Gateway NV55C24u Specifications

Gateway NV55C24u Specifications

Display
Diagonal Size : 15.6"
Max Resolution : 1366 x 768 (HD), 16:9 aspect ratio
Technology : Ultrabright™ TFT LCD display

Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated memory
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 support

Processor
Type : Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor P6100
Speed : 2.0 GHz
Cache : 3MB L3

Chipset
Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset

Memory
4GB Dual-Channel DDR3 1066 MHz sDRAM

Storage
320GB 5400rpm SATA HDD

Optical Drive
8x DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive

Communication
LAN : 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN : 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

Inputs and Controls
Full-Size Keyboard
Multi-gesture Touchpad

Audio
High-Definition (HD) Audio Support
Built-In Mono speaker, Microphone, headphone/Speaker/Line-Out Jack

Interface
3 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA Port
1 x HDMI™ Port
1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) port

Slots
Card Reader : 2-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader (MMC, SD)

Camera
Built-In 1.3MP HD webcam

Power
Battery : 6-Cell Li-Ion 4400 mAh
Adapter : AC Adapter
Battery Life : up to 4 hours

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 381 mm (14.99")
Depth : 253 mm (9.96")
Height : 31 - 34.14 mm (1.22"-1.34")
Weight : 2.6 kg (5.72 lbs)

Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Software
Microsoft® Office Starter 2010
Cyberlink® PowerDVD™
Nero 9 Essentials
Adobe® Reader®
Adobe® Flash® Reader
Gateway MyBackup Solution
Gateway Recovery Management
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (60-day trial)

Available Color
Satin Black

Gateway NV55C24u

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Getac V100 Specifications

Getac V100 Specifications

Display
Diagonal Size : 10.4"
Max Resolution : XGA (1024 x 768)
Technology :
• TFT 1200 NITs QuadraClear™ sunlight readable LED display with glove-friendly multi-touch Technology
• Optional dual-touch mode 1200 NITs QuadraClear™ sunlight readable LED display (multi-touch and digitizer)

Graphics Card
Intel® GMA HD Graphic
1024MB dynamic shared memory

Processor
Type : Intel® Core^TM i7-640UM Processor
Speed : 1.2 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.26GHz
Cache : 4MB L3

Memory
2GB DDR3 800/1066 MHz
Max : 8GB

Hard Disk Drive
320GB SATA

Solid State Drive
80GB

GPS
Optional

Communication
Modem : 56K ITU V.92 modem
LAN : 10/100/1000 base-T Ethernet
WLAN : Intel® Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11 a/b/g/n
3G/UMTS : Gobi^TM 2000 (optional)
Bluetooth : Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR class 2

Inputs and Controls
Keyboard
• 83-key waterproof membrane keyboard
• 83-key waterproof backlitmembrane keyboard (optional)
• 83-key waterproof backlitrubber keyboard (optional)

Touchscreen
• Pressure sensitive touchscreen
• Multi-touch touchscreen (glove type) (optional)
• Dual mode touchscreen (pressure sensitive touchscreen and digitizer) (optional)

Digitizer (optional)

Touchpad
• Glide touchpad with scroll bar
• Resistive (glove type) touchpad (optional)

Interface
1 x DC in
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 2.0/eSATA Combo
1 x Docking port
1 x Serial port (RS-232)
1 x Network (RJ-45)
1 x Modem (RJ-11)
1 x External VGA
1 x Audio output
1 x Microphone

Slots
Card Reader : SD card reader
1 x PCMCIA Type II + ExpressCard^TM slot
1 x PCMCIA Type II + smart card reader

Camera
Integrated 225 degree reversible 2.0MP camera

Power
Battery :
Li-Ion smart battery 7800mAh
Li-Ion smart battery 5200mAh (optional)

AC adapter : 90W, 100-240V, 50/60Hz

Security
TPM 1.2
Cable lock slot
Fingerprint scanner (optional)

Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 290 mm (11.4")
Depth : 221 mm (8.74")
Height : 49 mm (1.93")
Weight : 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)

Environmental
Operating temperature : -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Humidity : 5 to 95 % RH, non-condensing

Rugged Features
Fully rugged
MIL-STD 810G and IP65 compliant
UL1604 Class 1 Div. 2 (Grps A-D) (optional)
MIL-STD 461F compliant (optional)

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MSI GX780 Specifications

MSI GX780 gaming laptop boasts Intel Core i7-2630QM processor. MSI GX780 has 17.3 inch display with FHD or HD+ resolution, Nvidia GeForce GT 555M, Intel HM67, DDR3 1066/1333 MHz memory, three USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, nine-cell battery, card reader, and HD webcam.

