Hi, Anyone know where I can buy a ribbon cable for connecting a HDD to a laptop? My laptop does not require a cable, but I want to be able to have the hard...
I have a ribbon cable and fitting attached I bought it from a Computer shop it cost $20.00 it allows me to put my (or any) laptop drive in a desktop (or...
Folks, This is not repair related, but I ask your indulgence. I have my eye on an Armada M700. It is running Windows XP Pro. The current owner checked the...
Working on an HP Notebook ZE4500, won't power on. Found a SMD with 3 legs on each of 2 sides and marked: "Z23" ... [Z23] ... I suspect it's a dual digital...
... ac house current. when i disconnect it from the outlet it runs about 547 mhz. that appears to be normal for this type laptop. seems they run alittle lower...
Ok, the trusty laptop has died, reading many of the posts here, I hope you guys can help....I am pretty good with trouble shooting desktops and have even done...
Hi! I got an old IPC HighNote 6020 OEM laptop which need new disk and memory upgrade. I fount that atm IPC multimedia is located at http://www.archtec.co.uk/,...
I have 3 or 4 HP motherboards from this series that all have a similar problem. A couple of them start up like they are going to check the CD ROM for a...
Ok, I'm an idiot. Last night when I had more time, I perused the entire board -- some of you guys are pretty awesome -- and I found several ideas from...
I have the afore mentioned laptop. It seems the computer will not recognize the power supply. I have tried 2 different A/C cords (in different outlets) and...
Hi if the lamps flashes when connected to the laptop either the AC adapter is faulty or the laptop has a shorted input. Have you tried a known good adapter...
look on ebay for a password boot disk. they sel them on there.. you just restart the pc with the boot disk in the drive and it bypasses the password and...
search for the battery and remove the cmos battery for a couple of minutes it will help you in bypassing the password. ... __________________________________ ...
When I try pulling my AC adapter plug out while computer is on, sparks are coming out of the speaker near the plug! Once when I did this the machine just shut...
I have an old Toshiba 1555CDS that I use as a word processor and internet interface when I travel. It only has a 4gig drive. Can it use a bigger drive from...
Problem was a corrupt bios. You need a programmer or another programmed bios chip as it will not let you update the bios when it does not detect the AC i/p. ...
... Laptop 's Bios password stay at the EEProm, you need a programmer to read the Bios, then We can tell you the password if you send it's file to us. Or you...
Well guys I stepped into deep water again. I bought a T21 laptop off eBay, the auction said it needed a new motherboard, and since I had a partial T21 with a...
Here is a repair site, worth a browse. http://www.ja.axxs.net/unlock/crc_repair.htm Some BIOS will auto load a new bios from floppy at boot if the file is ...
Hello. i have an ibm thinkpad i1400 laptop with a battery that needs some questions answered. i couldn't charge said battery in the laptop so i thought instead...
I've been looking for memory for my PCG-FX370. I recently bought second-hand Crucial memory. These two Crucial chips formerly resided in a 15-inch Powerbook...
Good morning all. I have another M700 question. I have a floppy drive that connects to my M700 via the LPT port. The drive powers up fine, but will not read...
Hi. My Vaio PCG GRT 150 destroyed one AC adapter 1-1/2 weeks ago, and I got a $99 Targus replacement. I can get the laptop to power up, charge the battery, but...
Hi all, I have an M700 with an external floppy disk. When I plug the external cable in, the computer recognizes the floppy drive, even if the floppy is not...