Posts by tvmann

Mic input is for microphones which put out a few millivolts or about 40 db less than the line input which is about a volt. If you use a T-Pad attenuator, which can be made from 2 resistors, you can drop down a line-level signal to...

I have a Toshiba which is similar to the 5150 / 5160 (would have got the Dell but got deal on the Tosh). It has the SXGA+ 1400x1050 screen which I like a lot better than 1024x768. In fact I like this type of screen better than the...

Well I downloaded a new BIOS and also the Toshiba Power Managament Utility and no changes, the lowest power setting is still missing. I got my updates from the Toshiba Canada site since they seem to be up to date and I'm not certain...

Oh, interesting, thanks, I will check into that - maybe it installed the driver for a slightly different chip. I see in Control Panel / Device Manager it says something about what type of chip I have, I know it is a P4 Mobility. ...

I installed Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) about a week ago and I noticed I no longer can set my notebook on the lowest CPU speed level. I had 2.8, 1.6, and about 1 GHz available before with SP1. Now when I set to the lowest level,...

If a person in Canada buys the lower-end weekly "deal" configurations of any given Dell model, my impression is the end cost from dell.ca is very near what you would end up paying if you bought from dell.com and imported. If...

I have the Echo Audio Indigo soundcard plugged in the PCMCIA cardslot feeding music to Sennheiser HD280 headphones. I like the Echo soundcard, good sound and compact so I never remove it from the cardslot. The HD280 headphones...

I made my own cooler pad from a thin piece of plywood. and it works great. I used a 3 inch 12 volt DC fan - the fan is the same as those in PC power supplies. The fan only uses about 1 watt but blows lots of air. I actually run it on...

Hey thanks for the link, I found out my Canada A30 or A33 is the same as a USA A35 (didn't think they had an equivalent), they have lots of docs and updates. NALF - hope you the wi-fi working. It is really nice on the Tosh...

I made a little table for my Toshiba 2.8 P4 laptop, and installed a 12 volt DC fan in a 3 inch hole under the lappy. You can buy these fans at parts stores or get them for free from the power supplies of old PCs. They need about 100...