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Archive through January 17, 2003
Halfunit | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:12 am     Ssshhhh... I have Christmas bills to pay! |
Zachsmom | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:19 am      |
Wargod | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:22 am     Who, Dra's right about the memory. Not only do I have fewer freezes, but my puter is so fast sometimes I can't keep up with it!!! The first day with new memory I was stunned with how slow it had run before. I still have my disconnects (be nice to AOL please, lol!) but not as many freezes. Half..we don't have Christmas bills to pay, but Darren mentioned...oh about two days after Christmas that his intentions with part of our income tax refund is to buy a new computer for himself...sigh. My only legitimate complaint about that is that we already have two desktops, and a laptop to which he replies theres no more space on the laptop, and the kids would benefit from having their own computer. What can I say?? |
Zachsmom | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:25 am     say YES!!!! wonders how wargod can even fathom saying no to another computer..makes no sense.. |
Halfunit | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:35 am     War, I think YOU should get the new one, and give Darren the one you're using now! |
Wargod | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:39 am     LOL....but, where do I put it??????? The poor laptops been sitting in a drawer. I got two computers on the desk now (one of those corner desk, with lots of space) but it still gets cramped. Truth is I really don't mind a new puter. Darren's never had to account for his money so long as the bills are paid and the kids have what they need. I'm just trying to figure out what I want. I mean, if he gets to spend money, so do I, right? I thought about a nice couple days away, but not sure he can get away from work yet. Dang, what to do, what to do? |
Wargod | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:51 am     Half, I got the last new one, LOL. Actually, I got the last two new ones. He bought me the laptop as a birthday/going back to school present. Used that for about six years, while he used a dinosaur. Then we bought this one about three years ago and he asked if he could have the laptop since he could take it to work for some stuff and besides which he'd put all his games on it. So I hijacked this one. I'm happy with it, it runs fast and good, I got plenty of memory, and for my uses I don't need anything more. |
Halfunit | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:51 am     Get on a plane and come to Bloomington Saturday morning! That's what you do!!! Officially ending the hijacking of this thread!  |
Wargod | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:58 am     LOL. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 10:49 am     this is for dra... my computer is broke. its dead. remember awhile back i said that the fan broke, and its all my fault for not taking it in to be repaired and now ive probably fried the whole <14> thing. a few days ago i was having problems turning it on. i would take the over off, wiggle the wires, talk nice, put the case on, wiggle the on/off button and then it would finally come on. well last nite after doing my ritual, it didn't come on at all. called gateway tech support, they said the power source probably needs replacing. so now i am going thru computer withdrawals, have a crazy dog in my house, and need to take the computer somewhere to get fixed. |
Draheid | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 10:57 am     Squaredsc: First off, this is NOT the <> Osbourne thread so watch your <> language please. 2nd, I had forgotten about your fan being toast. I'm afraid Gateway may be correct, unfortunately. If it's under warranty, I would hope they would be willing to ship you the replacement power supply without question. Some suppliers will do that since it'll save them money on the labor to remove and replace the unit. It would certainly be worth inquiring with them about it. Replacing the PS isn't terribly difficult but it is something you need to be prepared for before you start. If you want detailed instructions, just let me know. I'll try to 'talk' you through it if I can. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 11:13 am     first, i like your shade of aubergine. 2nd, you are such a sweetheart. 3rd, so the cursing is limited to the osbourne thread, ok. 4. its no longer under warranty, in fact things didn't start to fall apart till right after the warranty period, figures. 5. i just called best buy and the can do the repairs, said the repair would cost $39.99 and then whatever the powersource cost added on. so i will be taking it to best buy tomorrow and hope they can do it in a hurry so i can chat this weekend. thank you so much dra, you are a sweet |
Whoami | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:33 pm     Thanks Dra and War on the memory confirmation. Is it hard to put in yourself? My b-i-l says some computers are harder than others. And the tech that worked on my 'puter back in June said he'd have to know the type of memory that was in already, and then order the right kind. But, other people make it simple by just saying they slapped a stick of memory in! I'm semi-clueless in this stuff. I've installed a sound card (in my previous computer), and an ethernet card in this one. So I can do stuff, just not too much more techie than that I bet! |
Wargod | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:41 pm     Dra said he could talk me through it, Who, so it can't be that hard I don't think. I'm just not comfy enough doing anything like that to the computer so waited for Darren to do it. It only took him a couple minutes to snap it in. Of course, its easy for me to say its not that hard since I didn't do it, but I really don't think its too techy. |
Draheid | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:54 pm     Whoami: It does depend on the type/brand/model/etc of computer and it's configuration. If you have a name-brand computer (hp, compaq, dell, etc) I can probably look up what you have and recommend the level of difficulty you might encounter. If you prefer, you can leave the info in my folder. Alternatively you can e-mail me. Just let me know. |
