Posts by ViolatorX

There is no such thing as a safe line in overclocking. It's all luck of the draw and how far you are willing to push it. There is however an un-official rule of thumb that staying within 10% of the stock speeds is generally safe. Go...

Oops, forgot to answer your main question... What others have said is true. The only time the fan comes on is when you are doing some really demanding work that requires the processor to be at full speed. When doing web browsing...

It's a great laptop, but many people will agree that the screen isn't the best. The main deciding factor for the 3790 is usually the screen. The vertical viewing angles are not as good as the 3790 and dark colors become distorted...

I have the Sennheiser PC-150's and they are the best headphones i've ever had. The sound is bright and clear with good, but not overpowering bass. The microphone is also very clear and easily swings up and out of the way when not in...

I got my CL56 from discountlaptops aswell. Ordered mine on Friday, July 23rd and had it at my door on Weds, July 28th. Needless to say I was impressed before I opened the box! I have the same opinion on just about everything you...

Quote: Originally Posted by Phantom ViolatorX: I have the same problem here, I have been trying last nigth to play a movie on my TV using the tv out with a S-Video to 7-Pin (came with an Ati 9600XT) and it didn't...

I just found something very odd. The 7-pin Svideo adapter I have does not work at all (using Alt+F5 or display properties). However, I tried an old 4-pin svideo adapter and it works using Alt+F5, but it's in B&W! The funny thing...

I can't for the life of me get the TV-out on my Compal CL56 to work. I am using an S-video to RCA adapter for analog input as my tv doesn't have an svideo in. No matter what I do, the TV just stays greyed out and says 'Not Connected'. ...

I would also like to see the CL56 service manual. I am having the 'missing keystroke' problem with my keyboard and I want to know the easiest way to remove it.