Posts by ButchN

I went with the HP dv9225. It's a 64 bit machine, runs Vista Ultimate, has a 160 Gig HDD with a compartment for another drive. So what if it doesn't have a TV tuner (that's what TV's are made for!), the GeForce 7900 card (will anyone...

Well here's my update. The 9220 ran slower than my Gateway (1.6 GHZ duo 2 core to a 1.73 GHZ Pentiumm M) & since I did not do as much homework as I usually do, I did not know that these new HP's did not have PCMCIA slots, so my...

I have a Gateway 8510GZ but wanted a newer 17" notebook so I just came from CompUsa & bought the HP with Vista home premium. This is the 1st time ever bought a PC or an OS the same day they were released! I hope it works...

You can't unhook the built in touch pad! That's what I'm trying to disable, re read the post!

Has anyone successfully disabled their touch pad mouse on their 8510 or any other Gateway? I use an external mouse & dislike how the internal mouse cannot be shut off like an HP can. I've countess times gone into the Mouse...

TTT, make a reasonable offer if you feel the price is too high. That's the price I paid on ebay a few weeks ago before I decided to sell the laptop.

I'm going to sell my 8510GZ & I know the Geforce will not fetch any extra cash installed so I'm offering the video card here vs. going to evil bay. $225 shipped in the US. I haven't figured out what to sell the 8510...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spinitch Have you tried calibrating your battery through the BIOS setting? Does Windows recognize the battery and say there's a problem charging it? How were you able to charge the battery...

Ahh, isn't the access time, not the platter RPM what your looking for when it comes to HDD's?

So does anyone have any insight or am I on my own on this?