Posts by meekus

Quote: Originally Posted by saugen48 One thing to remember, when replacing the optical drive. According to others on here who have done the same thing, apparently Toshiba optical drives are set to master. As you may or...

If the battery is lithium-ion, then there is a possibility that the battery protection circuitry has rendered the battery unusable. Most likely this is due to the battery cell voltage being too low to be recharged safely without the...

Sounds like a physical wi-fi antenna issue with one of the laptops. Do both laptops have built-in wi-fi or are they (or is just one) using a wi-fi PC-Card? A laptop with built-in wi-fi will generally have two wi-fi antennas located in...

Besides the CPU running under load, the LCD backlight running at or near full brightness will tend to draw a significant amount of power, reducing battery life and sometimes significantly at that.

Quote: Originally Posted by squirrel In a external monitor? Well, I usually use a dualview setting on my lap and extend my desktop across both screens. On the external monitor there're no lines across the...

Keep in mind that if *not* dealing directly with Toshiba for warranty service and instead opting to go with a local Toshiba ASP *some--but not all* ASPs--even the Premier ASPs--really don't seem to be too bothered to go out of their way...

What's the refresh rate you are using for your specific resolution and is the external monitor capable of running at said refresh rate and resolution in the first place?

Did you remove the CPU's heatsink and if so, did you clean the underside of it and apply an even film of new thermal grease where the CPU contacts said heatsink?

On Toshiba laptop keyboards, the touchpad is enabled and disabled via "Fn" + "F9".

Quote: Originally Posted by vestax so are you saying that i shouldn't even bother putting more ram in it? is it 100% impossible? even 1.5GB (1GB + 512MB)? that would be sad. but please let me know if you are 100%...