Decent laptop 289.99 for first 250 cust [CLOSED]

amit_1

MyUserNamesTaken wrote:

Amit, it depends on what you're doing. The more you do, the more your CPU has to work (working at full capacity), the more battery you use.

but all i do is surf the net noting else. I get a max of 1.30 hr no more than that. how many things a processess on the task manager on ur laptop? i have around 50 is that the prob?

the*dark*one

zaccy when I uninstalled Norton I had major problems, it's like it just never wanted to go away :mad:

I did a search on google for something like 'uninstall Norton (and then what the product is)' and it came up with a site where you had to download a programme and it completely cleans your computer from Symantec/Norton. The programme you d/l to get rid of Norton deletes itself after you have got rid of Norton. Sorry, I can't remember which site it was but I'm sure you'll be able to find it easy enough. Hope this helps

mew

My laptop seems to get very hot, even with light use and the fan kicks in when doing anything remotely 'challenging is this normal for a laptop?

MyUserNamesTaken

mew wrote:

My laptop seems to get very hot, even with light use and the fan kicks in when doing anything remotely 'challenging is this normal for a laptop?

How hot is "hot", mew? Mine gets luke warm, but never really hot. The fan switches on no more than it did on my Dell. I use mine for challenging stuff all the time (constantly downloading and burning on the dvdrw, etc).

payless

My E6100 also gets very hot indeed, although it does warn this on the back and in the instructions

You would not want it directly on your lap for long

My old Dell does not even warm, but my old ( now sadly dead) Sony Vaio also got really hot

Howdie

My ones going back to get the starting up problem sorted out, ie the laptop has a problem starting, the harddrive spins then nothing happens, five times later it starts fine. According to the 2 technical support guys, it was a software problem and now it could be a problem with the motherboard. I shall wait and see :wall:

Howdie

zaccy wrote:

My Laptop started doing exactly the same over the last week and became so unstable in Windows last night that I did a Complete reload of windows. When I went to update windows this morning it would not download any updates. To cut a long story short (has taken me all day to get to this stage)
To completely uninstall Norton I used "SymNRT.exe" (as PB's uninstaller only partialy removed Noton) and that then stopped "Background Intelligent Transfer Service or BITS" from running and that then stopped Windows updates from workig. I eventually cured it by loading Service Pack 2.

The computer now starts on one press of the button and the problem may have started when I used PB's Norton uninstaller, that only partially uninstalls Norton. Could it be that Norton still working in the background was stopping my computer from booting fully on the first press of the button?

I think the best way would be a clean install of Windows without the rest of the crap but how do you do it wthout a windows disk and just that stupid recovery disk that does not do a reformat in the recovery process?

I've deleted my earlier posts to linking to Norton's uninstaller to hopefuly prevent anyone else having the same problem .

I still have problems wth the keyboad's response so I think it will be going back to PC World..PB have not responded to my online fault report :mad:

Those who are finding that their Laptop is runnig hot could try checking in Control panel/Power options that they are setup for Portable Laptop as that is the only mode where the AMD power saving procesor driver is used (according to PB's FAQs).


I supose everyone but me knew that a Microphone is built into the lid but I was taken aback by how much the hinges squealed on closing the lid until I realised that it was positive feedback fom the speakers, as I'D just been playing around with the sound controls :doh:

My one has this problem from cold starts and I havent uninstalled Norton.

I have also tried restoring and reinstalling windows to factory settings, but this problem is still there. I suspected that it could of been the a problem with the ram that I installed but this still occurs when the ram has been taken out.

I am suprised to hear that you have a microphone in your lid as I am pretty sure my one doesnt have one.

amit_1

zaccy wrote:

My Laptop started doing exactly the same over this past week and became so unstable in Windows that last night that I did a Complete re-install of the system and then deleted the PB dross. When I logged on to Microsoft in order to update windows this morning I could not download any updates at all.

Cutting a long story short (has taken all day to get to this stage):
To completely uninstall Norton I had finally used "SymNRT.exe" from Symantecs site, as PB's uninstaller only partially removes Norton. That then stopped "Background Intelligent Transfer Service or BITS" from running on the laptop and this caused Windows updates to fail. I eventually cured this by loading Service Pack 2 but I am not sure what other damage PB's or Norton's antivirus uninstallers may have done.

The computer now starts on one press of the button and the startup problem may have initially begun when I used PB's Norton uninstaller. Could it be that Norton still working in the background, was stopping my computer from fully booting and causing a hang on the first press of the button?

I think the best way would be a clean install of Windows without the rest of the PB crap but how is it done without a windows system disk and just that stupid PB recovery disk that does not even do a HD reformat in the recovery process?

I've deleted my earlier posts linking to Norton's uninstaller so hopefuly preventing anyone else having the same problem.

I still have snags wth the keyboad's response, so I think it will be going back to PC World with the Laptop..PB have not yet responded to my online fault report :mad:

Those who are finding that their Laptop is runnig hot could try checking in the Control panel : Power options that they are setup for Portable/Laptop as this is the only mode where the AMD Mobile Processor power saving driver is enabled. (according to PB's FAQs).


I supose everyone but me knew that a Microphone is built into the lid but I was taken aback by how much the hinges squealed on closing the lid until I realised that it was positive feedback fom the speakers, as I'D just been playing around with the sound controls :doh:

What is wrong with your keyboard cos i think i might have a slimilar problem. Sometime the space bar does not work i have to press it quite hard may be its because its a laptop and i am used to of using a computer keybaord as i dont press the buttons very hard in.

amit_1

i do think the battery is a bit useless does not last very long max1.30 hr. What shall i do about it. i am running no programs or anything.

Howdie

zaccy wrote:

Howdie

I reckon they will all have a mic fitted. Go into control panel, select sounds and devices, then select voice and press the test hardware button, wait for the Wizard to load, then say something to the screen and you will see green bars on the recording chart, the louder you speak the more there are

Hi Zaccy I have tried this much to my wifes amusement and it doesnt appear to have a microphone.