Posts by Kaido

ahh, warranties. I think the only warranty I've ever purchased was the 2-year on the engagement ring I got my fiancee last summer. I still had mixed feelings when I walked out of the store...$50 is still a lot to me lol. but it's...

I think I'd rather have it run without stretching. so basically, for geometrically correct games - black bars if it's a 'square' res like 1024x768, and widescreen if the game supports it natively? if that's right, then that's fine...

where can I get a list of drivers and websites to download updates from? here's a laundry list off the top of my head: -wireless card -card reader -video card -processor -trackpad what else would I need drivers for? once I...

So far I've come up with: -add a 60gb 7200rpm Hitachi hard drive -add more ram (looking at 2 gigs of that 'Premium' stuff from Outpost) Anything else that would be good to dump in? It'd be cool to have an A/B/G + Bluetooth mini-pci...

What's the process, what should you install (doing a clean install on a bare drive)? I want to upgrade to XP Pro when I get it. Will the drivers included on the recovery disc work? Are there any updates to get? I read about the AMD...

so basically, you can buy the laptop, use it for a year with the manufacturer's warranty, then at the end of that year, buy the extended 3-year warranty, and use it for three years after, for a total of four years? if that's correct,...

so running a game at 800x600 or 1024x768 will actually looked messed up on the widescreen? or, will it look normal as long as you don't stretch it across the entire screen? if you run it with thick black bars on the sides and thin...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thunder_PC I have been called a lot of things, but genius isn't one of them. Swing by newegg and check out what they have if you like mail order. They have some pretty nice ones cheap. I...

I'm wondering how games look at 1024 x 768 on a 15.4" widescreen. Do they have black bars on the sides, or does it stretch and look ugly? I loe the original Counter-Strike, and I will probably end up getting HL2 (sold the coupon...

and could we put it in a gateway 7405gx?