Laptop needs a new HD and OS
04-04-2008, 12:54 PM
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Chris I have an old laptop(~2.5-3yrs old) that is slow and just doesnt work right, its a Toshiba, do you think you could fix it if I sent it to you? Id be willing to pay you. It needs a new CD drive too. If I got that one working I could use it if I ran into any problems with the one Im on right now, and once this one is fixed I could use the old one just for tuning.
04-04-2008, 12:55 PM
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What I'm saying is that HP will not release XP drivers for it's Vista machines. Vista drivers are different than XP drivers, and the MFG is generally the one who releases the drivers. When HP decides not to support XP on it's Vista machines, they don't write the interface to make the laptop hardware work with Windows XP. The hardware can do it no problem as long as there are drivers.
now thats a problem
04-04-2008, 01:01 PM
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when i got mine it came with a 1.7 processor and 333 memory.
looking on the web site i found out it could take a 2.4 processor and 2 gigs of 400 memory.
upgrading it made it better.
looking on the web site i found out it could take a 2.4 processor and 2 gigs of 400 memory.
upgrading it made it better.
04-04-2008, 01:04 PM
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I am about 50ish miles from you. Is your PC running scandisk after the lockups? I know a guy that dropped his and was having the same problems. turned out there was mainborad damage we replace the HD but still had the same issues. The HD had a scandisk file that was huge I took a screen shot of it if anyone would like to see it.
04-04-2008, 01:32 PM
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As far as the old computer is concerned, I already added some ram to it, it doesnt need anythign special since Ill only use it for tuning. If someone local can look at either computer that would be awesome. The tags on the bottom of the laptop says
S/N: CNF73039GB
P/N: GA447UA#ABA
Anything else you need?
S/N: CNF73039GB
P/N: GA447UA#ABA
Anything else you need?
04-04-2008, 03:11 PM
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You may have some trouble with XP on that laptop....look at the difference between the number of drivers for:
Vista
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=3439456
XP
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=3439456
Vista
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=3439456
XP
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=3439456