Posts by jmschn

Now Saturday. I have not had one crash on battery or AC since tightening the heatsink down. Yesterday I had the lappy in a warm car all day while working and it worked like a charm. Anyone else try this yet? If i were to try this,...

It's been just over a year now and I am experiencing the same problem. My guess is that the temperature safety gauge is whack now as the computer shuts itself down as a safety measure. I do not have SP2 so it's not going to be software...

I remember one time i brought in my emachine 6810 for the infamous hinge crack repair and they said i wouldn't get a loaner laptop..only if i had the more expensive warranty plan though.

Was wondering how it's gonna work if i go back to best buy for warranty repairs? I have their 3 yr extended warranty plan and i know my laptop overheats under high cpu usage (running games/morpheus/anything that eats up juice). Last...

Was wondering how it's gonna work if i go back to best buy for warranty repairs? I have their 3 yr extended warranty plan and i know my laptop overheats under high cpu usage (running games/morpheus/anything that eats up juice). Last...

I know there are threads talking about getting the laptop to maximum MHZ speed when on battery..i was wondering how i can have the laptop processor on throttle (800mhz for low use, max for high use) when plugged in? i think it's...

Hi all, whenever im playing a game or pushing the hard drive (download multiple files at once), i can hear my fan going on and then all of a sudden, the laptop turns off. I have a 6810. Am i going to have to get one of those laptop...

I have a 6810, and under control panel, system, device manager, there's a question mark for "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller" I know it was not there until i formatted my laptop...must have missed installing a...

Hmm...i don't have that tab actually...that's weird..i can use my touchpad and all, but i do not have anything for synaptics touchpad under the mouse icon after you select control panel.

yeah, i checked there, but i didn't see any options to turn off touchpad..under what tab? please advise.