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replacing a inspiron 6400 part
i am going to be looking to sell my inspiron 6400 however it has developed a power jack fault in which i need to replace. dell want to charge me £180 for the privledge of this however i can replace the part from eBay for less than £5 but dont know how to get the laptop open for this. can any one help?
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MAC codes who is right
Hi all, i hope you can help with this. I recently changed broadband supplier. I was with Virgin for 2-3 years and approached them a couple of times asking for a better deal but they were not interested so i changed to Talk Talk. I signed up in December and they said they would do all of the work changing over and that the…
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Digital camera memory cards - compatibility problem
I have a Canon Powershot A540 digital camera, around 18 months old. I have been using SanDisk Ultra 2 memory cards in it. A short while back I bought what I thought was a spare card, and it turned out it was not compatible with my card because it was a San Disk Ultra Pro 2. Then I was in Tesco and bought a card for it…
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What TV - Advise Needed!
Hi, Been looking to replace my old CRT (a 28" Thompson 100Hz job) with a new flat screen. We use the TV for watching movies and telly. I think a 32-37" TV would be best for me but really confused over the specs/brand/etc to suit our needs. We don't play games on it or anything like that, but would like a good quality image…
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hacked ipod touch how do i restore it back to factory settings
i have an Ipod touch which seems to turn off at the slightest bit of movement, which to me would say theres a fault inside but thought i would eliminate a few possibilities. I hacked it when i first brought it about 18months back so still have using version 1.1.1 on the ipod. I want to restore it to factory settings and…
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Cover for a sony Vaio FZ11s laptop??
Basically ive had my sony vaio for about 18 months now and recently come across a problem. I was using it fine then all of the sudden it turned off without any warning. After that it gave no indication that i was receiving any power even though it was plugged in and the DC power supply had its green light on indicating the…
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Multi room audio system - advice and ideas
Hi, I'm looking for ideas and advice on installing a simple multi-room audio solution. We are about to a self build so have the advantage we can include any wiring from the outset rather than having to do it retrospectively. We don't want to do anything flash but if we can avoid having a separate hifi in each room, it…
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setting up 084x 070x routing numbers with no call fees
We want to setup a couple of non-geographical number routing for a couple of new projects (ideally 084x or 070x), so we don't have to advertise personal or home numbers for the people on the projects and also because after they establish we may need to change routing to other people. It seems Ofcom have changed some of the…
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Checking if a website is OK in the USA
Hi, my friend has set up a web site & has e-mailed a link to their friend in USA. Their friend says that they cannot see site. I have got them to contact their provider who claims everything is OK. How can I check? Is there anyone on here from USA to see if they can see it OK? Or any other country? The address is…
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Google Mail Down
Anyone tried to log onto Gmail today? I keep getting an Error 500 message! Any ideas?
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any idea why my TV is whistling?
I have just been given a big CRT TV, it was my aunts and never whilstled there, but it keeps intermittently making a high pitched humming noise. Any ideas?
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Rechargable Batteries Question
Over the years I've amassed a selection of rechargable batteries - mostly AA size. They've got different ratings, e.g. 1600mAh or 2000 mAh. The question is, does it matter which charger I use ? The first set I got were a set of 4 x 1600 mAh with a charger included. Then my digital camera came with 2 x 2100mAh with their…
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Nice article on how to prolong your laptop battery life (also for phones/cameras)
Zen and the Art of Laptop Battery Maintenance article in The Register http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/05/07/beginners_battery_maintenance/
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Carphone Wharehouse to take over Tiscali
Could be good news for Tiscali users who have been complaining about the service? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8039584.stm
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Convert wmv file to flv?
Does anyone know if there is a free converter? I can only seem to find trial versions of ones which you have to buy for them to work properly. Thanks in advance.
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4 minutes to get online !! what are my options?
Hi, I have pretty much stopped using my computer as it takes over 4 minutes to get the home page up . Can i just try to remove everything on it as there's nothing i desperately need to keep or do i need to upgrade or replace something ? any suggestions appreciated though,as i use my laptop most of the time,the easiest and…
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PC disposal/destruction?
When im done with my PC how should I go about disposing of it or seling it on to somone else. I have used it for home banking and would not like my bank details scammed. Should I just smash it up or dismantle it?
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Can I download games onto mp4 player??
Hi. Bought my son an mp4 player for his birthday. It has 1 game on it. Can I download other games onto it can anybody tell me? If that's not possible can I download games onto a micro SD card to go into the mp4? I'm not technologically minded :confused: so would be grateful for any help. Many thanks
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Computer wont let me uninstall programs
Hi all.I'm trying to uninstall a couple of programs that i downloaded today but dont want anymore.But when I try it comes up with a message saying 'The system administrator prevents you from doing this'.Followed by 'Please contact the system administrator on what to do'.Or something to that effect anyway. I'm the only one…
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Hijack This - how do you use it?
This one is aimed at Rik and all you other clever techies. I see lots of threads on here about Hijack This logs, and people post these when their PCs are infected etc. But how can you tell from the list of entries which items are harmful and need deleting? I am only asking this out of curiosity, I have never needed to use…
