Posts by AZGLI

Usually this error comes from a driver problem or an IRQ conflict. With a laptop, I am not sure where you would be able to manage the IRQ's, so I would look first to drivers. Sometimes there are problems with the native XP drivers for...

I would check that the power save settings are not shutting down the NIC or WIFI to save power.

MobMeter - This little utility monitors CPU and HDD temps. You have to be using XP and a laptop to use it. I just downloaded it to the HDD and put a shortcut to the startup folder to run it on startup. It works great on my Sony Vaio.

I would trust MobMeter. I have had other programs foul readings like that before, but MobMeter and MBM5 are both pretty solid.

There is a higher possiblity for damage if the notebook is on. However, the problem I see with it would be the heat problem. You are going to be holding all the heat generated by the system right next to it, and I would worry about...

I have had this experience with several CDs and DVDs on my Sony. After examining the disks that I had a problem with, I decided that the media was not symmetric and that was causing the problem. If it is something that you use regularly,...