Upgrading older Toshiba notebook hard drive. I use my older notebook with the larger screen to read the newspaper, etc. in the kitchen. It is making noises every now and then so probably needs a new hard drive. Can I upgrade from a 40 GB, 5400rpm, ATA-5 to...

to physically >accept them. But, in any event, there are SOME laptops that will take >cardbus cards into non-cardbus slots. Point taken. Before I knew about cardbus I bought a network card for an older notebook and found it would not even plug in....

replacing my 12v battery? Most PCs run on 12v/5v, so I didn't know if the 11.1v battery would cause a problem. I would like to know before I shell out $$ on this older notebook. I would like the larger capacity and less memory effect than the NiMH. Don't...

beg to differ with you guys on the IBM. I've owned Sony, Dell, Gateway, Fujitsu, Compaq, and Toshiba notebooks and have to say I love my IBM's looks and feel! Its not flashy, but its thin and sturdy feel are nice when picking it up. Some of my older notebooks...

adapter system: Older notebooks made by Dell had a docking station with PCI slots: Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops () "Marco Palma" wrote in message news:680db40c.0409012241.1e19670a@posting.google.com... > Does any notebook with PCI slot exist?...

Can't Install XP to Laptop!. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () I put a new HD in my Older Notebook and when I try to install XP I get as far as copying files then when it reboots it won't go to the hard drive. When I use fdisk...

know whether this laptop turns off when it gets hot? My old Toshiba did that all the time, it drove me nuts. Most notebooks have a max temp shutdown feature to protect them. I don't think your DV5T will ever get that hot, though. If your older notebook was...

RS232 - USB Question. Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital () Does anyone know if there is an inexpensive solution to connect the USB output of a digital camera to an older notebook computer that has only an RS-232 serial port? Thanks, Mike ...

Difference In Wireless Cards?. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless () Running WinXP Pro, SP1. In using my older notebook computer, that doesn't have built-in wireless, I use a D-Link DWL-650 (M) PC card wireless adapter....

the utility shows an available connection with SSID and all. Nothing works (even repair doesn't). I even turned off the system power save feature for this device. * Can re-establish connection only by re-booting the notebook. Have an older notebook...