Recent content by dcsinc72

Well, a follow-up with some additional data... Contrary to everything I've seen prior, the laptop will DIM the screen, usually to the point of unreadable, whenever AC power is plugged in! On battery, it works just fine. An external monitor works just fine either way. Only the onboard monitor...

I'm not sure exactly what he means by the drive being "locked" but as long as the system will recognize the drive at the BIOS level, there is always a chance to retrieve the data. The retrieval will have to be done using another working machine, however. I'm assuming you're using a...

Since the Aspire One D255E is a Netbook, I'm pretty sure it does NOT have space or connections for an extra hard drive. You will need to remove the current drive, remove the caddy and any adapter that may be plugged into/onto the SATA connections (some have them, some don't), then install the...

Hello, I have an HP dv2000 (dv2125nr) that was having typical power up issues with the graphics chip. I had the motherboard repaired, but now the unit will not boot up WITH the AC adapter connected. It seems to work fine with just the battery. I've tried 3 different AC adapters, so it is...