Laptops & Notebooks - November 2007

I paid a....lot of money for my laptop......I dropped the phone handset on the keyboard and now some of the keys are not level with the others, I am gutted and worried that I may have caused some damage below the keys. All is working properly except key no 2 which is not as responsive as before, any idea what I,ve done and can it be rectified?

2007-11-04 03:59:06 · 16 answers · asked by mojo 2

Hey there!

basically, i have a computer at home, but i am going to college next year, not moving away, but it might be good if i had a laptop that was really light and i could take anywhere with me.

most laptops are about £400, but nice ones like vaio are £600.£800, £1,3000 pounds!

i am getting a job, only working one day a week as i am 16, so i get about £170s a month which is about $340 maybe??

so if i bought a asus, i could get it really quick like two months, and have money over to save for a car!

but am i just wasting my money?

thank you!

2007-11-04 03:28:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If this is possible please let me know how to do it, and if any cables are involved.

2007-11-04 03:20:53 · 6 answers · asked by shobhav 1

If I try to defragment my hard drive, I get a dialog box halfway through the "analysis" part of the defrag saying that it can't continue. Is there an easy fix for this?

2007-11-04 02:59:45 · 6 answers · asked by coldcoffeeeyes25 2

I have a compaq notebook and I was wondering if I install a fresh copy of windows xp professional will I still be able to install software like quickplay that originally came with my pc or if a message will pop up saying that I need a hp pc to install this? If this message occurs how can I make it so it can install?

2007-11-04 02:56:11 · 3 answers · asked by victor 1

Easy Tiger...

Is 4gb of ram too much in a laptop ?

I am going to upgrade soon with a 4gb option (for future proofing -to a degree).
I used to think 1gb would be too much ...up until a few years back.
I'm just not sure I'd use the 4gb to its full potental yet.

2007-11-04 02:51:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought this machine right before dual cores were becoming very affordable. It is still a good machine so I think if I could just upgrade to a good dual core, I could get another good two years out of it.

2007-11-04 02:30:16 · 4 answers · asked by ChristopherSutton 1

i know what size hard drive i want. but will just any 2.5" hard drive work or does the ata150 or ata-6 matter will either work or do i have to buy a specific one. is there any thing else i need to know about my hard drive before i buy another one.

2007-11-04 02:00:27 · 5 answers · asked by frank b 1

i have packard bell easynote c3300 and i'm trying to install age of empires 3, when i try to play the game i get a message telling my that the proccesser speed is only 1100 but it should be 2000 any ideas?
page for the laptop - http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/?sn=102877720132&g=1400

2007-11-03 23:38:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK its a gateway laptop computer
model == M305CRV
here i will put down all the specs---

80 gb hard drive
512mb of memory

Windows VISTA homebasic
Microsoft Office Profesional

perfect condition--
no dead pixels
no dents
no scratches
*LIKE NEW*

battery life bad
on button gets stuck
space button on keypad broken(it still works though its just not attached right)
no wireless---

ANY HELP


here is the url to the support page on gateway
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/M305CRV/3501715nv.shtml

2007-11-03 22:28:02 · 4 answers · asked by BlahBluhBlahBluhBlah 2

I am thinking about buying a laptop and I want to know what is the best laptop for gaming.

2007-11-03 21:54:33 · 10 answers · asked by pureTEXAN15 1

Am I missing something. Maybe I don't understand exactly what a browser is, but this computer is around 6+ months old. Is this a ruse to get me to spend money? I do only have acess to dial up and it is so darn slow. Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks

2007-11-03 21:53:02 · 3 answers · asked by Valera R 1

the computer on when i remove the bactery and will not on when the bactery is in.My system is Armanda M700.and the bactery could not be charged.and the system is now only on A/C.in case of power failure i loose all my data.

2007-11-03 21:19:13 · 1 answers · asked by shakespher 1

I have a dell inspiron E1505 notebook. Ok, when I have my notebook plug in to the outlet the screen monitor appears bright but when I unplug it from the outlet the screen don't look as clear and bright as before . Could someone advise me how to fix this problem?. Thanks in advance.. I approciate it!.

2007-11-03 19:28:38 · 2 answers · asked by Porsche 1

i picked up a toshiba satellite 4010cdt and am going to load windows 98
however i was muckin around in dos and then the battery died. when i connected to mains any command like power or help doesnt work and says bad command or file name.


is this fixable or can i still install 98?

2007-11-03 19:17:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what 2 button 2 u press?

2007-11-03 17:22:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which one is better for gaming???

2007-11-03 14:47:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Gateway laptop that I bought in 2006. It has Windows Vista Ultimate, 1GB of RAM, and about 80GB of storage. It in great condition. For how much should I sell it? If you need more details, tell me.

