Posts by cinders

Thanks, I'll give it a try. My only concern about that is that I don't know the Bios Setup Password (I bought it 2nd hand) so am worried that if it changes anything in the Bios I won't be able to alter any settings. I guess unplugging...

I have been using my i9300 for the past couple of years with no problem. Last week I got myself a nice new external 22" TFT which is great. So haven't used the laptop's screen for the past week. Today I took my laptop round my...

OK Got it working. I switched off SSID broadcasting, no wonder Windows couldn't see the wireless network. Also found out you need a WPA2 patch for XPSP2 as well...

Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone can help. I've tried just installing the NIC driver on it's own but it doesn't seem to work with the Windows software. It does a search for wireless networks but can't seem to find any. It works OK...

I have a SF GX280 at my dads which is used for general computing. I've beefed it up slighty, whacked in a 1Gb of RAM, 128Mb X600 PCI-X Card and due to the last disk failure a Maxtor DiamondMax 400GB SATA-II Drive. However, I'm...

I have a SF GX280 at my dads which is used for general computing. I've beefed it up slighty, whacked in a 1Gb of RAM, 128Mb X600 PCI-X Card and due to the last disk failure a Maxtor DiamondMax 400GB SATA-II Drive. However, I'm...

P.S. I thought the perp 4,200rpm drives performed on-par with 5,400rpm drives?... I'm just after pure storage space, not to worried about speed.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see what's out nearer the time. A merom is essential really.

I'll be after a replacement laptop around December/January time... So I'm to speculate what hardware will be available in around 4 /5 months time, judging by what's on the horizon... Obviously I'll be after a 64-bit chip to run...

Now don't get me wrong I love my D400, it's a great machine. I've travelled around the World with it... The only problem is having to carry the external drive about with it, it's a pain and extra luggage. Then I have a webcam, usb...