Posts by Brigrat

I have been having the same problem. What is strange, is that my 1505 has the issue, but my D820 doesn't

Glad to be of assistance.

go to control panel, power options, and select home office/desktop from the drop down menu. that should fix your problem. If it doesn't, you could have a power adapter that is not the right wattage for your machine.

I own the E1505, and have a company owned D820. The D820's build is MUCH BETTER, but the E1505 is just as good of a machine. I am very pleased with both, and for the price the E1505 is a steal. One of the better machines that I have...

Maximum performance still doesn't offer the same speed boosts as "home office/desktop" That is the best setting for performance.

Quote: Originally Posted by Leo_S84 Thanks Looking at your dock at the bottom of your screen, and the LaCie external hard drive, I would say that you are a Mac convert just like me.

I have been doing that on every computer I have owned for years. It makes a big difference.

Dont set it to "maximum performance" set it to Home/Office Desk. There is a huge difference...

If you download the onecare live beta in the next 5 days, and upgrade it to a paid account by the 30th, the price is 19.99 for three computers as opposed to 49.95. I put it on my parents, and my kids computer, and so far I like it...

do any of you use OneCare Live from M$? I have been experimenting with the beta, and was considering recomending it for my parents since they have a hard time keeping up to date on Security Stuff. It seems to integrate really well, and...