Posts by TbbZz

Alright, I'll continue to use the Targus to elevate the laptop, but I'll keep it in the off position. I will take a look at the Zalman cooler you suggested. I actually came across this notebook cooler:...

What would be a good notebook cooler for an area 51 m9750 system? Currently I am using a Targus notebook cooler that looks like this: It works okay, despite being much smaller than the bottom of my laptop, however it's been making...

The windows screensaver/hibernation/stand by feature is an NVidia driver issue, as stated before. It occurs when you change the power management settings from the default settings. If you keep the default settings, it won't...

Yes I timed it at 1.5 hours. I was doing a variety of things though, so that may have had an effect on it.

I thought that 1 and a half hours was short battery life for a notebook, but since it was a gaming one I gave it a 7/10. It seems pretty average for a gaming laptop to have 1.5 hours of battery.

Mine only shows the processor, HD, and "temp1" whatever that means. Not the vid card. I just used default options.

I am using an Inspiron 5100, and the screen has trouble staying on. Doing anything from turning on the computer, shutting it down, browsing the web, typing in word, checkimg email, playing a game, or doing nothing at all, the monitor...

I installed "newer" drivers over the stock drivers, and it worked. I guess the stock drivers were corrupt or something.

Quote: Originally Posted by al16 Do you know if Hypersonics Aviator EQ7 is a better deal? Sure seems like it to me.... I think the area 51 is a better deal personally. The m9750 is 1.5 inches, the EQ7 is 2.4...

Somehow I messed around with a LOT of options and got it to work. However, the wireless card is not sensing. I installed the driver, but it said that it "could not start up (Code 10)" or something. Any suggests?