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Can anyone help me out here?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a new laptop to for work (I'm and information architect and designer) the main requirement is a 17.3 inch display with a 1600x900 (or better) resolution. I've got it down to two models but looking at the figures from cpu benchmark neither of the configurations is a...

You mean you want a TV card for your laptop, there are a huge number of these available and they're quite cheap, you'd only need a normal aerial connection for it to work - no need for an internet connection. Take a look at this:-...

In the system tray (bottom right corner of your screen) you should see an icon featuring two computers, on behind another. If you're connected to the web it will have a little globe on it. click once on that and you'll see a link in the pop up window to the network and sharing centre. This...

Like buwish says keep trying until you find one that works, most of the specs for that model I can find say it's a dell card so it really could be anything!

Dive into the Network and sharing centre click manage network connections then choose the connection you wish to stop using right click on it and choose disable. Presto!

It sounds like the laptop is trying to boot from the modem - I have no idea why, I guess it's trying to boot from a network drive. Anyway try updating the BIOS and checking the boot order settings in it - make sure the c drive is boot option one, but if it's a bug a BIOS update may solve it...

Have you tried reinstalling the operating system? It's very unlikely to be a virus and a clean install of the OS should eliminate any potential software issues, if the problems remain after that then it's hardware. Thinking about it, download ubuntu and boot from a burn of the ubntu cd - that...

That's bizzare, I'd check to see if you're on the latest version of the bios first (always a good idea). This has happened with my laptop when I've set it to use an external monitor and not shut the machine down correctly if the machine has a function button to cycle the display output i'd...

Dive into the Network and sharing centre click manage network connections then choose the connection you wish to stop using right click on it and choose disable. Presto!

Thanks for the heads up, I miss that thread... 1_What is your budget? 6 - 700 pounds 2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Not bothered by size too much, i've had a look at some of the 15.6" ACERs but the resolution is disappointing 3_What screen resolution do you...

Hello, everyone - I'm in the market for a gaming style laptop with a full HD resolution display or very close to it e.g. 1680 x 1050. I'm a graphic/web designer so I'm not so much needing the gaming functionality as the power/graphics/ram and screen size - price is an issue ideally I'd like to...