Posts by Renac

Use the Pro CD. It may ask you for the Home CD (if what they sent you was an upgrade??? version of Pro). Anyway, start with Pro.

LOL, cantenna for the win! Some wireless routers also allow bridging so that might be an option depending on money constraints. But hey, if your friend has a 5000 sq foot home in an area serviced by broadband, I think he'll be able to...

Since price isn't an issue, check out the HP ZD7000 with the new 17inch brighter, higher resoluton screen. Wide screen and the speakers on it are very nice. Good for movie watching.

I remember reading from one of the posts that HP support suggested removing the battery and holding down the power button for 30 seconds. Sounds like idiocy but it's something to do while waiting for someone to reply with something more...

jchimpo, since you have so many things loaded, you're probably accessing the HD frequently and thus the power management doesn't spin down the HD? That's the only reason I can see why it doesn't happen in game for you.

Ack, I hope they fix it soon. I'm hoping to get a 1710 series by mid June (hoping they come out with an AMD 64 version of the 1710 series).

No real brands that I can think of. I bought a card not long ago to use with my laptop when I was planning on using an external DVD writer. It was a fairly generic brand and it worked well enough. Have you checked the external HD...

You can get USB 2.0 PCMCIA cards for around $20-$30. On my Compaq Evo nx9005, the USB port is 1.1 but it will recognize the HD attached to it in a USB 2.0 enclosure. BTW, what operating system are you using? If you're using Win98,...

You said you got the minicard free? Does that mean you installed it yourself or did the retailer do it? Some computers don't come with the antenna (sp?) equiped unless you order it at the time of the laptop's manufacture. HP did that...

Doh, I just tried the coupon to see if it would work for me. Looks like the coupon expired early. Check the ZD7000Forum site for coupon codes. If you're not in need of a laptop immediately, it might be worth the wait.