MSI GX780 Specifications

Display
Diagonal Size : 17.3”
Resolution : 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) / 1600 x 900 (HD+)
Technology : LED backlight

Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M
1GB GDDR5

Processor
Type : Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM quad-core processor
Speed : 2.0 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
Cache : 6 MB L3

Chipset
Intel HM67

Memory
DDR3 1066/1333 MHz
Slots : 4

Storage
750GB (4K sector) *2
750GB SATA 7200rpm *2
500GB SATA 7200/5400rpm*2
320GB SATA 5400rpm*2

Optical Drive
Blu-ray / DVD Super Multi

Communication
Modem : No modem port
LAN : 10/100/1000
WLAN : 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth : Bluetooth v3.0 + HS

Inputs and Controls
102-key keyboard by SteelSeries, full-color backlight

Audio
2.1 channels speakers
Sound by Dynaudio
THX TruStudio Pro
7.1ch output

Interface
1 x D-Sub (VGA)
1 x HDMI v1.4
3 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
1 x eSATA
1 x Mic-in
1 x Headphone-out
1 x line in
1 x line out

Slots
Card Reader : SD(XC/HC), MMC, MS(PRO), xD

Camera
HD type (30fps@720p)

Power
Battery : 9-cell
Adapter : 120W AC Adapter

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 428 mm
Depth : 288 mm
Height : 55 mm
Weight : 3.9 kg (with battery)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate
Genuine Windows 7 Professional
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium

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How Can You Make Windows Display Menus Alphabetically

How Can You Make Windows Display Menus Alphabetically?:
One of the most annoying aspects of Windows is the fact that it doesn’t sort menus alphabetically. I don’t know about you but I can find things a lot faster if they are in alphabetical order by default.
You can always open up Windows explorer and then click on View ->ArrangeIcons by ->Name to sort the files and folders alphabetically as shown below.

But you have to do it every time you open Windows Explorer, which is a pain. I think the default should be alphabetical.

How Can You Make The Change Permanent?

The first thing you need to do is make a backup of your windows registry by performing the following steps:

1. Select Start->Run
2. Type regedit in the box and click on OK
3. Highlight Export on the File menu as shown below

4. When the window below opens make sure All is selected
5. Then type in a name for your backup file
6. Select Save and exit the registry

Now you are ready to edit the registry

To make the change permanent you need to edit the registry by performing the following tasks:

1. Select Start->Run
2. Type regedit in the box and click on OK
3. Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrder registry key
4. Right click MenuOrder in the left pane, click Permissions as shown below

5. The window below will open

6. Click the Advanced button

7. Remove the check mark from the “Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here” entry.
8. In the Security dialog box that opens, shown below, click Copy and you’ll be taken back to the Advanced Security Settings for MenuOrder window.
9. Click OK and you’ll return to the Permissions for MenuOrder window.
10. Clear the checkmark next to Full Control in both your account and all security groups where you are a member.
11. Do not change the Read permission.
12. Exit Registry and Reboot the computer
13. Restart the computer and your menus should be in alphabetical order

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Compaq Presario 1800 Bad Hard Drive

Had a couple of customers today. One customer stood out in my mind as I have had problems with inverters for different customers. She had the typical symptoms where the laptop would be fine until it had remained powered on for a few minutes and then the screen would go dark. For this type of failure it could be 2 different issues. The giveway that it is either of these issues involves using a really bright flashlight shone at an angle to the screen. If you see a faint image then it means you either have a bad backlight in the LCD or the inverter is bad. The backlights are made to last a really long time and unless you noticed your screen was pink on bootup the problem lies with the inverter 99% of the time.

