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    Question Thinkpad L560 Died - No power light, no sign of life

    Just gonna give a little update - check the voltage on the button cell battery per the HMM and it was fine. Same for the votage on the main battery (terminals 1 vs 7). Also check the voltage at on the board where the DC cabling attaches and it read 20 black-to-red. What would be helpful is...
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    Question Thinkpad L560 Died - No power light, no sign of life

    I took my Thinkpad L560 on the road over the holiday and when I got home yesterday, it died. Took it out of the bag, had it up and running fine for about 30 minutes, then picked it up by the back right corner (where power button is) and screen just went blank, and the green LED that usually...
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    Solved! Connecting DVR to tv and cable box

    Cable companies are in the business of packaging DVR services with your cable service to make $$$. Your mistake maybe was not tipping the tech to make sure he would come back. The piece of relevant information is what "the chord" is that runs from your cable box to the TV. IF it is coax...
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    Solved! My projector only shows green when an HDMI output is connected to the projector's VGA input

    Just going to chime in... if your projector has a DVI input, then you would be better off to find a converter from HDMI to that... since they are both digital signals.
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    Question Looking for an old TV solution: iView Cyber box?

    100+ views and not replies: I guess I will add a TLDR synopsis... * TLDR * What box is the best solution to replace a PS3 that was able to stream via component out in 720p? Ideal solution would involve some kind of trade off, like if I have to give up HD then I'd like to get something in...
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    Question Looking for an old TV solution: iView Cyber box?

    I have one of the last CRT TV's that featured 720p HD. I have no interest in upgrading, as I am a true cord cutter and have been since before the word was invented. I watch a combination of OTA broadcasts (US, ATSC) and streaming (mostly Vudu free, and some other free apps; I have about 300+...
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    Galaxy S3 reset to factory specs cannot connect to any wifi. Says authentication error but password is correct.

    For your home network, you might double check that you are using the same authentication / encryption protocols... i.e., WEP (depricated) vs. WPA / WPA2. Since this is an older phone, maybe it defaulted to WEP setting? As for the public McDonalds network, most public WiFi in the US at least is...
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    How to run Lotus Notes (R5) under Win 7 / is it possible?

    I was a power user of Lotus Notes R5 -- back when the client designer was included -- and still have many databases that I would like to get back into and even start using on a regular basis again. They were all running under Win XP. Since those good old days I basically switched to Linux...