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    Replace laptop motherboard

    HI Thanks to all who replied with their thoughts and experiences. For now I am going to put up with the problems with the laptop. On my network I have 4 drives that I will back the laptop up to every other day to make sure I don?t lose anything. I am looking for external sata...
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    Replace laptop motherboard

    Sorry I am so slow to get back here. Babysitting grandkids and a long honeydo list has been keeping me busy! From what I can see from the pictures in the following link the cpu is plugged into the motherboard so that would be easy enough to do...
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    Replace laptop motherboard

    Athena Thank you for posting the link to my original post. Corkyg Thanks for summing up the problem I posted on another forum.
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    Replace laptop motherboard

    HI I flashed the bios back to the original version. That didn't work. I flashed the bios to the next version and that didn't work. I flashed the bios to the lastst version (that was installed when the probelm started) that didn't work. The hard drive was removed and reseated, that didn't...
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    Replace laptop motherboard

    Has anyone here replaced the motherboard in a laptop? My laptop is a 22 month old HP dv2416. I posted the problem I have with starting the laptop in the computer help forum and no one replied. I have followed every suggestion from HP and nothing works. Only thing left to do is replace the...
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    Power laptop on twice to make it work

    Posted this problem with HP Problem description: Starting problem. !. Push power on button, lights on laptop come on. Wait a minute and nothing happens. 2. Push power button to turn laptop off. 3. After waiting a minute I push the power button and the laptop starts normally! This...
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    SATA 1 and SATA 2

    HI Can I use a newer sata 2 hard drive to replace a older sata 1 drive? My laptop is using Vista Home premium 32 bit,, 2 gig of ram. Do I need to be aware of updating drivers and changing pin setings on the drives? It's been a few years since I have updated a pc or laptop and I am learning...
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    5400 rpm vs. 7200 rpm

    HI Is there a real power drain difference when using a 7200 rpm drive as compared to a 5400 rpm drive? I did a quick check on the specs of two WD drives. One a 7200 and the second a 5400 rpm drive. Current drain on both was the same for read, write, etc. Only difference was the current...
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    SATA Drives

    HI I did pull the drive out of the laptop to see what it looked like. Then when I saw some of the pics of 2.5 inch drives those looked different. I know the pice don't show much detail but it was enough to confuse me! LOL Thanks
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    SATA Drives

    Dumb question My laptop is having startup and restart problems. It is 22 months old and out of warranty. I have been exchanging e-mails with HP and their latest fix is to reinstall all the software, etc. The only problem I have with that is it is very time consuming. When I bought the...
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    Screen Resolution

    Anyone have any ideas or suggestions???
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    Screen Resolution

    HI I am thinking about replacing my nearly decade crt monitor with a Dell widescreen lcd monitor. My video card is made by MSI and has a radeon 9550 chip in it. It's been so long since I replace the video card I can't remember if it is a agp or pci card! I want to buy a dell widescreen lcd...
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    Barebones kits

    HI Did some looking around and found a nice pc at the Dell refurbished site. $219 for the unit. It?s nothing to brag about and it give access to the internet and has some software included. (MS Works 9) We have monitors and printers so that saved some money. If I remember right there is...
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    Barebones kits

    I got hit with ?Dad I need a cheap computer? and ?Pap can you make a computer for me?? My daughter has a OLD Pentium 2 pc that I have nursed along for years. It is wheezing and needs replaced. My grand daughter and Webkinz lover asked me to ?make? a computer for her because she doesn?t want...
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    Block other networks

    I don't have problems connecting to my network and when my laptop connects I check to make sure it is mine. I assigned a unique name to my network so I know I am connected to the right one. Sometimes when I check my connection I can see other networks. Most times I see around 4...
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    Two dvd/cd burners in a system

    HI I thought about using a external unit via the usb,,,,,, BUT,,,,, my usb is ver 1.something! Yup, my pc is old!!! LOLOL Dumbobe
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    Two dvd/cd burners in a system

    HI I?ve been doing a some of copying of files and movies to cd?s and dvd?s.. I have a Plextor dvd/cd burner that is about 3 to 4 years old. I was thinking of replacing the Plextor and adding a second dvd/cd burner. Yjat way instead of having to copy a cd or dvd to a file on the...
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    What's the better upgrade?

    HI Check out the Dell website. Dell had a flyer in the Sunday newspaper. Some laptops can be bought with a "Free" ram upgrade to 2 gig AND a larger drive at no extra cost. I think the 1420 is one of them. Check out the Dell web site to make sure. Dumbone
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    Single, multi and Quad core cpu's

    HI Thanks for the info! My old system is a 7 years old. It is running a 1200 T-Berd a overclocked to 1300+ with 768 meg of ram. I also have a older ATI tv tuner card in the system and even though that has hardware decoding in it my little ole pc still gets very slow when I watch tv and do...
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    Single, multi and Quad core cpu's

    At my age porn makes the old heart beat too fast!! LOLOLOL There are a lot of dual core processors out there running Winxp and Vista. Will WinXP and Vista handle a quad core processor without any problems? Thanks Dumbone
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    Single, multi and Quad core cpu's

    HI Another dumb question to add to my list!!! We have single core,,, dual core and quad core cpu?s. I know what the single core cpu can do. Now,,, what about the dual core and quad core cpu?s? In other words, does a dual core have any advantage over a single core and does a quad...
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    Replacing the motherboard

    HI I found my answer. I actually posted a message very close to this one a while ago. I forgot about the older post. That's why I call myself the "DUMBONE" LOLOLOL Thanks Dumbone
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    Replacing the motherboard

    HI I built this system 6 years ago. 2 years ago the hard drive died on me and I replaced it and also updated to Winxp. I am thinking about replacing the motherboard and mabe a new hard drive. Can I use the old WinXP software? I bought a oem version of WinXP with sp2. If I had to...
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    Barebones

    HI I had actually thought about a Dell or a laptop. Before I retired we used Dells at work. Once you got past the 2 to 3 month "breakin" period they would run forever. As for the laptop,,, a few weeks ago I saw a laptop at Best Buy. I think it was made by Compaq. The price was $449 while...
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    Barebones

    Hi I forgot to add that the pc would be used for internet access and maybe some word processing. And, as a second or backup pc. With that kind of use I would guess just about any system with a micro atx motherboard that has the video and audio built in would work. My biggest concern...
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    Barebones

    HI It it worth it to buy a barebones system? I see the ease or getting the case, power supply and motherboard all in one package. And the price is reasonable for most barebones. One of the better ones I have seen are made by MSI. Why? They come with a 300 watt power supply and the...
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    Windows Education

    HI Sorry I am late getting back to the forum. Spent all day cutting grass and spraying bug killer around the house. The wife hates creepy crawly bugs and I hate pc bugs!!! LOLOLOL That old pc I mentioned is a AMD 750 mhz Duron with 320meg of ram. (one stick of 64 meg and one stick of 256...
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    Windows Education

    Hi I need some help to clear up many things I don't know! (Yup, I am confused) As I understand it when using WinXP oem I can use it ONLY ONE TIME. If I build a pc and say a few months later the hard drive fails or cpu fails I would have to buy a new copy of the oem and reinstall the os along...