed in Starcraft 2 affect the FPS?

It seems like if I set a higher game speed, I would get a lower FPS.



Thanks.

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oxc0000011 Windows vista will not start up

Windows vista will not start on my computer. My computer will go through it's ordinary steps: Manufacturer home screen (except it shows the motherboard company because this computer is custom built), and Windows Error Recovery (the screen that shows whenever the computers power is interrupted). Windows automatically loads the "Start windows normally" option after 30 seconds. When it would normally load Windows vista it goes to a seperate screen. I have copied the words on the screen in case they are useful:

"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:

1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."

If you do not have that disc contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer."

File: /Windows/system32/config/system
status: oxc0000011

Info: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt."

On the Windows Error Recovery screen there are multiple options to choose, however I can't choose any of them because the keyboard does not work on that screen; the keyboard works on the previous screen (at least the CAPS lock button light lights up, which they don't on the Windows Error Recovery screen). I have made sure all the cords are properly plugged in.

The last thing I did on the computer before it tried to kill itself, was download and install Far Cry 2. Far Cry 2 seemed to install fine, I loaded the game, and after tweaking settings attempted to play. The game froze on the loading screen, nothing worked (including the keyboard) and I powered down the computer (by holding down the power button). When I turned the computer on again it went to the Windows Error Recovery screen, and this time the keyboard worked. The computer turned on normally, and I decided to try Far Cry 2 again. This time far cry 2 didn't even get to the menu screen, it showed a preliminary intro screen and then went to black, and eventually went to the blue screen of death and restarted. I could not get the computer to do anything, and the keyboard didn't work. I powered down the computer again and repeated the above process. The next time I turned on the computer Windows did not load.

I understand that I should do the steps outlined in the error message, but the problem is: I don't have the windows installation disc, my computer doesn't have a manufacturer, and I am the system administrator.

It would be nice to not have to lose all my data in a full reformat, but if it's necessary to get my computer back I will do it. I just wanted to make sure I tried everything.
Primarily I need to know if there is any way to get my computer working without reformatting, and if there is not, how to reformat the computer.

PS: My computer specs are:
CPU: AMD Athlon x64 core 2 duo 6000+
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 gt 256mb
RAM: 4GB
OS: Windows Vista
HD Space: over 30 GB

The Windows performance rating marks the recommended system requirements for Far Cry 2 at 5.5, and my computer is 5.4. The minimum requirements were about 4.0.

Thanks for reading.

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LN40B530P7F Backlight Problem?

About a month ago my TV starting to show what I call a dimming effect that went horizontally across the screen. It was in the dead center of screen sort like a gradient effect. I never really payed it that much attention because it was really only noticeable when a solid color was on the screen and had actually started to get better recently, or so I thought. Now the back-light on my TV flashes on and off in what Ive timed as 2 second intervals like its mimicking some Christmas Lights. I would take anyone's best guess as to what the problem is.

Ive read a lot of the posts in this forum and I couldn't find anything regarding my model number or my problem happening on another set. The one thing I did notice is that my TV is also only 15 months old. Ive always thought of Samsung as a top brand but this is frustrating. I admit it might just be my horrible luck because my friend has the exact same TV and has had no problems...yet.

Ive already called customer support and used the escalating method to see if they will cover repair since its only 3 months after the original warranty and am waiting to hear back but I'm not holding my breath.

I know its hard to do but if anyone wants to take a stab at what could be wrong and how much its going to cost me would be great.
And Samsung guy, thanks for mentioning trying to get an extra 3 months in your previous posts.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

XP start without welcome screen

can anyone tell me if it is possible to get XP to run straight to the main screen without the welcome screen coming up?

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SSD in 8740w

Looking at prices for SSD drives on NewEgg, and they aren't much cheaper than what I will just include in my configuration - especially after you consider the 18% to 28% discount.



Are there any other advantages to buying the SSD drive separately - brand? configuration? etc?



If not - I'll just include it in my configuration.



Thanks!

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46" LCD Intermittent Shadow Covering 75% of Screen.

I have just started to encounter issues with my Samsung 46" LCD TV (LNT4661FX) in which a black shadow appears usually when the TV is first turned on, which covers up to approx. 75% of the screen. If I turn the TV off and back on again, it usually disappears, although not always. It does seem to disappear once the TV is on for a while. The TV is not quite 3 years old. I have a couple pictures but not sure how to post them here.

I have searched for info but usually just come up with the known 'side shadow' problem, but this is different.

Any ideas?


Thanks.

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BIG NEWS!! New Asus Sandy Bridge laptop G73SW IS COMING SOON!!

Link of G73SW:



In 3DMark06 CPU, i7-2630QM scored 5071, thats the level of desktop i7-940

i7-2820QM scored 5790, thats close to desktop i7-975!!

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Samsung LNT-4665F Power up issues- Clicking noise

When turning on the tv for the first time of the day, when you push power button the tv will click about 10 times before actually powering up and then it will turn on and work fine....the red power light will blink with the clicking noise but the blue light at the bottom center of the tv stays light as if the tv is already on....I do have that light set to be on only if power is on on tv....Can anyone help??

