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- Computer with Boot problems
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Fix Boot Problems with a Windows XP Repair Install
October 4th, 2010 by Connor McBrine-Ellis | No Comments | Filed in How TosAll HP Pavilion dv6753ca XP Drivers
September 29th, 2010 by Connor McBrine-Ellis | No Comments | Filed in Tech
When I first got my HP Pavilion DV6753ca computer, it had Vista installed on it! This was back in 2008.
I felt like downgrading to XP, because I liked the experience on XP better, and one of my favorite applications wouldn’t run on Vista, but would only work on XP. So I downgraded, but I soon realized that HP, the manufacturer, didn’t really provide any XP drivers for this laptop! I was really thrown for a loop!
After HOURS and HOURS of endless searching, I’ve managed to compile an almost complete list of all the drivers you need, and I’ve included downloads also, so you can get them all of this one page! BOOKMARK IT! Some of these drivers are out of date, like the nVidia drivers, but they work just fine, and I don’t think there are any newer version available for XP, so if you really want XP you’ll have to put up with that.
Otherwise, you could go with Windows 7 . What’s handy about installing Windows 7 on this particular laptop is that you don’t have to really manually install any drivers at all! Once you’ve installed windows, it automatically installs all the drivers for you, including your video drivers!
The DRIVERS:
Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
I hope that all of your driver installations run smoothly! Please comment here if this works for you, or comment if you have a problem.
Thanks!
Tags: audio, Download, driver, drivers, files, graphics, hardware, internet, software, video, windows, xp
Griffin iClear – Polycarbonate iPod Touch Case
December 3rd, 2009 by Calvert Kennedy | No Comments | Filed in Reviews
Griffin iClear Case
The Griffin iClear is a great looking, easy to assemble, good protective cover. It is a clear case, as you probably guessed by the name of the product. There are two pieces to the hard shell that you put together.
It’s comfortable, thick, protective and pocketable. In the box there’s a screen dust protector, a wiping cloth, and the case itself.
The case, though a tiny bit bulky, protects everything fully except for the screen (it comes with a dust protector for your screen though). The case isn’t huge though, so the iPod Touch is still very pocketable, and the case makes your iPod look a bit better in my opinion.
The case isn’t going to come off if you drop it, and it is quite protective (for everything but the screen, as we said). The case fits snug, leaving no room for the iPod to rattle around, which is one of our favorite features about this case. Even when the iPod Touch falls screen side down, the raised plastic on the sides should hit the floor first and protect the screen from harm.
Don’t worry about headphones and chargers being plugged in (unless your jack is super abnormal or has some kind of tumor lol), the case is functionable with all apple brand headphones and chargers and works with the third party ones I tried (Skullcandy, and one pair of Bose).
Downsides:
The case is kind of tricky to take off, because you need a small coin with you to take it off. To take off the case you just simply slide a dime down the space between the two halves of the case, and use it as a lever.
Another few downsides are that the volume control on the side of the itouch is locked away making it unusable when the case is on, and the sleep button is hard to get to, but still useable.
Overall:
The Griffin iClear hard case is a decent case for a very low cost at $6.00 at any local Tiger Direct in Canada, making it a pretty good deal compared to some of the rediculous pricings for other cases.
It’s an amazing case for it’s price point, but it’s drawbacks make it a tad bit annoying sometimes.
A solid 4/5 rating.
Windows Setup freeze
December 12th, 2008 by Connor McBrine-Ellis | No Comments | Filed in How Tos, Offline, TechHaving trouble with windows setup not starting, and just freezing on “Setup is inspecting your computers hardware configuration”?
Here’s a couple handy suggestions:
- If you happen to have one plugged in, try unplugging your external hard drive
Note: This also works for regular Windows XP installs, when they hang on startup and it just shows a blank screen until you unplug the drive.
- if the above one didn’t work, try creating an NTFS partition that is smaller than the whole drive (you can do this using a linux live cd like Ubuntu).
Tags: drive, external, hard, hardware, linux, NTFS, partition, setup, ubuntu, xp