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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

    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

    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

    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?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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    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 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 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 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...