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OS X unstable - HATE when it crashes!

Hello guys,



It's been a while since I was here (a few months). I was debating on this forum whether to buy a Mac or not (was having trouble with Lenovos t410s etc.) and made that switch. Overall I mus say that my MB Pro is a great machine, really great.

But today I want to tell you that I am also very frustrated with one thing:

It seems to me that OS X 10.6.5. (that I have) is not that stable.

It crashes....it does. I was told it wouldn't compared to Windows....well what's even worse when my system crashes, there's really nothing you can do about it...just hit the power button.

I have to say that in this regards I've been quite disappointed - the crashes I have appear on a fairly regular basis (can't tell you how often but anytime it happens, the feeling is: here it goes again!).



Now here's a PROBLEM I hope someone will help me solve (MAC and Office for Mac 2011):



Just today I was asked to update my Office 2011 - was in the middle of doing something so was postponing closing of all the necessary programs. It crashed suddenly. And I lost my work worth several days (yes I did not save the documents, apparently, because I was too busy thinking about other things and with AutoRecovery set at 10 min. interval I thought I would be okay).



When I opened Microsof Excel 2011 (where all the important data were from the last days), the file was able to recover data (AutoRecovery) from 14 days ago....what? I mean I still worked with this file this morning and again, when the computer crash...the AutoRecovery was set to 10 min. interval.

How is this possible?



I have been trying to search the whole machine to find some file that would help me. Typically the AutorRecover files are in: in the ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2011 AutoRecover folder. XL AutoRecover documents are hidden by default.



But there's nothing there that is in any way useful (why? I can't understand it).



So I tried to search various Temporary folders and files on the Mac but was not able to find anything helpful either.



Thus, is there any way in which I can recover the data? I have to say, this has never happened to me in Windows.



Any help will be most appreciated!!!

And your general thoughts on the stability of OS X too!!!



Thank you,



Christina

Mac OS is 10.6.5 and Excel for Mac 2011: 14.0.1.



PS. Please don't tell me that I should have saved my documents on a continuous basis...I know as much myself but sometimes you get so sucked into your work and just simply forget about this.

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Wifi connectivity lost after sleep mode

Hello Friends,
I have Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 1545. Most of the time when I put my laptop to sleep and restart it Wifi network connectivity is lost and I have to click the 'Wifi Signal' icon in the system taskbar and click on my network name and click connect to regain connectivity. I have gone to 'Power Management' tab and cleared 'Allow Windows to turn off this device to save power' option as suggested by most posts but it has done nothing to help me. But sometimes even after a long sleep the laptop immediately connects back to the network and sometimes even if I just close the lid and open it after a few seconds network connectivity is lost. Please help.

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Samsung Series 7 LED wireless connection to Samsung Blue Ray

Is it possible to connect the Samsung LED TV (UA46C7000) which has a samsung wireless dongle to the Blue Ray Player (BD-C6900) which also has a wireless network connection - without using wires. We currently have the 2 connected with a HDMI cable, but it seeems silly that both devices can wirelessly access our internet etc, but cannot connect to each other with a wireless connection. We would really like to do away with the ugly hdmi cable that hangs out of our tv...

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can't install java 6 update 23, get error codes

My OS is Vista Home premium 32 bit with Vista sp2
Last night I attempted to install Java 6 Update 23. I had java 6 Update 22. So I removed it via the uninstall program function of Vista. I rebooted after uninstalling. I then went and manually removed any Java/Sun folders and items. I rebooted again

I went to the java website and began the installation process
I was able to download the installation, but not able to install it
Received the following message
Cannot locate network location %APPDATA% Error 1606

So I looked up error 1606 and on the Microsoft website, there seemed to be a fix tool for 1606 errors
So I attempted to run this tool and then got an error code 2738, so was not able to run the tool

Looked up error code 2738 and it said something about the following dll files might not be registered
They are vbscript.dll andjscript.dll

So I registered both of these by using the
Regsrv32 process. Both showed to now be registered

But then when I went to run the fix tool to correct error 1606, it was still unsuccessful
I went ahead and even looked at the registry items that should be fixed by the FIX IT tool for error 1606 and the registry items look correct

I even tried to go back and install java and again got that error Cannot locate network location %APPDATA% Error 1606

So I am at a loss as to what to do next

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Paid for download winzumasetup.exe, Norton IS says Trojan. ?

I paid for and downloaded a game (Zuma Deluxe) from GameStop. Norton says it contains a Trojan Horse. GameStop passes the buck to the company who took my money, "TryMedia". I don't know the name of the site it was downloaded from. The trial version is from 74.122.201.74, that is all I can get now.

The file in question is called winzumasetup.exe. The Norton Internet Security says:
File Insight
winzumasetup.exe (Trojan Horse)
auto-protect blocked this virus.
details:
very few users, risk high
Start up item: no
Launched: no
Programs that infect other programs, files, or areas of a computer by inserting themselves or attaching themselves to that medium.
Very few users
Fewer than 10 users in the norton community have used this file.
High
This file risk is high.
Origin
source
winzumasetup.exe
File: c:documents and settingsall usersdesktopdownloadswinzumasetup.exe

I googled this file, and most sites says it is a virus or Trojan Horse. Some say it is safe.