2007-11-03 11:31:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a laptop with a 256 DDR SODIMM PC2100 (133MHz) in slot one. Can added a 512 DDR SODIMM PC2700 (333MHz) into slot 2? Or do i have to buy a 256MB ram with the same speed?

After i install the ram, do i need to do any thing in CMOS?

2007-11-03 11:23:01 · 4 answers · asked by tony07906 2

I got a Intel Duo Core 2 Catrino using Vista window (?) and everything's been going great, but sometimes it would be really, extremely slow when it comes to multi tasking. I'm not an expert at computers, but I would be waiting for 20 min and it's still loading. Then I end up shutting it down unexpectingly and starting it again. Did I get a junk laptop or is it because it's new... ?

2007-11-03 11:18:32 · 5 answers · asked by Ms. Phoebe 3

My laptop runs on a Core 2 Duo Procressor T5250 at 1.5GHz. What is the highest I can go gaming wise? I wanted to buy Oblivion, The Witcher and a few other games, but I was worried it would be too slow.

2007-11-03 10:24:50 · 5 answers · asked by Glen R 1

ok so i might be gettin this computer by cristmas and idk wat one to get help!!! which ones better a dell or a sony vaio or a mac im very confused i sorta want a sony but idk help meeee!!!! its a laptop by the way

2007-11-03 08:19:47 · 11 answers · asked by meg 2

i want a laptop to do some livecasting on i will pay for it i will pay at ess 150 for one i need one bad thanks guys

2007-11-03 06:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by sexybi_4u87 1

I am thinking of buying the pink Hi Grade Celeron M-439 laptop, which comes with Windows Vista, but it comes in different Hard drive sizes.. i don't understand any of the Gb, RAM stuff.. But one is a 60Gb Hard drive with 1.73Ghz. 512Mb DDR RAM.. And another is a 80Gb Hard drive with 1.73Ghz. 1Gb RAM.. I don't know if this affects the memory or not but, I would like wireless internet installed on it, I will be using it for school work etc., and will have quite a lot of music and photo's on it...

2007-11-03 06:15:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been on my brother's laptop, but his mouse was this square on the bottom, just below the keyboard. I just got a laptop, and my mouse doesn't work. o_o Help, please?

2007-11-03 06:08:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

because the adapter cord that connects the laptop to the adapter is like ripping. i can position it in a way so that the power will go through the cord but then this fire cracking sound comes and little sparks start going---i dont want to start a fire! so...is there another way to power the laptop? i'm using my iMac right now, but in order to do my comp tech hw, i need windows xp and i need it now ish. and my adapter can't be replaced since i cant find them in stores.. help? or am i just screwed? :[

2007-11-03 06:06:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Budget is up to £600, getting a laptop to replace home pc. Want as least 15.4 inch screen, and dvd re-writer. Any suggestions?

2007-11-03 06:04:20 · 11 answers · asked by purple666siren 1

Laptop 1: AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache )

Laptop 2: Intel® Pentium® Core™2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB)

Both are running Vista, with 2 GB DDR2.

The price difference between the two is $15.

What I do: photo and (light) video editing and virtual scrapbooking, burning DVDs of home videos and photos, watching DVDs, all sorts of office-type and internet work.

What I need to know is what is the big difference? If I'm performing multiple tasks, such as listening to music while I'm editing photos, with my Outlook open checking for emails every once in a while, I don't want the thing to freeze up on me -like my desk top currently does.

What is the difference between 2 MB L2 and 512KB + 512 KB L2 (other than 2MB euals more than 512KB + 512KB) - I mean why not write 1 MB instead of 512 + 512?

Also, I have heard AMD runs cooler and I have heard AMD runs hotter. Can anyone point me to research?

2007-11-03 05:12:51 · 7 answers · asked by moms2398 2

If I go to device manage I can see that its a "Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated flash memory controller". I went to the TI website expecting to find a section on drivers and then a place to select the reader I have.

Insted, all I can find it technical documents on various devices and the only support section is on design support.

After doing a search online I found this, which has limps to info on the controller, but now drivers.

http://www.soft32.com/Download/Free/Texas_Instruments_PCIxx21_Integrated_FlashMedia_Controller_H/4-176440-1.html

I'm using Widows XP and would like it if I could go this to work.

2007-11-03 04:40:55 · 4 answers · asked by Tommy 2

I just bought a new laptop to replace old. I used an upgrade on the old computer, so I can't just put the software on the new computer. I want to transfer from one to the other, but have little skills beyond word processing and surfing the web. Easiest way please.

2007-11-03 04:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by MARSHA G 2