[LIB] Broken L110 For Sale
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 18:09:19 +0100 From: Pete Phillipps [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LIB] Broken L110 For Sale Hi Everyone, I have a Libretto 110 which does not want to boot for sale. 6GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, floppy disc drive, enhanced port replicator. Looking for £125, will consider offers though. Not sure what the problem is, sometimes it boots into Windows then freezes and won't re-boot, othertimes it gets as far as the Toshiba opening screen then won't go any further. Prefer UK only, but might consider shipping overseas. Pete Many [wargame] battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer - Frederick the Great, 1777
[LIB] Libretto U100 at $1240!!
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 16:13:33 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Libretto U100 at $1240!! http://shopper.cnet.com/Toshiba_Libretto_U100_S213/4014-3121_9-31383674.html?tag=ob_210orderby=210sort=asc and microcenter.com just dropped the price in-store to this! --- Excellent price on the Libretto, but one also must wonder if their next release is just around the corner? adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Broken L110 For Sale
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 16:16:31 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Broken L110 For Sale I have a Libretto 110 which does not want to boot for sale. 6GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, floppy disc drive, enhanced port replicator. Looking for �125, will consider offers though. Not sure what the problem is, sometimes it boots into Windows then freezes and won't re-boot, othertimes it gets as far as the Toshiba opening screen then won't go any further. One likely possibility that resembles what you describe is a failing hard drive. Old hard drives will fail over time, and the easiest 'fix' is to drop in a new 9.5mm 2.5 HD. If you have one as a spare, you can easily swap the hard drives and see if it'll boot correctly. Another way to see if it's the rest of the laptop or the HD is to boot from a floppy disk and see if the machine consistantly boots from the floppy disk. If it does, then it's most likely a hard drive problem. --- For the L110, it's either a Toshiba or IBM HD. Toshiba does not have any low-level diagnostic programs for download; ibm does at www.hgst.com. The latter, you can use to diagnose and check the HD to see if it's failing. d =) adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Broken L110 For Sale
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 02:20:36 +0100 From: Pete Phillipps [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LIB] Broken L110 For Sale Hi Everyone, David Chien wrote: I have a Libretto 110 which does not want to boot for sale. 6GB hard drive, 64MB RAM, floppy disc drive, enhanced port replicator. Looking for �125, will consider offers though. Not sure what the problem is, sometimes it boots into Windows then freezes and won't re-boot, othertimes it gets as far as the Toshiba opening screen then won't go any further. One likely possibility that resembles what you describe is a failing hard drive. Old hard drives will fail over time, and the easiest 'fix' is to drop in a new 9.5mm 2.5 HD. If you have one as a spare, you can easily swap the hard drives and see if it'll boot correctly. That was my first concern, although I'd only upgraded the machine with an 80GB hard drive some time last year. But the problem persisted when I tried it with the original hard drive. I picked up a working replacement Libretto 110 on Ebay in January and both drives work fine in that one (and its drive doesn't work in the old Libretto either). Even stuck a fresh install of Windows 98 on the original drive to see if that might fix things. Another way to see if it's the rest of the laptop or the HD is to boot from a floppy disk and see if the machine consistantly boots from the floppy disk. More often than not it won't even boot from a floppy. Pete Many [wargame] battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer - Frederick the Great, 1777
[LIB] Solid State 70ct
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 21:25:43 -0700 From: Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Solid State 70ct Hey, was just wondering has anyone taken a 2 or 4 gig cf card and put it in an IDE adapter and used it for a HD in something like a Libretto 70ct? I'd love to have a fast no HD machine to use for GPS mapping or something. Just wondering if anyone has done this or if anyone thinks it is a good or bad idea. Dave
