Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop OS: Windows 8 - 64-bit CPU: 2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca Memory: 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory Monitor(s) Displays: 17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD Screen Resolution: 1280 X 1024 Keyboard: Multi Gesture Touchpad Mouse: USB - portable mouse... I added this PSU: Intel B960 processor Case: XXXXX Cooling: XXXXX Hard Drives: 1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive Browser: I E 10 Antivirus: Avast Other Info: I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN
•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop OS: Windows 8 - 64-bit CPU: 2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca Memory: 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory Monitor(s) Displays: 17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD Screen Resolution: 1280 X 1024 Keyboard: Multi Gesture Touchpad Mouse: USB - portable mouse... I added this PSU: Intel B960 processor Case: XXXXX Cooling: XXXXX Hard Drives: 1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive Browser: I E 10 Antivirus: Avast Other Info: I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN
•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means
I'm going to use this thread to give my dad some advice, on how best to use his new laptop.....so thanks to all who've posted.
noobvious.. I did a copy and paste to myself in an e-mail to keep the conversations suggestions, just in case I should forget later on..it has been known to happen to me..lol your dad will love you for this info.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop OS: Windows 8 - 64-bit CPU: 2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca Memory: 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory Monitor(s) Displays: 17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD Screen Resolution: 1280 X 1024 Keyboard: Multi Gesture Touchpad Mouse: USB - portable mouse... I added this PSU: Intel B960 processor Case: XXXXX Cooling: XXXXX Hard Drives: 1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive Browser: I E 10 Antivirus: Avast Other Info: I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN
•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means
OS: window's 7 CPU: core 2 quad Motherboard: gigabyte Memory: 2gb corsair Graphics Card: ati hd4850 Monitor(s) Displays: lg Screen Resolution: 1600 X 900 Case: power logic Other Info: none of the spec above is accurate
Agreed. I now drain my battery once a week. Best I can do really as I don't have a spare and/or a battery replacement cover -- really wish manufacturers would supply this in the box!
Barman58 said:
One other thing that you can do on some modern laptops if you are using them in a fixed location is to remove the battery completely and run from the mains alone.
This will not work with all systems but is an option for those that allow it
That's what I'd ideally like to do, but I have no battery replacement cover.
bh4mr1ck.. hi..:) ...I've saved the link.. I'm going to add it to my laptop info. page.. I can't do that but someone else might .. :) thank you for your input.
You are very welcome. I plan on trying this with my laptop soon, as I am getting run times of less than 2 hours.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom Home Build OS: Win 7 Ult x64, Win 8.1 Blue CPU: Intel Core i7 Motherboard: Abit NF7-S Memory: 8Gb Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 9600 Sound Card: None Monitor(s) Displays: Cheapo Dell 17" LCD Keyboard: Microsoft 5500 Series Mouse: Microsoft 5500 Series Case: Antec 1200 Cooling: 5 fans Browser: Google Chrome as Primary. Also use Firefox, IE, and Chromium Antivirus: MSE Other Info: Built this PC in 2003, and it has served me very well since then. I feel its time to build a new system, so that is what brought me here.
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home built OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Motherboard: ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5 Memory: 2.50 GB RAM Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS Sound Card: SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip) Monitor(s) Displays: ViewSonic VX 1962 wm Screen Resolution: 1680 X 1050 Keyboard: Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB Mouse: Logitec optic USB Cooling: Fan based Hard Drives: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB Internet Speed: 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
System Manufacturer/Model Number: I trust nobody! OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64/x86 Windows 7 Pro x64/x86 Windows 7 Home Premium x64/x86 CPU: Intel C2Q 9650 Motherboard: Intel Memory: 8GB DDR2800 Corsair Graphics Card: NVIDIA 260 GTX Sound Card: Onboard Monitor(s) Displays: Dell 2409w Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Microsoft Mouse: Razer PSU: 600 Watt FSP Group Case: Antec Cooling: Fresh Air Hard Drives: 10 of em! Internet Speed: Fast enough
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