Posts by wayne_i

Removing the battery should be easy - there might be something causing the problem. First, try tilting the laptop back (so you can see the bottom latch), slide the latch to the right, and the battery should start to 'fall' forward. The...

That should work fine for graphics work (photoshop, cad, etc), but the 6150 is not up to the latest games. It is vista capable, will run the older games just fine, and should handle medium level new games with reduced settings ok too. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by archalien Aye it appears ur pics will not help much as the case varies depending on processor. As Im looking at C2D's it may change. It says firewire but cant see any pics of one. Checked...

Don't have any pics yet, but might be able to take some this week. There is a full maintenance manual plus guides on line (hp site - use dv6040us and select the documentation button). It really is an attractive notebook (especially...

Rumor has it that leopard will run on an intel based pc (64 bit). However, Apple has yet to confirm what the hardware requirements will be. I suspect that eventually Apple will have OSX on any standard 64 bit pc platform. Wayne

Quote: Originally Posted by leeave96 I recently bought my first notebook PC, an HP Pavilion dx8000z (dv8315nr from BestBuy to be more specific). My question is this: I am daily turning it on/off, plugging in a USB...

I have the same computer (for about 4 weeks now) and find the fan turns on only upon load (such as graphic intensive programs or those requiring computing power). It usually does not turn on for at least 15 minutes and may turn on every...

Usually extended warrantees are a waste of money. However, considering the cost of a notebook, it could be worth getting. Check the policy carefully and see what is covered and what the return policy is (HP is pretty good as is...

The wireless lan uses an 'internal' slot and does not use the pc card slot (although not sure if the dv2000 has a pc card or pc express slot - i have the dv6000 and it has the pc express slot and no pc card slot). If you don't need...