Posts by wbfreek

Well, I got my laptop back from Laptop Rescuer on the 19th, and all seems to be well. Not a bad turnaround time, either. I did have to pay for shipping both ways, but that wasn't unexpected. They charged me $275 in addition to the...

Well, they diagnosed my problem. They say I have a bad voltage regulator. It's going to cost $275 total to replace it. I'll admit that it's more than I want to spend, but still better than replacing the motherboard I suppose. They...

No, I was at home. And, now I'm fairly certain that it is just the DC Power Jack. I was able to wiggle the connection where the power comes into the computer and get the power light to come on. While holding the cable (tilting it up...

Well, it finally happened. My 3 year old 8890 died on me. It happened when I tried to plug the AC adapter into the 8890 after going on a trip. I turned it on, and it started to boot, when suddenly I heard a crackle and smelled smoke...

I've been dealing with this problem on my 8890 for at least 4-5 months now. The nice thing about it is it's consistent. If I startup the computer and nothing happens, I just know it's cold and I let the processor spin (I think that's...

My 8890 came with a little Y-adaptor. you need to plug that into the mic jack and then plug your mic (or any other device) into that. That was the only way to get mine working. I'm not sure if the 8790 is the same, but I'm betting it...

Oh, one other thing. I just wanted to mention that SOMETIMES it locks even before the lamp on the LCD lights up. On my laptop, the first sound I hear comes from the DVD drive. I'm not sure, but sometimes ejecting the drive before I turn...

Mine does that too. I've been trying to figure this problem out for months. It never seems to get any worse. I travel a lot, and it seems to do it more right after the laptop has been in an airplane. I'm gonna try and change the boot...

Mine does that every once in a while, but I've always been able to get it to work just by holding the power button down and turning it on and off until it starts. Sometimes it seems like opening the dvd tray and then closing it helps,...

Alright, there are 2 drivers under sound,video and game controlloers: AVerMedia AVerTV WDM Audio Capture (878) - Version 7.0.2.0 AVerMedia AVerTV WDM Video Capture (878) - Version 7.0.2.0 The driver date is 6/10/2003 on both....