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thomas93
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No, when I plug it in, it's external as my laptop is rather old  .
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Cycovision
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Sorry if this sounds silly, but what happens if you plug it in with the computer switched off and then boot it up?
PCMCIA is supposed to be (sort of) plug n play but windows won't always have it.
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thomas93
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Nothing just doesnt work  |
Cycovision
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Well, it's probably either the card or the PCMCIA slot itself, I'm afraid
Can't be windows because it won't even get that far.
A BIOS update might solve it if it isn't the card that's faulty.
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thomas93
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How might I do that?
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Cycovision
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It depends on the make and model of the laptop but basically it's like flashing the firmware on your phone, except you use a floppy disk or CD.
I'm not being patronising here, but you really do have to know what you're doing since, like your phone, if it goes wrong it can kill the PC!
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thomas93
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Sod it then.
New card here we go |
5nak3
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Not really a problem, but I am looking at buying a CHEAP laptop for a holiday I've got coming up so i can store photos, surf the net a bit, burn a few CDs/DVDs.
The only problem is most of the laptops i've seen from high street chains seem to have Vista stuck on them, is there any chance that someone may know of a shop (i'd prefer a fairly well known one) that sells XP based laptops. |
Danny_BFC
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Itunes is really being a twat now....
Im not fussed about phones/gadgets no more. If im online im in the Non-Mobile discussion  |
paul101
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hmmm
stupid eeepc wont give me root access 
SUDO dammit!!  (ive even tried shouting sudo at it... stupid thing)
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Cycovision
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@5nak3
I think you'll struggle to find a brand new PC of any kind with XP these days other than second hand or maybe through Dell's business section
@Paul
It's nothing more than a blooming calculator, for god's sake!  No wonder it won't let you in the admin section! wipe it clean and stick Suse (NOT UBUNTU) on it! Or won't it let you do that?
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paul101
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ahh, if you shout sudo at it with a stern voice it works 
why is suse better?? 
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
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5nak3
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@Cyco
Yeah i figured that much, it is just annoying that my budget doesn't allow for a notebook with enough ram to make vista a viable option, plus when i played with it a bit i hated it. It was like having a nanny on board with you, i also fear that there may be compatibility issues with my phone, camera, keyboard etc etc....
I actually found a PC via PC-World's business section for about £300
http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0383669
Really tempted in buying this one, although i've not had any experience with a celeron processor, so could someone just give a heads up as to what to expect?
As i said nothing too demanding will be thrown at the PC web surfing, DVD/CD buring, storing pictures, maybe using it for a jukebox for a few parties etc...
Anything i should keep in mind? |
paul101
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On 2008-05-19 22:39:38, 5nak3 wrote:
Really tempted in buying this one, although i've not had any experience with a celeron processor, so could someone just give a heads up as to what to expect?
celeron?? reeealy slow
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
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5nak3
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see that is what i was afraid of, i had a run in with AMD a good few years ago hated it, it was so slow. Moved to intel have been happy with them, but now given the budget constraints plus the availability of machines running XP i'm looking at a celeron.
I could get a dual core laptop with XP but that doubles the budget...damn vista! |
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Posted: 2008-05-17 16:59
