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Dell laptop screen busted - recommendations
I have an Inspiron 1300, about 18 months old, which has a crack right down the middle of the screen. Anybody any recommendations on who to go to for a replacement screen and to get it fixed. Maybe cheaper just to buy a 2nd hand Insp1300 off ebay?
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MT or DT which is suitable?
Im in the process of buying a PC from Dell for the Charity I work for, I managed to get them down to my budget but have now realised they changed the chassis type from MT to DT and they are now quoting £20 more to have the MT chassis! Please could someone advise as to whether the DT is suitable enoungh to stand up on its…
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Broadband on cable network
I have Telewest 2mb broadband. From this I'm running my desktop PC and a TV Digibox. If I install a second digibox upstairs will this result in a drop in performance on the PC if all three sources are using the broadband supply simultaneously? Does anyone know whether increasing the number of devices using the broadband…
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FM transmitter help please
Yes, I know they are possibly all illegal in the uk but not for other parts of the EU and I have a question if someone could possibly answer. I bought a really cheap one as the car cassette player doesnt work and wanted to play ipod nano through speakers. the one I bought had a choice of 5 channels to choose from and this…
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Keyboard not working
The keyboard on my home computer is not working. I spent last night checking that the keyboard cable is securely connected to the port on the PC which it is. And and CAPS/NUM lock lights come on when I press the respective keys. But when I type in any program there is no response. The mouse is fine - just the keyboard…
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cd printer
hi guys im looking for a cheap printer that also prints onto cd's/dvd's this is the main thing that i will be using it for, but im not sure which to buy
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xbox 360
is it noiser than the ps2
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+rw or -rw discs
What is the difference between these two types of discs? My dvd recorder accepts both but which is best/cheapest to use for rewriting? Any comments appreciated. Thanks
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Google history in Firefox?
In IE6 or 7 at the side of the google bar there's the drop down history list to see what sites you've visited, I can't find this in firefox, I don't know how to view my histroy at all. Anyone help please?
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wireless enabled
hope someone can help me with this! If a laptop is 'wireless enabled' does this mean that you should be able to connect to a wireless network without any other equipment or do you still need a wireless network card thingie? I have been trying to get my MIL's laptop on our network so i can download AVG for her, it would…
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Evesham 32 Alqemi LCD TV £499???
We are looking to get a new TV and have seen the above one. It is £499 and is HD ready, or for an extra £100 it has a digital receiver. Not sure that I need that as we have Sky+. The reviews on it seem great and it is a great price as we have been looking at Samsung. Price also includes 3 year swop out guarantee. Just…
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Backing up word/excel files
My laptop has to go in for a new dvd drive and they will probably wipe everything! What would i be able to use to back up my college work its mainly work docs - would a usb memory stick be okay for it? thanks
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Web Browser query
Can anyone advise on this one? Have been using IE7 for a while now and have noticed that when I want to book a flight or buy something on line, after going through several layers to get to the nitty gritty of paying for the item it grinds to a complete halt. I turned off the phishing filter weeks ago because it made it so…
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can't hear my lappy
unless i'm going deaf,the sounds from my laptop are getting fainter.All settings have been checked and everthings on max.:confused: any help would be most welcome.
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Question about Safe mode and virus scan
I had a virus recently and got some advice here so thank you for that. I have a question about safe mode - what is safe mode and why is it advisable to run the scan in safe mode once you have turned off system restore? Thanks a lot
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retrieve data from laptop?
Help please. My mum's laptop will not turn on. She's had an engineer out who fiddled with msn messenger and gave up. It worked temporarily and then dies again. Mum thinks that the ports are loose :confused: Anyway, it's her 70th birthday today :beer: so I said I'd pay towards a new one - hers is 5 years old and getting…
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SUSE 10.1 & LAN Problems....
Hopefuly some one that reads this is farmiliar with SUSE and how to configure network. Installed SUSE last night and spent about 2 hours trying to connect to internet. Really don't understand what I'm doing wrong.... All the other Linux systems that I've tried connect to the internet with no problems at all. Problem I'm…
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Navman PiN 570
Does any Know if the Navman works directly from the box! Only I have just purchased one charged it put the GB SD card in and it finds the GPS signal and shows me the local villages but does not go down to or show street or road level and just ask's to go to nearest road!!!!! Iam I doing something wrong do I need to load…
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Sony DVD Camcorder - Problems in copying 8cm dvd to hard drive
Hi, I have a sony dvd camcorder - Sony DVD 405E. The video is on an 8cm DVD+RW disc and when I try copying it to my laptop which has Win XP, I get an error msg as 'File format not recognised by Windows'. Please can someone guide me to copy the recorded video onto the hard drive? Do I need to download any s/w for this? The…
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SATA Internal DVD writer needed
Any tips on a best buy SATA internal DVD writer please? I'd prefer to get one instore rather than online because of time issues. 8x or 16x, in black (preferred but not essential) :p Searched Maplin and some came up but in the specs didn't actually state SATA or serial ATA so not sure... Any advice would be much appreciated!