Who do I believe? What should I do?
Thanks for all help.

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Error on YouTube

Hi;

Lately (last few weeks), I've been getting an error message (An error occurred, please try again later.) on some, not all, videos on Firefox (3.6.12) and Safari (4.1.3); but Opera (10.63) would be fine.

Any idea what's happening?

Chris

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What's more bang for the buck, 8GB ram or 8mb cache processor?

Hi



It's my first time posting here so forgive me if the questions are dumb. I'm thinking of getting the W510 workstation. I have budget for about $1500 including all taxes and fees. I'm wondering what is more bang for the buck, upgrade RAM from 4GB to 8GB or spend the money upgrading processor from core i7-720QM to i7-820QM? Also, is it worth the price to spend $200 upgrading screen from HD+ (resolution 1600x900) to Full HD (resolution 1920x1080)?



I plan to use my laptop for at least 5 years. I use it mainly to browse the web and watch youtube, stream video or watch movies. This is my only source of monitor, I have no TV at home and have no plans to ever get one. I also use my laptop to edit photos in photoshop. I rarely use it to play games.



Any suggests and help would be appreciated, thanks!

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Steam (TF2/L4D2) System Freeze [UL80Vt]

Hi all - I love my laptop, but i've been getting hit by a nasty little system speaker problem. When i'm playing TF2 for around 30-45 minutes the system seems to get a bit hot and when pressing "W+D+Space" the system stops and gives me a "beep", letting me know that it's too much for it to handle. Is there a reason that the system can't handle that many inputs at one time? Anyone else having this problem? Any way to get rid of this? BIOS setting i'm missing?



Thanks for all the help guys, besides this problem my laptop is the best system i've ever owned!

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Windows Live Hotmail inbox integration

I am working on Windows live integration and i could find the knowledge of how to do add the signing in, share, chat but i couldn't know how to add the Hotmail inbox like on MSN.com

any help or links ?

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Email not being deleted from internet service provider

When receiving mail thru windows live mail, mail is not deleted from server from my internet provider. I'm not useing hotmail or yahoo mail. The mail is still available to receive again on my regular account on another computer. How do you have it delete on your email provider.

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What gives the bet results? CPU? Graphic Card? SSHD?

I am looking to buy a new customized laptop for graphic design.
Where should I invest more money to have the best possible speed?
- A faster Cpu?
- A top notch graphic card? I have no intentions of playing games, but watch movies once in a while.
- or buy a solid state hard drive.

I already know that I will get 8gb of ram so this is not part of my question

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Durable Laptop Sleeve

I just purchased a 15" Macbook Pro, and I plan on bringing it to college this fall. I'd like to purchase a laptop sleeve for my laptop. I plan on carrying the laptop-- in its sleeve-- in my backpack.
While I'm not necessarily looking to invest in a big, chunky laptop case, I am looking for something durable, that will protect this very-expensive laptop from the wear and tear it may face in my backpack. For example, if I set my backpack down on a table, I don't want to be concerned that this light setting down may have damaged the edge-- the more vulnerable part of the MBP. Ideally, I would use a laptop sleeve that's hard on the outside, but cushioned on the inside. I've not been successful in finding this, though.
Can anyone recommend a quality laptop case?

Thanks!

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I lost my D drive.

I just got a HP G60 laptop and made a recovery disks already and says can only make them once. So I went to recovery manager and used the Remove Recovery partition It then also deleted the D drive. Which I was deleting the recovery from that drive so I can make room for my back up files with Norton 360 like I had in my old laptop.

Question is how do I make the D drive so I can use it for my back up files or is the D drive lost forever?
I also tried doing a system restore to try get the d drive back but that failed twice.

Thanks in advance.

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Sony Z: How to wipe SSD free space?

Might be opening a can of worms here.



I want to securely erase all trace of deleted files from my SSD.



I tried CCCleaner using Wipe Free Space and File Shredder, using both One Pass and 3 pass.



Looks like it works when you check with Recuva, but when I forensically examine it using MiniTool Power Data Recovery (Digital Media Recovery setting) it finds loads of images which it displays as thumbnails. They aren't all recoverable, but for your interest you can tell what they were.



I've since read warnings not to attempt to wipe the free space and MFT on SSDs, though they might not apply to the Z.



Does anyone have a solution here?

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Portable Power Pack

I want to know where i can buy a battery solution for my laptop and other gadgets i take with me all the time. Mp3 players, cell phones, and Laptops. I already have a Xtreme Portable Energy battery pack but it a little old and looking to replace it. It must be able to charge a laptop and have a high capacity with a lot of charge cycles.

Thank You,

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Cisco PIX 501 and Outlook Sending (or rather not sending)

I have PIX 501 as a firewall for my home that I installed almost 2 years ago. It has run without a problem until a couple of weeks ago when it decided to not send email via Outlook. I had not made any changes to my computer or the PIX when this happened. If I bypass the PIX, Outlook has no problems sending mail.

