Posts by johnc_22

A friend of mine uses his PC's for years and needs a quality laptop that will last him a few years (4-6) without becoming too far out of date. He was all set to purchase a fully loaded Dell E1505 when we found that there is no good port...

BlueSoleil has given me nothing but trouble since I got this laptop, and with multiple phones I've had serious connection problems. My T-Mobile Dash and ActiveSync were the last straw so I started looking for an alternative. Here it...

This might be a stoopid question but you guys that are experiencing high temps at idle/low activity, are you using the PowerNow! features of the CPU to lower the clock speed when doing non-intensive tasks? My fan was blowing a lot and...

Thanks for the info - I may try the disassembly tomorrow as I'd like to fix it before it gets worse.

Quote: Originally Posted by nosun27 ^^I've had a couple of the same problems as you. The power button broke and then I fixed it with a bit of glue and it works good now. I probably would've asked MSI to fixed it if I...

Were you overclocked at all?

Even my Dad installed SP2 on his old computer with no issues. . .

Quote: Originally Posted by P-51 mustang its not about the ability to install SP2, but the affect... those "updates" slow the computer down to trick the inexpirienced into thinking they need a newer faster...

Quote: Originally Posted by loomx I really dont see what everyones problems with the keyboard on this laptop are :S, If i gently press the button it registers, if i press it at the edge it registers, and the keyboard...

Quote: Originally Posted by DamienC I had problems with the 5.12 drivers as well... the stupid Catalyst Control Center wouldn't load. I always thought it was a bloated unnecessary program anyway. I rolled back to the...