Posts by BenBrower

Great machine but don't expect to get better than 2 hours out of one fully charged battery regardless of what you do.

You might also want to try the mother of all cleanups found at this thread but since you've done a reinstall it might not be as useful as it normally is: http://overclockers.com/tips1166/ In any case let us know how things work...

Not bad. I wouldn't consider it a "jump at the deal" bargain.

I mention broadband as a potential reason for the slowdown because software that automatically updates itself can act like spyware when the PC is on the way up and if the broadband is slow it can also cause you to slow down even more...

Happy with mine as well.

Do a disk diagnostic..... Check the event log..... Are you sure that the sequence doesn't imply the spyware/virus was the culprit? For example - could it be that something affected your broadband OR you installed a new...

You may have to play slap and tickle by using task manager to end one of the SVCHOST processes, one at a time, to get additional messages to see which app is causing that particular SVCHOST to eat the CPU.

Hey HPZD, You got a great machine coming! Don't sweat the heat on it. Get a laptop cooler OR just make sure you are proping up the back and using something flat and hard to place her on. It'll be fine. If you do the above you...

Thanks Folks! Exactly what I was looking for!

I thought I saw an advertisement for a chair for gamers that had a surround sound system in it as well as a vibration component. You could connect the chair into XBOX or PS2 and the sound and vibration would be synchronized with the...