I tried to list the config file, but the system would not take it - I am using dhcp to get the outside IP address - which brings up another question - how do I get the PIX501 config file to pick up the dhcp address for the line access-list outside_access_in permit ip host 216.210.70.255 any
I manually added the ip address.

Thanks,
David

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which processor?

Buying first/basic laptops for kids this Christmas. Looking at AMD Turion II vs Intel Pentium II on Toshiba. I read Turion stays cooler but guy at Best Buy said opposite is true. Anyone have advice on which processor is better? Thank you!!

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Corrupted Navigation bar , Internet access and more - help!

Hi there, SO hope you can help as I am now stuck....

I have an Acer Aspire 6930 running on Windows Vista home premium. Internet is DSL cable.

Until yesterday I had a year and 7 months trouble free. But yesterday, after turning the machine on, the browser (mozilla, then IE) continues to load, doesnt time out or load any page. The Network conx shows no connection problems, and my ISP says the same. I can even load and use skype, and my AV updates, but I cannot open a page in a browser. I have re-installed Mozilla - no change.
The really weird thing is that my navigation bar no longer shows the network conx, or speakers, and if I try to enable them I cant as they are in light grey (cant be selected).
Also, I tunes wont load either.
I have run full system scans and installed Malware bytes - all clean.
I had not installed anything new, or downloaded anything prior to this issue.

Please would someone kindly help or at least point me in the right direction.
Many thanks in advance.

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G62x with ATI 6370 Graphics.

So I helped my friend order a G62x 3 weeks back and I choose the 5470 graphics but when she got it she had the 6370. Did anyone else get this or was she just lucky. And hows the performance compared to the 5470, it should be a bit better right. No charts are out for this graphics card on notebookcheck yet.

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iMac Won't Connect To Internet

My mother-in-law has an old Blueberry iMac which works ok except it won't connect to the internet/LAN. It is the computer, because the cable that used to connect the iMac to the internet is currently connected to a different computer and it works perfectly. The iMac runs Mac OSX 10.3.9. Has something died inside the iMac?

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M4500 vs m6500 vs XPS 15.

Guys,



I really need some help here.. I've been readin these awefully long new owners thread.. googling stuff.. going to notebookcheck.net and what not..



I just paid my CC bill and pulled the trigger on a M6500.. Do I need it, help me figure out..



Here's my story.. I recently bought an XPS15:
  • I7-740QM / GT 435M 2GB
  • B+RG LED FHD Display
  • 500GB 7200RPM HDD / 4GB DDR3 RAM
  • Bluetooth / Backlit
Rest was standard. Let's call the price for this laptop as X$. I loved the laptop and the fact it could play L4D2 @ 1080p albeit at low to medium settings. I didn't care about the JBL speakers as I never found myself using them. But I loved the backlit keyboard.



I sold it after a week!!! I have a soft spot for 1920*1200 displays and want to get in to the RGB LED wagon.



3 days back I bought a M4500:
  • I7-620M / FX 1800M 1GB
  • 15.6 inch UltraSharp FHD(1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED
  • 256GB SSD / 4GB DDR3 RAM
  • Intel WiFi Link 6300
  • Bluetooth / NO Backlit keyboard.
  • 9 Cell
Standard 3 NBD on-site year warranty. I paid 1.27X for it. I still have to receive the laptop. I don't know, just an impulse buy for me..



Now about 30 mins back, I bought this M6500:

HOLY S***, JUST found out it is the COVET.. I wasn't sure and was going to ask, but just noticed "Base,Notebook,Orange,Configure To Order,M6500" LOL..
  • I7 840QM / FX 3800M 1GB
  • 17WUXGA,Red/green/blue,E2E,3MP,M6500
  • 2 X 250GB 7200RPM HDD / 16GB (4*4) DDR3 RAM
  • 1397 802.11B/G Wireless
  • Bluetooth None / Backlit Keyboard
Paid 1.91X for this. Same warranty as M4500. Now here are my obvious questions: is 3800M good for 1200P gaming. It's been out for a while so I'm hoping the drivers have matured enough.. Also, would I need to flash the bios into thinking it's a 280M or something? Any comments on heating issues are also welcome..



My primary requirements are gaming / browsing while mostly plugged in. The laptop will travel with me if I go out of town. Which config would you stick with and why?



Thanks for your help,

Nik

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ASUS ROG G73 and Ubuntu

I just pre-ordered one of the ASUS G73 laptops, and I intend to put Ubuntu on it, but of course since it has not been released it is hard to find information on how well the hardware is supported by Linux. I believe the wireless is the Intel Pro/Wireless 5100 minipci card.. Aware that 802.11n wireless chipset support for Linux isn't wonderful yet..



Any thoughts, tips?

