Posts by gareva1

yeah, but as I said in the original post, I'm also getting this result before I even get to boot off the cd to install windows, so the raid drivers I would download would not even be in play for this issue.

So, I've had my Area51 M7700 for a little over 3yrs, and its been a total POS for most of that time, but I've been able to bring it back each time its failed (2 vid cards, one lcd screen, a cd drive, 2 hdds) So, I recently had some...

I just sold mine; IMHO the graphics are equal to a ps2, but I found myself not using much; I had wipeout pure and twisted metal; both were good games for a portable, but the system as a whole truly did not impress me, and I dont think it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Suede I'm not really bothered about the specs of a laptop, as long as it's not a celeron, and is faster than 1ghz. I'm still not sure though. as it is £1000 ($2000usd) for a kinda low-spec ...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarthBeavis Purpose of a computer in a car? multimedia (i.e. mp3's, movies (for passengers)), gps navigation, OBD2 diagnostics, internet access, email, phone control; there are other...

I was playing HL2, and the machine just locked and threw me back to the desktop; I reopened HL2, and I noticed that when it was coming up, the windows taskbar was still showing up on the bottom of the screen.....I opened task manager and...

Anyone put pc's in their cars? I had one in my camaro, but took it out recently...had a 7" touchscreen where the radio went, and a desktop in the trunk; if anyone has pics of carputer installs, I'd love to see what NBF people are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Argh defrag wont do anything here and forget all the DLL because i tested this already by virtually eliminating most of the startup processes and there was little difference. the lag seems...

how fast are your machines getting from cold boot to desktop? I'm primarily asking people who have 3.8's with 2GB ram, as that's what I have...I feel like the system is taking much longer to boot than it should; haven't timed it yet, but...

Its finally here!!!!! It is by far the heaviest, hottest machine I've ever used as far as portables go, but it seems to be stable; however, I have one concern The card reader activity light stays on all the time, even though I...