Hey, my laptop is screwed. It locks up over and over again, pausing for about then seconds, then going for one, then pausing again. This happened even in the boot-up bios so I'm pretty sure its a hardware problem. I've been slowly waiting for it to finish starting up to the desktop for an hour now so I can backup files.
For now, I'll stick with using my brother's old tower (he got a new one and is letting me borrow this one) and/or my older, somewhat dysfunctional laptop.
This sucks.
Links for me (working on troubleshooting the tablet):
The ProStar 2873 Convertible Laptop/Tablet PC
http://www.memoryx.net/pr28me1.html (RAM)
Nice little help site
In wonder what the problem is...
Hard drive? When it tries to start it freezes before it finishes loading the desktop.
RAM? Don't see the full amount on bootup.
Troubleshooting:
<s>Enable bios diagnostics</s> Ram looks low...maybe a stick died?
Safe Mode (F8 boot menu)
Recovery Console?
Repair from Windows XP boot CD
Preferences for a new laptop:
Processor: at least 1.5 Ghz
Hard Drive: more than 30GB, preferably 7200rpm (most are 5400)
RAM: 1024MB
Wireless 802.11g
Infrared port (I could live without it, but it is useful)
2 or more USB 2.0 ports
Decent battery life
14.1" screens preferred. Larger is okay, smaller is better. Tablet PC?
DVD reader, CD-R writer
Light Weight
Laptops I'm Considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834117248
http://www.amuras.com/prodDetail.asp?PartNumber=C90234 (3.5lb tablet)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834110185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834114203
Link
Link
Let me know if you see any good deals.
Edit: http://news.com.com/2061-11728_3-609741 ... &subj=news
For now, I'll stick with using my brother's old tower (he got a new one and is letting me borrow this one) and/or my older, somewhat dysfunctional laptop.
This sucks.
Links for me (working on troubleshooting the tablet):
The ProStar 2873 Convertible Laptop/Tablet PC
http://www.memoryx.net/pr28me1.html (RAM)
Nice little help site
In wonder what the problem is...
Hard drive? When it tries to start it freezes before it finishes loading the desktop.
RAM? Don't see the full amount on bootup.
Troubleshooting:
<s>Enable bios diagnostics</s> Ram looks low...maybe a stick died?
Safe Mode (F8 boot menu)
Recovery Console?
Repair from Windows XP boot CD
Preferences for a new laptop:
Processor: at least 1.5 Ghz
Hard Drive: more than 30GB, preferably 7200rpm (most are 5400)
RAM: 1024MB
Wireless 802.11g
Infrared port (I could live without it, but it is useful)
2 or more USB 2.0 ports
Decent battery life
14.1" screens preferred. Larger is okay, smaller is better. Tablet PC?
DVD reader, CD-R writer
Light Weight
Laptops I'm Considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834117248
http://www.amuras.com/prodDetail.asp?PartNumber=C90234 (3.5lb tablet)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834110185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834114203
Link
Link
Let me know if you see any good deals.
Edit: http://news.com.com/2061-11728_3-609741 ... &subj=news