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Create a Slipstreamed XP Disc w/Drivers (for xi/xa series)

Like a lot of people who are buying a new laptop, it comes with Windows Vista. In my case I wanted to have the option of dual-booting. So for me I wanted to install XP first followed by vista but I had problems installing windows XP onto my notebook because it wasn’t detecting the hard drive. The most simplest way around it is to use a floppy disk which contains the drivers for the hard drive and push f6 when it says if you need to install a SCSI or RAID controller. Now most people don’t have a USB floppy drive. So the alternative is to slipstream the drivers into an XP cd. This is a guide on how i went about doing it. Please note there are two guides here so please scroll down further till you reach the the word EDIT the second way is one which can be used for every laptop besides xi and besides fujitsu





To start I would recommend that all drivers and information needed are backed up prior to attempting this (or burn them onto CD). (plz note I do not take responsibility for anyone who does this. You do this at your own risk)



In my case I was doing this for my Fujitsu Siemens Laptop (Xi 1554).



This is how I went about doing it.



1. The software/hardware needed

* Windows XP CD with service pack 2 (SP2)

*



Then after change the mode to burn image and Burn that image onto a blank CD. You will have a XP cd with a large collection of hard drive drivers...(just to make sure...when you have burnt the cd open it up and make sure a folder called $OEM$ is in the root)



Now when booting up from the CD and going through the XP intial stages of it loading up things etc you wont need to push f6. Also note it will take a lot longer to load up the intial stages before choosing to install xp but if you look across the bottom you will see it will load up all the different MassStorage drivers (hopefully yours will be there and it will detect it)



ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:



MAYER played a major role in this method i tested it to make sure it worked and it picked up my hard drive so a big respect goes to mayer (and to me aswell :P) for finding this way! also checked it on my laptop and my friends one and worked for it



hope this helps..



Sunny



Please note any ideas to add to this or to improve it etc plz let me know and i will add it to this post...and let me know if it works for you...

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ASUS N53JN Thread

Hi,



Yesterday I got my Asus N53JN with FHD and Optimus. I ran the Windows Experience index and got the following results. CPU scores quite low to my mind. Then I ran the CPU Benchmark and got similar results for CPU. That worries me a lot. Any opinions?

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RAID1 Enclosure

I am looking for a RAID1 (mirrored) enclosure I can use as a backup box. I am a graphic designer and photographer, and my current desktop and laptops both use RAID0 for speed (which is freaking me out). I have everything backed up on an external LaCie drive, but I don't trust it as far as I could throw it.



If I lose these files I've basically lost everything (I backup really important things on DVD however, that ends up being very costly even at a buck a piece).



So basically I am looking for an external RAID1 case that runs off of eSata or USB 3.0, just to be sure that in an emergency worst-case scenario there's a good chance I still have it all.



The case should support two 7200 RPM drives, up to 2 TB of data at least.



I hope to get something stylish, preferably a black polished metal with LED lighting, as it will be a desk piece in my office and not shoved away in some server room.



Does anyone have any recommendations? Or as to how I should back up in general?



I would like to keep it under $100 (without the drives) but would be willing to increase if needed.

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"new" computer for child from used computer

I would like to take my old notebook and make it look "new" for my 9 year old. Someone suggested adding a skin. Do they stay on well enough? Any suggestions? The unit is a Dell Latitude 120L. Any additional suggetions for making it look new? I'm a novice - any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

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M15x Problem/Technical Question thread

Wanted to create a thread for posting technical issues / problems with the M15x. Given we have a few Alienware people stalking the forum, a central thread for new/odd issues may help them in responding. In addition, you can always count on our community here to assist as well.



If you own an M15x and encounter an issue, feel free to post here for assistance. Be sure to include your full specs and a detailed description of the issue.





-BB

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New Intel Rapid Storage 10.1.0.1008 WHQL available

At website



a new version of Intel Rapid Storage is available.

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The HP ProBook 5310m Owners' Club

Hi, I've been eagerly waiting for this notebook since it was announced in September but it seems to have vanished from the planet. I thought it would be released on 10/22 to coincide with Windows 7 but it looks like no one is selling it. All I've been able to find since the press release from September 15 are these two reviews which make me want it even more hehe







I was wondering if anyone knows anything new about the status of this notebook? Thanks!

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LG Bios Update for All Models!!

1- My cousin have an LG laptop (S1 EXPRESS DUAL).

2- He purchased 250GB HDD SATA which didn't work.

3- He need to update his Bios.

4- LG's policy are: We don't give bios files to costumers. << They think we are all noob.

5- So we need to go to it's service center.

6- When we arrive we described the situation to the technician. He asked if we can do the update by ourselves, we say Yes!

7- Then he ask for a blank CD << those niggards!!

8- We purchased one and that the result:



Bootable CD to update bios for All LG laptops: (I don't know if it applicable in all countries, but I live in Saudi Arabia so at least it applicable for all middle east & maybe Europe)




Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/147516968/LGBIOS08.rar

Extract the contents and burn the image "LGBIOS08.iso" file with nero or any burning tool using a blank CD.



....

Warning: I'm not responsible for any damage .....etc

This bootable cd IS not user friendly! because its NOT for the public.

But actually it somewhat easy to follow..



It worked for me like this:



I choose the first choice. << since the laptop have internal DVDRom





this the second screen so I just typed: LG <<uppercase.



after that it asked for the Model name or SN number << you can find it in a sticker under the laptop.



