HP lap top. Very slow. You guys answered my earlier question about putting in a faster CPU. You said it's not a good idea. What about a new motherboard to...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 2, 2009 4:49 pm
IF the laptop is only 4 years old, it is probably a Pentium IV or equivalent AMD, which would mean the CPU speed is somewhere around 2 Ghz or more. That is...
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Patrick
usa104
May 3, 2009 6:27 pm
I'm sorry sir. I'm old, and time seems to go so much faster now. The laptop must be older than 4 years. My mistake. I looked at the speed a few weeks ago when...
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Chris Easdown
chesterkins
May 3, 2009 6:27 pm
I have to use task manager to 'wake up' my computor as either my screensaver freezes or I have a blank screen After running my Vista diagnostic tool it says...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 3, 2009 6:36 pm
Yes, 800 Mhz is pretty marginal for running XP, but I have done it when I could put at least 512 Mbytes of memory in the unit. Windows 2000 would be a better...
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Patrick
usa104
May 3, 2009 10:56 pm
I put Ubuntu 9.04 on my home computer last week. Wow! what a difference in speed compared to windows XP. I really like this Linux stuff! Have you tried it yet?...
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shunkw
May 3, 2009 10:57 pm
I have a relatively new Compaq Presario (new enough to have Vista anyway) that seems to have a power problem. Sometime it will start to boot but then...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 3, 2009 11:05 pm
I put Ubuntu on a laptop a couple of years ago just to get familiar with it, but didn't really have the time to learn it. But I think I am going to check it...
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mrsmiley1234
May 3, 2009 11:22 pm
... Hi, XP should run reasonably fast on your machine if you tuned your windows up and don't have a lot of programs running in the background, as that will...
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Patrick
usa104
May 4, 2009 3:43 pm
Thanks Ralph I do have Ubuntu on my home computer. I think it works better than any Windows stuff. My wife's laptop is connected to her company's network where...
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Richard Sheasley
nastarracer
May 4, 2009 4:39 pm
First issue is very slow at doing what? If it is a 4 year old laptop and trying to do anything higher end (games or graphics as an example) then it maybe time...
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Patrick
usa104
May 4, 2009 9:45 pm
Thank you Mr Sheasley for the reply. The information that you may have missed was in an earlier post. The laptop in question I bought for my wife to use at...
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risk_boys
May 4, 2009 9:46 pm
im planning to buy a ew laptop mainly for games n entertainment can any one give a brand name n model.budget is may be from 50k to 75k...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 4, 2009 9:47 pm
Norton?? He put NORTON on it? That is most likely what is slowing it down. Go into the Control panel, add remove programs item, and uninstall Norton, and...
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Patrick
usa104
May 4, 2009 10:27 pm
Yes I agree. I don't like Norton either. Actually I stopped using Norton on my desktop three years ago. I uninstalled and deleted everything I could find that...
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james rodriguez
jamesr118
May 5, 2009 1:51 am
TRY TO RUN A PC DOCTOR ON IT, AND OR A DRIVE DETECTIVE. ... From: shunkw <shunkw@...> Subject: [Laptop_Repair] Compaq Presario To: "shunkw"...
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jamesr118
May 5, 2009 1:52 am
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Dave Hunter
davepei2000
May 5, 2009 4:58 am
Hi James: ... As someone else back in the thread said (think it was Ardell), get rid of NORTONS. It is a resourse hog, and there are many other antivirus...
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shunkw
May 5, 2009 4:59 am
It won't run long enough to do that. It loses power after a few seconds.. _____ From: Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Patrick
usa104
May 6, 2009 12:01 am
Thanks Dave I wish I could afford to get her a new laptop. I would really like to tinker around with the old one to try out some of the fixes you guys have...
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Patrick
usa104
May 7, 2009 3:48 pm
Hello James I know three people named James Rodriguez. I believe two of them still live in Wisconsin. ... From: james rodriguez <jamesr118@...> Subject:...
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james rodriguez
jamesr118
May 8, 2009 7:56 pm
One sujestion wold be to try a new coms battery and or a bios flash update, and se if that helps any. Â Oh and i am james from Idaho. ... From: Patrick...
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Primble@...
May 8, 2009 7:56 pm
Hello group ...Ty here. I have a compact Presario V6000. About two years old. I notice where my power cord plugs in I must get it in a certain position in the...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 8, 2009 8:50 pm
The yellow is not significant. but you must make sure you get a charger with the proper sized tip on it. I buy replacements on Ebay all the time. Item...
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yessirmylord
May 8, 2009 9:56 pm
Ok here is the situation. I have a v3010 and have restored it back full health so to speak. Yesterday I looked on the hp/compaq site to reset the bios...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 8, 2009 10:08 pm
First of all, could you provide us with the link to the site that says removing the CMOS battery is going to clear the BIOS password please? That is not good...
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spd641@...
spd641...
May 9, 2009 10:25 pm
I did a window washers hard drive erase on my laptop and I need to know where I can find a system restore disk for it,I have the Windows 95 disk to install...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 10, 2009 12:44 am
If you have the windows 95 disk to restore the o/s, that IS the system restore disk. You will probably have to download all the drivers for it after you get...
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starmaxpc@...
starmaxpc
May 10, 2009 3:51 pm
im replacing the dc jack on above mentioned laptop. i've gotten the old dc connection off, which was in poor shape, and noticed possibly that a chip or fuse,...
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Ardell Faul
computer_mon...
May 10, 2009 7:30 pm
That spot was included in the circuit board layout to hold a small de-coupling capacitor. It is just a standard practice which helps keep the DC voltage...
