Optical drives
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:30:51 +0100
Can anyone tell me whether a generic notebook optical drive can be used
as-in in an IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad "Ultrabay"? If not, is it possible to
convert/adapt one?
Generic DVD+/-RW drives are around ¡ê30-¡ê35, but Lenovo's own seem to be
about ¡ê160.
Something like an Optiarc 5540, for example?
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Slightly OT moving e-mails from XP laptop to HP vista laptop.
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:12:19 +0100
I have just bought a new HP1150 laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.
I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my other
PC then copied them in to a file ...
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Libretto 70CT and Cardbus
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:38:33 GMT
Does anyone know if a old Toshiba Libretto 70CT will support Cardbus PC
Cards? Ive managed to put Windows 98 on mine, and have a Belkin USB Cardbus
card that I'd like to use in it if poss..
Regards,
Mike
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Problem with CD/DVD-ROM drive on Toshiba Satellite 3000
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:06:59 +0200
Hi Group,
I'd be grateful for any suggestions regarding an odd problem with the
CD/DVD-ROM drive on my girlfriend's Toshiba Satellite 3000
This machine has a CD/DVD-ROM drive that can be removed and replaced with a
same shape 3.5" floppy drive or extra battery in the same slot on the front
edge of the machine, le ...
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Backlight/Invertor trouble - need laptop repair recommendation
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:44:55 -0700
My 2 year old Dell laptop has developed a
red/pinkish tint and goes completely dark after a few minutes. If I
look closely I can see a very feint image of the desktop on the
screen. I am pretty sure its the backlight or invertor. Does anyone
here have any recommended laptop repair places ...
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BLUETOOTH Headset
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:48:28 +0100
Hi folks,
Got a Sony Laptop (VGN- S4XP), just bought a Sony Bluetooth headset (BT30Q).
Pairs fine, but there are no services - therefore no chance of me using to
listen to audio.
Any pointers on how to add the services??
Thanks.
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AC Adapter Overheating?
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:04:43 +0100
I have a Sony Vaio laptop (PCG-FR105) and the AC adapter that came with it -
PCGA-AC19V3 - I noticed it has started to be very hot to touch after in use
for about 30 to 45 minutes.
I don't recall remember it to be hot in the past but is this something I
should be worried about?
Has Sony done any recalls fo ...
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AMD Turion 64 x2 Dual Core
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:17:12 +0100
If you take a basic celeron M 1.5ghz processor and stack it against an AMD
Turion 64 x2 Dual Core, how much extra performance would I get from the dual
core? Say if you give it a percentage figure more than the celeron M ?
Reason I ask is I am about to get a new laptop. My old laptop has the
1.5ghz celeron ...
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Laptop for 12 year old
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:13:11 GMT
Hope you clever chaps can help me. My daughter is 12 next week and is
desperate for a laptop. She plays the Sims 2 a lot and has all of the
add-ons for it, along with chatting with her friends on MSN. I found this
on the Tesco site and wonder if it will be good enough given that the Sims 2
uses quite a lot ...
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Sony pcg-5b1m - memory upgrade
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:12:25 +0100
Any idea how to get into one of these to swap the memory?
I'm assuming it's under the keyboard but it doesn't want to play
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