Toshiba Satellite a75s206 has an aversion to battery power. The "shop" advised a new mobo. Toshiba sent a new battery (recall). Installed new batt, let it power up all day and guess what? This laptop...

Thanks again for your suggestions, they work.

Someone may have access to a Top Secret hard drive via the web.

1-I would like to erase the "XP Startup" line from a Top Secret hard drive. OK, no...

Using hp omnibook 6000 to web surf and occasionally, it locks. No curser, no response. The only way to escape is to remove the battery and unplug the dc power. Then the only way to restart is by...

I downloaded SP3 and there is a note. . . "This software may include additional applications bundled with the software's installer file. Third party applications bundled with this download

may...

I have been using XP Pro slipstreamed with SP2. This has worked beautifully for over a year. I also downloaded the CD from Microshaft (that produces 6 floppy disks) resulting in a partitioned and...

Wiped HDD are doa

I received several Maxtor 40 gb hard drives that were “wiped” by the donor. So far, I have not been able to get past “operating system not found” or “hard disk not found” on any...

Wiped HDD are doa

I received several Maxtor 40 gb hard drives that were “wiped” by the donor. So far, I have not been able to get past “operating system not found” or “hard disk not found” on any...

I have used Registry Cleaner for some months now and it found three bad guys for me. Formerly it was listed as CCleaner (Crap Cleaner). It does work, it is free. Google System Cleaner, Registry...

Obviously, there are gaps in my knowledge base. Could you quickly explain "streaming" or give me a url so that I may someday be a streamer. I am sure that a Dell 1501 is capable of it, I just did not...

I hope you meant vlc (www.videolan.org) which I downloaded along with K-Lite (www.codecguide.com). It appears that vlc will open almost anything, which is very handy, but K-Lite gives a better...

The Dell Inspiron 1501 cost $550.00 with $20.00 S&H and $30.00 tax. There is a learning curve with Vista but after a week or so, it borders on the elegant, really. First, the dual boot did not enter...

Thanks for the input. So far I am putting "stuff" onto a CD in preparation. The Vista Updates "Essential" KB933729, KB937143, KB938127, KB936782, KB938123, KB938979, KB938194, KB935807, KB931213,...

I assume (I know) that Dell would load Vista for a "valued customer" every time. If not, I can certainly load it but there was a restriction on the total times one could load from the CD. I did not...

In a week or so I will receive a Dell Inspiron 1501 ($499.00). What should I do first? What should I do second? What should I avoid at all cost? What else will scare me? Let's get it right.

I don't think dorizuki is a company. To confirm, this works very well. Try it on any hdd and see.

Sorry, I thought that dorizuki wanted to destructively delete the data from hdd. Here's an even quicker way. Destructive Data Removal from Hard Disk Drive (hdd)

Those attempting to extract...

Once you wipe the hdd, you will want bios D820_A07 from dell.com dated 6/26/07.

Really, the boot and nuke is exactly that. It will boot - guaranteed and it will nuke - no prob. Precisely how it works takes a long explanation. It does not care at all about the bios, it just boots...

If you have exhausted . . . obtain a "boot and nuke" fdd or cdd. Put the disk in and power up. Key autonuke at the splash and press enter. In an hour or so, you will have an empty hdd. No password,...

You referenced drilling, so you are not going to use the hdd again. This is what I have distilled from a month or so of reading on the web. Remove the hdd. Rub the "top" and locate two bolts under...

Some things should be printed on the edges or bottom, emergency stuff.

Thank you. I am sure to cross that difficulty again. In my prior, I should have stated Fn F1 and not Esc, sorry about that....

Good afternoon, I will cut to the chase. With a full battery and plugged in, press "on" button, then press "esc" several times, plug in usb keyboard, when the bios is available select a boot order....

Would like to install xp on latitude c400 but cannot change the boot order. Up and down work, enable and disable work, there is no primary password, no admin password, no hdd password. Setup is...