...

Finally here are the list of Bios version for every model << which have an updated bios in the time of this cd (25-1-2008)



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International Warranty?

Hi, my name is Matt, and I'm from Argentina. Here in Argentina in the LA website of you cannot customize half of the notebooks on the catalog, so I'll take advantage my girlfriend is going to USA, and I'll ask her to bring me an XPS 15" (lastest ones) customized bought from website.



Thing is that my girlfriend eventually will come back to Argentina, and I'd like to keep my warranty over here, because I know Dell has support here, including in my city.



So... I asked to an Agent on Dell's online customer service:




Quote:







Mathew: "Hello"

Mathew: "I have a few doubts about the warranty service"

Agent (Susheel T): "Great! I would be happy to help you with that

."

Mathew: "I'm from Argentina and i'll travel to New York for x-mas and new year ."

Mathew: "Thing is that I'll probably buy myself a 'Dell XPS 15' (notebook) as a present hah "

Mathew: "I know there is an International Warranty, but I'd like if you could explain me how's the warranty service, because I'll come back to Argentina with that notebook, and I'd like to keep the warranty over here too."

Agent (Susheel T): "If you go with the advanced service warranty you will be able to use that warranty"

Agent (Susheel T): "in the other country as well"

Agent (Susheel T): "And the advanced service warranty covers accidental damages"

Agent (Susheel T): "such as liquid spills on the laptop"

Agent (Susheel T): "drops and falls"

Agent (Susheel T): "other collisions"

Mathew: "'Advanced warranty service'? How come I did not see that on the customize options, is it over there?"

Agent (Susheel T): "Yes it is under software and services tab"

Agent (Susheel T): "if you click on that"

Agent (Susheel T): "you will see the service plan"

Mathew: "Ok, I'm on the 'SELECT MY SERVICE PLAN' part"

Mathew: "There are 3 categories:"

Mathew: "1) Basic (In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis)

2) Advanced (In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis)

3) Premium (In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis)"

Mathew: "Any of those has something to do with the warranty?"

Agent (Susheel T): "please go with the advanced service plan"

Agent (Susheel T): "for the international warranty"

Mathew: "Number 2?"

Agent (Susheel T): "Advanced (In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis)"

Agent (Susheel T): "Yes you are right"

Mathew: "It's like **** USD more"

Mathew: "that's crazy"

Mathew: "because it's 3 years"

Agent (Susheel T): "ok"

Agent (Susheel T): "Realistically, how much are you planning to invest for this computer? I want to make sure I respect whatever pricing decisions, you may have already made."

Mathew: "Uhm, let me do the conversion, because I have pesos in here, but i'll buy dollars"

Mathew: "**** - ****"

Agent (Susheel T): "please give me one minute"

Mathew: "Sure, I'm plenty of time. Just started vacations over here! heh"

Agent (Susheel T): "Here are the specs"

..

..

Agent (Susheel T): "Market Value1 $****.98

Total Savings $****.00

Dell Price $****.98"

Agent (Susheel T): "with out taxes"

Agent (Susheel T): "and I will help you with a free shipping"

Agent (Susheel T): "this is including the warranty"

Agent (Susheel T): "and the mouse"

Mathew: "warranty over here too? in Argentina?"

Agent (Susheel T): "Yes you are right"

Mathew: "Because I talked with a guy on another chat earlier and he told me there is not warranty from US to Argentina"

Mathew: "that I needed to ask the customer service for a transference"

Mathew: "and i was like ?, seriously?"

Agent (Susheel T): "I am really very sorry for the inconvenience"

Agent (Susheel T): "Is there anything else I can help you with today?"

Mathew: "Is there on the website where can I read about the 'Advanced' warranty service?"

Mathew: "I want to be able to print the warranty description to show my gf it says I can have international warranty"

Agent (Susheel T): "If you keep the arrow on that option you will be able to see all the details"

Mathew: "let's see"

Mathew: "Advanced service plan.

Get everything in the basic plan PLUS Accidental Damage Service, which includes coverage for:

bla bla bla

but nothing about international warranty"

Mathew: "I just need a proof that says it has international warranty to print"

Agent (Susheel T): "I am sorry there is no such proof the advanced service warranty is the international warranty"

Agent (Susheel T): "and now it is your wish Mathew"

Mathew: "Ok"

Mathew: "i trust you :P"

Agent (Susheel T): "v" (copy & paste failure)

Agent (Susheel T): "Hope I have answered all your questions"

Mathew: "Yeah, thanks"


After that I decided to ask another agent:


Quote:







Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "How can I help you today?"

Aereal: "Hello. I'm a quit confused about warranties"

Aereal: "a bit*"

Aereal: "I've been told by another agent that there are international warranties, right?"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Sorry about that, I can help you out.. "

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Im afraid we do not offer an option to have International warranty coverage at the point of sale however you can call our Technical Support for assistance. Youd need to present your Service Tag number thats why it should be done after point of sale."

