New laptop teething problems
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Well the good news is that the Novatech 14" arrived today and I managed to install XP Pro.
However it has a few niggles..
1) The native res is 1280 x 768 but the installed GFX card (Intel GMA 950) only goes up to 1024 x 768 - so detail looks smeary and not crisp.
2) Some buttons seem to activate just when I hover the mouse over them - some don't. This is really infuriating as things keep opening that I don't want - can't see how to turn this off.
3) The machine apparently has 'Azalia 7.1 high definition audio' but no sound devices are found and searching for Azalia shows nothing... not much use for playing DVDs...
All thoughts appreciated!
However it has a few niggles..
1) The native res is 1280 x 768 but the installed GFX card (Intel GMA 950) only goes up to 1024 x 768 - so detail looks smeary and not crisp.
2) Some buttons seem to activate just when I hover the mouse over them - some don't. This is really infuriating as things keep opening that I don't want - can't see how to turn this off.
3) The machine apparently has 'Azalia 7.1 high definition audio' but no sound devices are found and searching for Azalia shows nothing... not much use for playing DVDs...
All thoughts appreciated!
The product blurb says it should do up to 2048x1536 so the latest driver should sort you out.
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-020683.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-020683.htm
Edited by pdV6 on Friday 27th April 12:11
simpo two said:
Well the good news is that the Novatech 14" arrived today and I managed to install XP Pro.
However it has a few niggles..
1) The native res is 1280 x 768 but the installed GFX card (Intel GMA 950) only goes up to 1024 x 768 - so detail looks smeary and not crisp.
2) Some buttons seem to activate just when I hover the mouse over them - some don't. This is really infuriating as things keep opening that I don't want - can't see how to turn this off.
3) The machine apparently has 'Azalia 7.1 high definition audio' but no sound devices are found and searching for Azalia shows nothing... not much use for playing DVDs...
All thoughts appreciated!
However it has a few niggles..
1) The native res is 1280 x 768 but the installed GFX card (Intel GMA 950) only goes up to 1024 x 768 - so detail looks smeary and not crisp.
2) Some buttons seem to activate just when I hover the mouse over them - some don't. This is really infuriating as things keep opening that I don't want - can't see how to turn this off.
3) The machine apparently has 'Azalia 7.1 high definition audio' but no sound devices are found and searching for Azalia shows nothing... not much use for playing DVDs...
All thoughts appreciated!
1) New drivers needed, if its widescreen the resolution will be 1280x800 (not 768), just download these from either nvidia or ati as is needed.
2) This sounds like your touchpad has tapping enabled, you will need to install the drivers for it if you installed xp from scratch, most touchpads are made by synaptics, go to their website and download relevant drivers then disable 'tapping'
3) Sound drivers, minefield, keep on trying mate!
Cheers
Tom
Thanks guys, there is a disk called Device Drivers & Utilities - I'll shove it and see what happens!
Actually both the salesman and the instruction manual state 768!
Latest from Numptyville: That's fixed it! It looks lovely and shiny now!
And much to my amusement it's found two wireless networks, a Belkin 54G (unsecured) and a BT Homehub 3A5A (security enabled)... Wasn't planning to connect it up to the internet or do any wireless stuff yet but it seems to have done it itself.
Oh bloody hell, I clicked on 'BisonCam' and there's a picture of me... That's scary - think I'll put some black tape over that pinhole camera!
Wonder if it will nip down to the postbox for me?
tommundy said:
1) New drivers needed, if its widescreen the resolution will be 1280x800 (not 768)
Actually both the salesman and the instruction manual state 768!
Latest from Numptyville: That's fixed it! It looks lovely and shiny now!
And much to my amusement it's found two wireless networks, a Belkin 54G (unsecured) and a BT Homehub 3A5A (security enabled)... Wasn't planning to connect it up to the internet or do any wireless stuff yet but it seems to have done it itself.
HAL9000 said:
Dave.. Dave, what are you doing Dave
Oh bloody hell, I clicked on 'BisonCam' and there's a picture of me... That's scary - think I'll put some black tape over that pinhole camera!
Wonder if it will nip down to the postbox for me?
Edited by simpo two on Friday 27th April 13:56
Hehehe, laptops and drivers... always a saga (and I did tell you they'd chuck in a drivers CD didn't I? 
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Let us know how you get on with it, those little beasties seem quite good value for money.
Word to the wise: it might take a few charge/discharge cycles for the battery life to be acceptable. My Dell needed it and now goes for 3hrs max (but hey it's a gaming laptop... that's GOOD).
). Let us know how you get on with it, those little beasties seem quite good value for money.
Word to the wise: it might take a few charge/discharge cycles for the battery life to be acceptable. My Dell needed it and now goes for 3hrs max (but hey it's a gaming laptop... that's GOOD).
Well fired by enthusiam for wirelessness, as it had worked so well wth the laptop, I went out and got me a Wireless Router Modem jobbie.
Special offer - it comes with a USB jobbie as well. Don't need it but there's always eBay...
Plug big lump in, install software, plug small lump in - voila - network, and this time it's mine
So all looks fine - I fire up Firefox - no internet. Poke around and find box that says 'Windows cannot configure this wireless connection... read article 871122'. Arse.
Back to the trusty USB modem then!
Special offer - it comes with a USB jobbie as well. Don't need it but there's always eBay...
Plug big lump in, install software, plug small lump in - voila - network, and this time it's mine
So all looks fine - I fire up Firefox - no internet. Poke around and find box that says 'Windows cannot configure this wireless connection... read article 871122'. Arse.
Back to the trusty USB modem then!
Swapped the Belkin wirelss jobbie for a USB flash drive today. Much better; should have done it to start with. If I want to surf from the laptop - which I don't really - there's no shortage of unsecured networks around.
Anyway, I quite fancy an Express Card 54 adapter to take CF cards, so I can transfer images files from the cameras. Can't seem to find much around - does anyone have any links please?
Anyway, I quite fancy an Express Card 54 adapter to take CF cards, so I can transfer images files from the cameras. Can't seem to find much around - does anyone have any links please?
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