Posts by Mr T

Laptops are one of the most stolen items from shared houses, uni flats etc... I wouldn't get an expensive one at all (SONY are overpriced for what they are).. Get a cheap one which will suit your uni needs, ie netsurfing, office and...

That file was the right one, sorry if my post seemed a bit confusing... Still trawling this through google, no promising results yet... Looks like Clevo (Sager) opted not to use the 9800m due to cooling issues... I would leave win7 on...

Yeah, looks like Alienware would have to release it - worth trying though....

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn I am using your info to download and attach the file here for Windows 7 64bits for OP to try out. Correct me if I picked up the wrong file. cheers ... No thats the right one,...

Samsung by far, stick a 2Gb stick of RAM (Team and Crucial both work) in and you have a fast little netbook... Dropped in price recently too.. I wouldn't even look at HP or Lenovo for netbooks... Order would be Samsung, ASUS eeepc, LG...

ASUS always put an ACPI patch in for their motherboards esp for Vista.. I notice the same with their laptops - I would link, but the ASUS download site won't allow a direct link...

Have you tried an ACPI update or installed ACPI drivers... ACPI controls fans within the OS... I read through the overclockers post and his model was an ASUS G50vt.. It lists an ACPI driver on their downloads section (under ATKACPI) and...

Could be, have found that DC jack issues throw up some wierd faults... Replacement or resoldering generally resolves it...

Quote: The DC socket, thats just a case of resoldering it then? Probably replacing it... It is the sign of the centre pin coming adrift and not contacting...

Ok, I bet the DC socket has a bad contact, however things to try first... 1) remove the hard drive and see if it powers up 2) Remove the RAM and try the same (sometimes you get a load of beeps, sometimes the lappy stays dead)... 3)...