Posts by Lois Segal

Do a search for 'ICH8M Intel'; the chip is Intel and their site has the drivers. And yea, nliteos is the easiest way I've found to slip drivers that I've used. ghazgull013, when I took that photo, I was installing programs, and...

I finally resolved to replace my old Sager 5660, with it's 'custom' home made metal LCD hinges (the case cracked) after 4 years of good service. I wanted to keep my investment at about $2000; I already have a dual SLI gaming rig, but I...

Just got this laptop yesterday. Sweet. Well, almost sweet. Vista is horrible, and HOME does not connect to my 2k3 domain anyway. So I put my spare XP on it, and have all the drivers except IRDA. Can't find anything anywhere that...

Well, I've had my 5660 since it was 'the hot new thing' and the cracking hinge problem is so bad now that I will have to do the metal hinge plate reinforcement (ordered the parts and printed the instructions and will probably fix it...

I had that very same problem with my 5660 about 4 months ago. So I removed the front lcd cover (the screws are under the little rubber pad thingies). There is a connector for the lcd backlight that in my comp, sits along the bottom...

Have you tried a repair install of Windows? It may not be a hardware issue. Some viruses also cause slowness and rebooting as well... Hardware wise, I would suspect ram and harddrive, as well as blocked cpu fans/cooler fins. For a...

to hit my trusty old 5660. Considering this lappy has been 4x'ing with me in 10 western states, camping along the way, I'm not upset since I was expecting worse. The spot that the bottom left and right lcd front panel screws snug...

here's a few more sacrificial bananas for the pixel gods! As for Win XP Pro vs. Home, well... My personal feelings about XP Home is that it has provided a breeding ground for more trojans, spyware and viruses than any...

I've been setting up a 4750 this week myself, for my mother. I had recomended it based on the positive experience I have had with my trusty old 5660. Crystalcpuid has been installed, and while the touchpad still gets warm, it does not...

Sygate. Very flexable and dependable. I've used ZoneAlarm and Kerio and used to like Kerio but when I tried Sygate I was hooked. It seems (at least to me) to have a lower resource hit than kerio and certanly much less than ZA. It's...