Well enough about that. The other customer had a bad backup hard drive. It was very necessary for the customer to have it as his business files for taxes were all on it. This time it was completely unrecoverable without having a clean room. To properly fix this it would mean disassembling the hard drive and putting new reading heads and stepper motors into the drive. This kind of cost can be in the $500-1500 range and has to be done in a clean room. While this is expensive nothing can be too expensive to replace documents, pictures or any other special memories on your hard drive so please consider some sort of backup plan for your data.

Keep posted for other laptop & computer related problems. Peace out

Ben Martin

BRM Laptop Repair
3171 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43202

www.BRMLaptopRepair.com
laptop.repair@gmx.com
614-313-9901

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How to repair broken touchpad connector on laptop motherboard

How to repair broken touchpad connector on laptop motherboard:
In this post I explain how to repair broken touchpad cable connector on laptop motherboard.
Let’s say you were fixing a laptop yourself and accidentally damaged the touchpad connector or any other similar connector. The problem is the touchpad connector soldered to the motherboard and it’s impossible to replace it with regular soldering tools. Also, these connectors are not sold separately which makes the replacement even more impossible.
Well, the connector is broken and cannot be replaced. Let’s try to repair it. We’ll do it using the same technique as for fixing the broken keyboard connector.
On the following picture you see a typical laptop touchpad connector. The connector has а white base (permanently attached to the motherboard) and locking tab (moving part).
In order to unlock the connector you lift up the left side of the locking tab. The locking tap opens up at a 90 degree angle and releases the touchpad cable. After that you pull the cable from the connector.


On the following picture you see a broken touchpad connector. I wasn’t careful enough and separated the locking tab from the connector base.
Unfortunately there is no way to attached broken tab back to the base.

Here’s how I fixed the broken connector.

Insert the touchpad cable back into the connector. The touchpad cable has contacts on the bottom side – the side which is facing the motherboard.
In order to work properly the cable contacts have to touch contacts inside the connector but it’s not happening when the locking tab is missing.

Find a small piece of plastic. It has to fit inside the connector and be thick enough to fit tightly between the four metal hinges and touchpad cable.
Insert this piece of plastic into the connector. At the same time make sure the touchpad cable also inserted into the connector.

On the following picture you see the touchpad cable seated tightly inside the connector.
The piece of plastic applies pressure on the touchpad cable and it makes good connection with contacts inside the connector. The touchpad works again!
Now you can secure the connection with sticky electrical tape.
This simple trick fixed my touchpad.

Here’s another type of touchpad connector.

The locking tab is broken and also separated from the connector base.

Position the broken tab the way it was plugged in before but do not push it into the connector yet.

Now insert the touchpad cable. In most cases it goes under the locking tab.
Push the cable all the way into the connector.

While holding the cable, push the locking tab into the connector.
Even though the locking tab is broken, it should secure the tochpad cable.
Again, apply some sticky electrical tape over the connection to secure it.

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Broken MacBook Burnt out LCD and Bad Power Connector

Had 3 laptops come in this weekend. The first laptop that needed repaired was a Dell that would turn on for 5 seconds before the screen went dark. More than likely this is an issue with the inverter going bad. If the LCD lights were going bad (whites on screen look pink on bootup) then the screen is probably at fault.

The second laptop was a Mac Book. The customer had dropped it and bent the frame. The disk for reloading the operating system was stuck in the superdrive as a result. The computer did not operate correctly and every attempt to reload the OS failed. More than likely the superdrive was damaged in the drop and will need replaced. A new bottom frame will probably be needed as well unless I can bend the aluminum frame back into its original shape.

The third laptop is a Dell that had the LCD lights actually have a bad solder connection and was sparking across the terminals. This melted some of the plastic on the LCD and caused the screen to go dark. I am going to replace the inverter along with the screen on this because Im afraid the inverter may have been damaged drawing too much current as a result of the sparking inside the LCD.



BRM Laptop Repair
3171 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43202

www.BRMLaptopRepair.com
laptop.repair@gmx.com
614-313-9901

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