Posts by mattman:)

Have you cleaned the 'dust bunnies' out of the cpu heat-sink?

Pyrobob83 - Don't be surprised or offended when the crew refuse you... Qantas (my employer) has a strict policy of not allowing any 'non company' certified appliances being plugged into the aircraft's electrical system (would assume...

That's strange... My ps was cutting out (did if it was hot or not eg in the first 5min or after a hour or two) but I took it back to Sager, a couple of weeks ago, and they replaced it with an identical ps, eg no fan... Don't see why the...

NetBIOS is your problem... Bill & his underling at MS decided that it was no longer needed so they didn't set XP to install it as default... but it's there as a option... Win9X had it load as default. But a simple $20-$30 HUB is...

Marty, In a way I'm glad to hear your hav'n the same problem... At least it might be a normal querk of the unit... This MP3 is the second one I've had... the 1st was DOA... And since I live in OZ it's a little hard for easy return...

Kaine, No haven't tried nicads... I have some so will try it... but suspect it will do the same. But it can't hurt to try... what's the worst that will happen, just have to recharge them I suppose.

It trivial... but can any one confirm (or explain) why and if it is suppose to... why the batteries (AAA's) die when the unit is left (turned off BUT) inserted into my 8890. The obvious solution I know is to leave it out when not...

The ear phone jack is a primitive thing... it basically hasn't changed in decades... It's like a two pole switch, plug in it brakes the circuit, out it reconnects it. The problem is the amount of movement is VERY small... pushing a...

Sounds like a primary windows file was being access when you shut it down... possibly the registry. The screen full of text when booting in anything other than 'normal' is normal... this is just showing you what is happening in the...

Some of the new Business class seating is going to have a regulated 110V outlet... We'll it is on Qantas (my employer) As to the permissible current draw, not sure. Personally I still looking at was to use my existing Targus adapter...