Posts by TheVirus

Sorry for bumping this, but you can probably buy XP Pro from your school for under 20 bucks. Tons of schools have student discounts so you might want to check that out if you didn't already purchase it.

Come on... someone has to have some idea.

So I pulled out the BIOS battery to try and fix some issues I've been having and after I plugged it back in I get no video output or anything from the laptop. It turns on and the hdd light blinks a few times as it spins up but that's...

The switch that detects whether or not the monitor is closed is broken. A. Is a new part cheap? B. Can I disable it? C. Is there a power schematic I can look at to hard wire it to ground/on. Thanks.

Hi all, I've seen threads where people reported this problem but no one came up with a simple solution (other than adding two huge steel bars to the outside of the case...) Is it possible to use JB Weld or Bondo or Gorilla Glue to...

I have a lot on my laptop, anyone know how to get rid of these things? I don't care much, but if there's a cheap and easy fix, I'm all for it.

What RAM are you using to upgrade? I have the same laptop and want to upgrade the RAM. I tried buying Corsair pc3200 value select, cas 2.5, but it wasn't compatible. I looked up some Micron stuff, but I'm not sure. Any ideas what I...

Damn, what a pain...

I've searched and tried RC4WA but that doesn't work. I also tried iTouch but there are no options to change the key arrangements. I don't know what version of iTouch I need though. I mainly use my laptop as my mp3 player for my car....

Quote: Originally Posted by ikenfixit Canned air and just blow them out.. (radio shack).. Obviously you didn't read the full post. But thanks.