Aereal: "Because I'm from Argentina, and I'll be traveling to United States on x-mas, and possibly buy a Notebook over there. But after new year I'll come back to Argentina, and I still want to have my warranty"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Oh I see."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "You can have the International Warranty after point of Sale."

Aereal: "What does that mean? 'after point of sale'?"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "That means after buying the system."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Yo should receive first the laptop before having the international warranty."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "*You"

Aereal: "And then? how i can get the international warranty"

Aereal: "how can I*"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Once you receive the system you need to contact out technical Support and request for an International warranty."

Aereal: "This is what I told another agent: "I know there is an International Warranty, but I'd like if you could explain me how's the warranty service, because I'll come back to Argentina with that notebook, and I'd like to keep the warranty over here too."

And t"

&nbsp he agent replied: "If you go with the advanced service warranty you will be able to use that warranty in the other country as well"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "I'm very sorry for the misinformation Aereal."

Aereal: "That's not the first agent on telling me I could have international warranty that way"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "The correct answer for your concern is by contacting the technical support after point of sale to have an international warranty."

Aereal: "From my country?"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Since you said you will purchase that here in US, I suggest once the system was shipped in a US address, you need to call Technical Support by this number: 1-****-****-****."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "You must give them the service tag number of that laptop to have an international warranty."

Aereal: "and they will charge me for getting an international warranty? I mean, why not just give me all at once?"

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "I'm sorry I don't have information regarding the price, since my tools are limited to building new computer purchases. I suggest you call our tech support for assistance."

Aereal: "I'm on Argentina, and I currently can't do large distance phone calls."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Would you like me to transfer you to our Technical Support?"

Aereal: "Please "

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Please stay connected while I transfer you."

Aereal: "Ok."

Agent (Jinnymah Suarez): "Happy Holidays. "

[And nothing happened, I waited for 2 hours and nobody answered me]


So now they're telling me 'First buy it and then we talk about international warranty', but I'm not going to buy anything without knowing I'll have a Warranty here in Argentina.



I'm new at this stuff, maybe someone can explain me what's going on? I'd really appreciate that!

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Ethernet port problem

My friend accidentally yanked my Ethernet cord out of my laptop. Now it doesn't snap in Does anyone know of a solution? I'm guessing there probably isn't. Also I don't have a warranty anymore.

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[Qosmio X305-Q701][HD/Windows Vista Home Premium problem]

Greetings!

First, sorry for my bad engrish.

After owning my X305 for 2 years my HD die. That's what I think... but after running a few test, dicovered that the MBR died.

So pushing 0 like crazy don't do the trick and I can't access to the recovery partition.

And I don't have the recovery disc neither... My (lack) of fully understand the english when I was reading the manual got me, and forgot to create one.

Can anyone help me to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance, and Blessings.



SaMo0204

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use HP DM4 biometric reader without simple pass

I'm wondering if any one found a way to use the fingerprint scanner to log into windows without using simple pass. I know windows 7 support biometric log in with some scanners without additional software but when I open the control panel I see this error.

"Windows did not find any biometric devices on this computer. You might need to attach your device or install device drivers"



However the scanner is showing up under biometric devices in the control panel and works fine with simple pass.



The reason I don't want to use simple pass is I only want to log in to the computer with it. Not log into web sites (I use another program for that) yet simple pass opens up this annoying pop up with any site that has a log in and some that don't and you can't disable it.

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Compal NBLB5 Owners Lounge

I have today got my new Compal NBLB5 and thought therefore that it would be nice to have a new topic, only for this computer.



I would therefore like to ask all of you out there who are a lucky owner of a Compal NBLB5 whether to post your experiences with the computer. Software tips, driver tips and more in this thread.

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Windows update backup.

Where is the file location for windows updates, and is it possible to back them up to CD / DVD to prevent re-downloading when doing a fresh install. I've asked around and had answers like 'make an image of my HDD' and downloading other types of progs. But is there a way to burn them from a specific location.

Thanks in advance .

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Toshiba Satellite A665-S6086 and Windows XP

Hello, new member here.



I just yesterday purchased a new Toshiba laptop, model number in thread title. It came pre-installed with Windows 7, which I don't particularly like, and I was wondering if it's possible to install Windows XP on it. I read on one of their forums that this was not supported, and when I went to look for drivers for this particular model for Win XP there were not many, and I don't think I saw a wireless driver.



My question is, is there a way to install windows XP on this machine and have it work? I really do not like Windows 7. Thank you.

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Cf-51

Picked up an Ebay CF-51 Toughbook for the wife to tool around on the internet while watching TV. Don't need much speed or capabilities, and this seemed about right. I am also a long distance motorcycle rider and thought this would be good to borrow for my trips to run mapping software. Yeah, I know, but it was better than getting her power tools.



OK, got one for a couple hundred dollars. However, when I go to turn it on (after charging the battery for 24 hours), I get nothing. Harddrive does not move (unless it is completely silent), nor does the HD moving indicator light go on.



It doesn't even seem to start the BIOS. The screen is blank. Tried to hook up an external monitor (toggled the FCN-F2- or FCN-F3 whichever is the right one) and was not able to get anything on either screen.