Abbynormal | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:56 pm     Thanks Dra, you are probably right. I only have 48 memory. I also only have 3G of hard drive and even though I deleted everything I could just windows takes up almost half. We are going to get a bigger hard drive probably sometime this month, because we got a cd burner for Christmas and haven't even been able to open the box yet!! I guess I can live with it until we get another one. Thanks again, your a good dude. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 07:54 pm     Okay, probably simple question. My Gateway Solo 1150 laptop could probably use more RAM, got 96 now. Where do I get it, and how do I know what will work in this machine? Can I just buy any that says it is for a laptop? I see really cheap RAM every Sunday in the supplements that come with the newspapers, loss leaders at Best Buy, Office Depot, those sorts of places. I have already added 64 or so myself to the 28 that came in the machine, so I must know how to do it. Bought that from Gateway but it was expensive. |
Whit4you | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:08 pm     Did you install the 64 yourself? If so *I* would recommend you take out the 28 that came with the machine ... take it with you to the computer store and ask a salesman there to tell you what will replace it.. pay close attention - he probably won't be leading you to the sales ram... but pay attention to what he says re what will work... and then watch for that to go on sale. Unless your into heavy graphics / or games 96 meg should work till you find what he suggests to replace your 28 meg on sale. Just my 2 cents. |
Draheid | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:12 pm     Juju, Click Here for detailed info on what memory upgrade you need. You will want a 128MB module to replace the 64 that you installed. The 32MB that was already in the machine is probably not removeable by you so you're kind of stuck with that. However, adding a 128MB module will give you a total of 160MB of RAM. Good luck! |
Bob2112 | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:40 pm     Hey, Dawg! You can get 128MB module from crucial.com for $30.99 and it comes with Free 2nd-day shipping. Just select Gateway, then Solo and then Solo 1150 Series. I've seen Best Buy sell the same Crucial.com memory for $100.00, so I would stay away from a retail store. Dra is correct that 32MB can not be removed, so you would just be replacing the 64MB. This is very easy to do on most lap tops, so if I were you, I would go for it. |
Whit4you | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:45 pm     Gettin on knee Dra will you marry me? Oh damn yer already married!!!! Mormon by chance? hehe |
Phatcat | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 09:14 pm     Whit...I've been looking for you. Did you give up on the FTPing? I followed your directions and was so excited...then I was denied access to your puter. You can check that thread for my messages. Thanks. |
Whit4you | Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 09:32 pm     Phat sorry my puter was off for a few days - try again? I'll have to post a few other options for people to try - probably shouldn't have used my own computer as the example - bummer that someone would go through the trouble to give this a try only to have it fail cause I only gave my own computer as an option. But I'll try and keep it up for a day or so - so give it a try again? OK? |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:19 am     Whit, Dra, Spongie, thanks a whole bunch! Yes, I did replace it myself the time before. I am having a couple of freeze-ups a day, and it didn't really occur to me that I might need more RAM. As Whit said, the 96 meg I have now is mostly acceptable, since I don't do a lot of complicated things. It's just when I get frustrated that I might be inclined to be done with it and upgrade to more RAM. However, knowing that I would have to just discard the 64 will probably act as a deterrent. Again, smoochies to all.  |
Dahli | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 07:42 am     My apologies if this has already been posted, but it gave me a chuckle so I threw it in here for a little comic relief! At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates > reportedly compared the computer industry with the > auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with > the technology like the computer industry has, we > would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 > miles to the gallon". > > In response to Bill's comments, General Motors > issued a press release stating: > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we > would all be driving cars with the following > characteristics: > 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash > twice a day. > > 2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, > you would have to buy a new c ar. > > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway > for no reason. You would have to pull over to the > side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off > the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before > you could continue. For some reason you would > simply accept this. > > 4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a > left turn would cause your car to shut down and > refuse to restart, in which case you would have to > reinstall the engine. > > > 5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by > the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice > as easy to drive - but would run on only five > percent of the roads. > > > 6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator > warning lights would all be replaced by a single > "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" > warning light. > > > 7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" > before deploying. > > 8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car > would lock you out and refuse to let you in until > you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned > the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > > 9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers > would have to learn how to drive all over again > because none of the controls would operate in the > same manner as the old car. > > > 10.You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn > the engine off. |
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