1. When you have spilled liquid on a laptop, what you are supposed to do, for the greatest chance of something to NOT be damaged , is to immediately unplug the AC adapter if it was plugged in at the time, AND remove the main battery !Then, at whatever pace, you find yourself a Service or Maintenance maRead more

    When you have spilled liquid on a laptop, what you are supposed to do, for the greatest chance of something to NOT be damaged , is to immediately unplug the AC adapter if it was plugged in at the time, AND remove the main battery !
    Then, at whatever pace, you find yourself a Service or Maintenance manual for the model, carefully open up the laptop, and REMOVE all liquid or the dried deposits from liquid that you find.
    If you don’t want to do that yourself, take it to a local place that repairs laptops and have them do that – that’s a frequent thing that they do.

    It’s just plain stupid to use a laptop after you have spilled liquid on it unless you have done that ! Even dried deposits from a spill can cause your laptop to be damaged furher !

    Laptop keyboards are a frequently replaced item and there are plenty of inexpensive clone new keyboards for sale on the web in most cases. However, there are often many possible keyboards for a specfic model – you need to buy the right one. The part number of the keyboard is usually on a stuck on label on the bottom of the keyboard, but you will have to find out how to remove the keyboard in order to find that.

    If the laptop seems to work fine with a USB keyboard, there may be nothing else wrong with it.

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  2. Why did you flash the BIOS? If you cancelled mid-installation you are lucky the computer is even booting. When you boot the computer do you see how much RAM is installed?What is the full model number of your HP?What BIOS file were you attempting to install?

    Why did you flash the BIOS? If you cancelled mid-installation you are lucky the computer is even booting.

    When you boot the computer do you see how much RAM is installed?

    What is the full model number of your HP?

    What BIOS file were you attempting to install?

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  3. Passwords are a tricky event in many forums as one never knows for sure if the poster is for real and so on... Consequently many forum members are reluctant to provide direct help...However there are utilities "out there" that may allow... Perhaps a google trawl is in order...http://mono-desktopsuppRead more

    Passwords are a tricky event in many forums as one never knows for sure if the poster is for real and so on… Consequently many forum members are reluctant to provide direct help…

    However there are utilities “out there” that may allow… Perhaps a google trawl is in order…

    http://mono-desktopsupport.blogspot…

    http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-Porta…

    are typical responses; from which you will see that the only recourse a reformat which means you lose al files. Then possibly run a file recovery process as in the links above? Although I’m not sure it will work – if the files are encrypted… If they’re not you may be able to get some of them back?

    This is possibly required reading if you have to reformat…

    http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers…

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  4. You need a new hard drive. Hard drives just do not like being dropped.If the head seek mechanism has become displaced as is most likely or the disk spindle has been knocked of centre then there is nothing that can be done.Stuart

    You need a new hard drive. Hard drives just do not like being dropped.

    If the head seek mechanism has become displaced as is most likely or the disk spindle has been knocked of centre then there is nothing that can be done.

    Stuart

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  5. Read this link. Might have to use your drive letters.http://explicate.blogspot.com/2005/...C:\>find /i "ProductKey" e:\windows\system.datOr for other keys. ww.mydigitallife.info/2006/11/05/view-and-retrieve-or-change-windows-xp-vista-2003-2000-and-more-and-office-xp-2003-92-product-key-or-cd-key/Read more

    Read this link. Might have to use your drive letters.

    http://explicate.blogspot.com/2005/…

    C:\>find /i “ProductKey” e:\windows\system.dat

    Or for other keys. ww.mydigitallife.info/2006/11/05/view-and-retrieve-or-change-windows-xp-vista-2003-2000-and-more-and-office-xp-2003-92-product-key-or-cd-key/

    Can’t say how true it is but I did know there was another oem key that worked on all disks.

    http://help.wugnet.com/windows2/Gen…

    Playing to the angels
    Les Paul (1915-2009)

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  6. "I think these are the formulas..Core Speed = Clock * MultiplierMemory Frequency = Clock * Mem Freq.HT Link Speed = Clock * HT Freq"Not exactly. Try these:Core Speed = CPU Reference Clock x Processor Frequency MultiplierHT Link Speed = CPU Reference Clock x (HT Link Frequency setting / 200)Memory FrRead more

    “I think these are the formulas..

    Core Speed = Clock * Multiplier
    Memory Frequency = Clock * Mem Freq.
    HT Link Speed = Clock * HT Freq”

    Not exactly. Try these:

    Core Speed = CPU Reference Clock x Processor Frequency Multiplier

    HT Link Speed = CPU Reference Clock x (HT Link Frequency setting / 200)

    Memory Frequency = Core Speed / Integer Divisor**

    **The Integer Divisor is calculated by dividing the Core Speed by the product of the (actual memory setting/default memory speed x CPU Reference Clock x 2), then rounding up to the next whole number.

    So using the numbers I listed in the previous response:

    Core Speed = 225MHz x 14 = 3150MHz

    HT Link = 225MHz x (1600/200) = 1800MHz

    **Integer = 3150MHz / (333/400 x 225 x 2) = 8.4, round up to 9

    Memory Frequency = 3150MHz / 9 = 350MHz

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  7. Try swapping cases to see if your wife's cover puts your tablet to sleep. I have read in some cases where the magnets in the covers aren't exactly aligned and causes the feature not to work.

    Try swapping cases to see if your wife’s cover puts your tablet to sleep.

    I have read in some cases where the magnets in the covers aren’t exactly aligned and causes the feature not to work.

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  8. You can download CPUID. It will come in zipped, so create a folder and download to that folder. Then right click and choose "Extract here". When the file decompresses, click the .exe file. CPUID will take a few seconds to scan your system and then it will create a report about your mother board, ramRead more

    You can download CPUID. It will come in zipped, so create a folder and download to that folder. Then right click and choose “Extract here”. When the file decompresses, click the .exe file. CPUID will take a few seconds to scan your system and then it will create a report about your mother board, ram, etc. It will give you the manufacturer and type of board, etc. See less
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  9. Make a small NotePad file and send it to yourself over email. If you can open it and read it in email then there is nothing wrong with txt file handling at your end.If that too is showing garbage in email then save your NotePad attachment into a folder such as Documents or the desktop. See if opensRead more

    Make a small NotePad file and send it to yourself over email. If you can open it and read it in email then there is nothing wrong with txt file handling at your end.

    If that too is showing garbage in email then save your NotePad attachment into a folder such as Documents or the desktop. See if opens and is readable when double clicked. That will tell us whether it is an email problem or a global system issue.

    I’m getting the feeling that there is something wrong with the files you are being sent.

    By the way, save yourself the effort and don’t bother to give us each a personal answer – all the forum needs is the information. Thx.

    Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

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  10. So the arrow keys don't select the item and page up/page down doesn't change anything? You mgiht try F6 and F7 and see if either of those defaults sets the cdrom as the first boot device.

    So the arrow keys don’t select the item and page up/page down doesn’t change anything? You mgiht try F6 and F7 and see if either of those defaults sets the cdrom as the first boot device. See less
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