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 | 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 tape/label and expose them. Remove maybe six bolts from the …  |
| | 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 accessed with FN-F1 and appears normal. The boot order will not respond. There is external … |
| | 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, no os, no data, no partition, nothing. … |
| | 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 runs off wall power only and will not do batt. Advise me.  |
| | 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 problem. 2-Then install a new hard drive and put XP on the new …  |
| | 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 pressing the "sleep" key. On/Off does nothing. Using latest bios and really … |
| | 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 record your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information or modify your system settings. How does one delete the "additional … |
| | 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 Cleaner. |
| | 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 of them. Using three different computers and trying all the variations … |
| | 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 of them. Using three different computers and trying all the variations …  |
| | 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. |
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