Hey Metal,
Here is a link to a support page for that modem. Solid orange on the activity light is not listed as an documented error. It could just be bad luck that you got a poxy...
I believe that model notebook has a Go7800 Video adapter. Try the xTreme G forceware Driver, Here is a thread with more information.
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=150559
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Originally Posted by chevyrulz099
i think it very silly that all these people worry about batteries to the point of OCD.
its humor i guess. HAHA
Yeah... Oh damn.. I have to recharge..quick where a...
Man, That is one tough book. I lost my last 2 notebooks. One fell off the dinning table on to a carpeted floor and exploded (compaq) and another one my dog jumped on while it was laying open (IBM) broken LCD and was too expensive to fix....
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Originally Posted by sakor1
Yeah, you have to consider the impact of areal density as well. For example, a 60GB 7200rpm drive will be noticeably faster than a 60GB 5400rpm hard drive, however compared to an 80,...
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Originally Posted by plAythiNG
wat does the 8 or 2 mb cache do for HDD?
As far as I know the harddrive cache is sorta like a memory module connected directly to the hardrive, It reads ahead data and...
Minibug isn't a major concern but it does has some potential privacy related things that you should be aware of. They do collect personally identifiable information. You will want to read over the EULA. A form of adware called My Search...
From my experince having used both I see no speed difference. I would make sure the drive you select has a 8 meg cache as 5400RPM drives under 80GB usually have a 2 Meg Cache. I use Cad, Maya and a few games (no a big gamer) and my 100GB...