Downloaded the users manual from the Panasonic website and it was no help.



Any ideas?



J

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Confused about expected delivery date.

Ordered an XPS 17 on 12/7/2010.

Order originally had an expected delivery date of 12/23/2010.



This morning I received a vague email saying my order will be delayed. It says I will receive a second email with more details on the delay and a new expected delivery date.



I go to check the status on the site and it shows a delivery date of 12/21/2010. It appears my expected delivery date has changed and I am to receive my order earlier than stated. But I received the email this morning notifiying me of a delay so I'm not sure which to believe.



I call order support and the rep assures me that my order is arriving on 12/21/2010 and to ignore the email. This seems somewhat suspicious and I'm not sure which to believe.



I also used the free ground 5-7 day shipping option when I created the order. For my order to even arrive on 12/21/2010 it would have had to have shipped already, however it's status currently shows "In production"



Has anyone ever experienced this?

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Acer Aspire 5740G Owners Lounge



Originally mk1freak suggested that I started Owners Lounge for this model.

I've been a bit hesitant (read: lazy) but now I see there are at least several threads concerning graphics, Bluetooth, performance, BIOS updates etc and it's getting difficult to follow them all. Additionally good information is scattered in different threads, so I finally decided to start this thread.



So as not to leave the first post with "hello" only I prepared some screens of tests and benchmarks. This thread is going to be updated by me and hopefully other owners (mk1freak is kinda forced to help as it's been his idea in the first place)

If you got any requests for benchmarks or questions go ahead.

I will answer those if I can- I don't own all the games in the world so demos with benchmarks are preferred



First of all my config:

Acer Aspire 5740G-434G50Mn

434G50Mn means:

43 stands for Core i5 430 2.27GHz 3MB cache

4G stands for 4GB DDR3 1066MHz (mine made by Samsung)

50 stands for 500GB 5400 rpm drive (Hitachi in my case)

M stands for Multi drive- meaning DVD-R/RW/RAM (TSST TS-L633C)

n stands for Draft N Wi-Fi card (whereas "i" stands for 802.11g)



The rest of relevant specs:

Mobility Radeon HD5650 1GB DDR3 (core 550MHz, memory 750MHz)

15,6" 16:9 LED backlit, 1366x768 LCD (mine is AU Optronics AUO22EC)

6 cell Li-ion battery, 4400mAh

Wi-Fi Card Atheros AR5B93 (two antennas but capable of 300mbit/s)

LAN card 10/100/1000 Broadcom NetLink BCM57780

Realtek HD Audio ALC272



That is all running on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit



GPU overclocking

Mobility Radeon HD5650 is the same exact card as HD5730- the only difference is that 5730 is factory overclocked. As this card has very low TDP and 5740G has good cooling system overclocking is something you must do if you play games.

AMD GPU clock Tools is used for that (from version



Prime95 stress test temperatures





When CPU reaches 80*C fan kicks in at "panic" speed so there is no way it gets any hotter.

Interesting matter is that Turbo Boost doesn't work like it should in this laptop. It actually works better

If I'm not mistaken Turbo Boost should work only when one core of the CPU is under load, so when there are four separate threads in Priime95 and CPU is maxed out on all cores and threads CPU should run @2.27GHz.

For some reason mine run at 2.46GHz most of the time. Not that I'm complaining...



HDD Benchmark

HD Tune 4.01

Average speed: 63,3MB/s

Good speed especially for a 5400rpm drive.







Battery test



Real life

Tests performed eith power saving profile and LCD at the lowest brightness (it's still enough though)

Notebook lasted some 3h 30min while browsing via Wi-Fi.

Nothing really intensive just the usuall morning routine- websites, forum, e-mail and so on. Something got downloaded, something else got updated but no hard tasks, no flash videos etc.



Battery Eater Readers Tests

Same settings as above, WiFi on.

4h 8 min

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Questions About Adding a Momentus XT to a 2010 MBP 15&quot;

Hey guys,



I have been very satisfied by the performance of the SSD in my MBP (specs in sig). However, due to having both OS X and Win7, the space on the SSD only lets me have about 3 games installed. This is becoming a problem now because I'm playing a wider variety of games and I don't want to worry about downloading them (if digital) and installing them every time I get an urge to play another game. So I need more storage capacity.



However, I can't just swap out the SSD for a 500GB HDD because I have grown to absolutely love the speed of the SSD and I can't imagine going back. But due to my low budget (~$200), I can't just buy a new large-capacity SSD. So my options are to either install a new HD in the optical bay or install my games on an external HD. So here are my questions:



1) Is gaming from an external HD (Momentus XT) viable? Or are USB 2.0 speeds just too slow? If they are too slow, is there another way to plug in the external HD that will improve it's speed, such as Firewire?



2) Can I install a Momentus XT on the MBP's optical bay? If so, is this a difficult task? What will I need and how do I go about doing it? Is there anything extra I need to buy besides the HD? Can I use the SuperDrive in the MBP externally via USB once I remove it from the notebook?



Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you.

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