I’m sure most of you guys out there doing warranty repairs know about this one already but for those who do not here’s a primer. A few months ago HP released a large scale service advisory for many laptops that were sold over the past two years or so. The symptoms usually involve loss of […]
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Toshiba Satellite/Satellite Pro A300/P300 battery won’t charge when capacity low
Problem: You cannot charge your battery for the mentioned models when the battery is low. Fix: Simply upgrade to BIOS version 3.60 or later. Find the download here.
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Batteries for Dell, Toshiba, and HP laptops recalled
Consumerist has a story about a set of laptop batteries from Dell, Toshiba, and HP being recalled. The recall states: “Hazard: These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: There have been 19 reports of the batteries overheating, including 17 reports of flames/fire (10 resulting in minor property damage). […]
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Print: Computer Repair Diagnostics Sheet
Document Name: Computer Repair Diagnostics Sheet Formats: OpenOffice, MS Word Modifiable: Yes Download: OpenOffice (25KB) MS Word (82KB) Description: A simple document that Computer Technicians can use in order to keep track of a unit while it is in the shop. The sheet can be used in conjunction with electronic repair tracking software, I’ve seen that having a […]
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Fix: Windows Installer or Windows Updates do not work
Problem: You cannot install any applications that use the Windows Installer service. You get errors like “Windows installer service cant start Error 193:0xc1.” Fix: The installer service is corrupted or its start value is changed. This is quite a common issue for some reason. Users may also encounter errors when trying to use Windows Update […]
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Is your AMD Phenom based PC slow?
Hey guys, Reader Mike pointed my attention to a post on Hardware Canucks which describes a problem with certain AMD Phenom processors. It seems that a patch from AMD is bringing down processor performance significantly and is especially noticeable when playing games. Says Hardware Canucks: “Fast forward a couple weeks, AMD users applying the patch have noticed […]
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Urgent Update for MS Windows – MS08-067
CRN has alerted us to an urgent update for a variety of versions of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) issued an emergency critical update Thursday addressing a malicious Internet worm that could allow attackers to infiltrate systems remotely and take control over users’ computers without any user interaction.The critical update is one of a handful of out-of-band patches released in […]
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Looking for Acer drivers? Find them here.
Looking for drivers for your Acer notebook/desktop? Finding them hard to find? Unfortunately the official Acer sites are not very forthcoming with drivers for every unit especially if the unit is a few years older. Fortunately there is always a second option if you look hard enough. The Acer Europe site hosts a FTP server […]
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Tweak: Speed up the shutdown of Windows
Tweak Name: Speed up the shutdown of Windows Tweak Type: Registry Modification One annoyance that I sometimes have with windows is its randomly long shutdown times. Windows doesn’t seem to be doing anything during these times but just takes a long time to shut down. Today’s tweak will give Windows a timer, forcing […]
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200 Ways to Revive a Hard Drive and Recover your Data
The following post is completely taken from an article entitled “200 Ways to Revive a Hard Drive.” It appears that it is made up of Tech Rupublic users’ tips on how to get data off a failing hard drive. I found this document on a disc called “Tech Tools” and I reproduce here for all […]
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