Re: [LIB] Mainboard for the Libretto 110ct
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:25:41 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Mainboard for the Libretto 110ct Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:56:31 -0600 From: Fernando Arciga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mainboard for the Libretto 110ct My 110ct is broke. When I was trying to install a new hard disk, I didn't remove the battery, now the libretto doesn't find the hard disk, even a new one. I would like to fix it and use it again. Hello Fernando, I had similar problems with my 100ct not finding the hard drive on power up some times. It turned out to be the 32Mb memory expansion module located under the keyboard. Removing this allowed the machine to find the hard drive, so I bought a new memory module and the machine is working fine now. If fitted, you might want to try temporarily removing the memory module. Lift the plastic strip above the keyboard from the right hand side gently. The keyboard should now come away from the base of the machine with ease. One screw holds the memory in place. Dont forget to remove the battery this time ;) HTH Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB]
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:16:39 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB] From: Lawrence Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: renaming Program Files folder [LIB] From: Fubar Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: renaming Program Files folder [LIB] I now have Win'2K up and running on the new 30GB HDD in my L110. I'm thinking about renaming Program Files to PRGFILES before I go further and start installing non-OE programs. Several web sites document the registry and related nitty-gritty, but others say it's better not to bother, citing that some (none MICROS~1 - LOL) programs may be hard-coded to look for PROGRA~1. Anybody else considered (or actually done) this? A lot of system files are under Program Files folder. It's not a good idea to rename it after installation. You will lose a lot of functionalities. There is TweakUI for 9x OS's which allows you you move/rename the folder and will sort out the registry accordingly. I have used it in the past to do the same thing with the My Documents folder. Is there something similar for Win2000 ? I dont know, but Im sure that there is a lot of OS tweaking software out there somewhere. HTH Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] UK stockist of 50/70/100/110 batteries
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 13:54:38 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] UK stockist of 50/70/100/110 batteries From: Jon C \(spam\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: UK stockist of 50/70/100/110 batteries Just a quick note; the site below has Libretto 50/70/100/110 batteries in stock.. http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepages/laptopbatteries.asp I found them for sale at http://www.dabs.com/ quicklinx 4VPWS for a 100 HiCap, and 4V8WS for a HiCap (model unknown). Unfortunately they didnt have memory for the 100CT which is what I was after, although now have bought. They do have it for the 50/70. HTH Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] REX Pro-5 $28.50 retail boxed
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:25:47 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] REX Pro-5 $28.50 retail boxed Hello Neil, Jim and Ken, Would it be possible to also get one posted from the US? Perhaps if Neil could get a couple of them, and then post one off to me once the whole package gets here? Please let me know... Cheers Dave The PDA in retail box for $28.50: http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=REX-PRO5 Any volunteers to purchase one of these and post it to the UK? I have no idea how to pay for it yet but something can be worked out :) Neil Many thanks to Ken and Jim for volunteering - I'll take it off line to them :) Neil ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] APM to ACPI update
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:20:46 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] APM to ACPI update Hi Raymond, This might work (it often does when installing things for myself): When prompted for the location of the files, try looking on your hard drive in system system32 winodws and other folders. Quite often it will find the files are already there and can use them. I guess that's why Windows is so darn big! HTH Dave Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:05:55 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: APM to ACPI update Hi all! OK I've FOUND the Win98 APM to ACPI update but the real annoying thing is, it won't install without a Win98 upgrade CD! Even when I connect my CD-ROM drive and put my (proper) Win98 CD in there it doesn't like it! *sigh* anyone got any ideas? - Raymond ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] APM to ACPI update
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:35:22 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] APM to ACPI update This might work (it often does when installing things for myself): When prompted for the location of the files, try looking on your hard drive in system system32 winodws and other folders. Quite often it will find the files are already there and can use them. Heh ... that trick doesn't work here. Toshiba I think is trying to be 'smart', it just gives a screen that says 'Please insert CD' ... no option to look for files anywhere. I've got at least 3 copies of the Win98 directory sitting on this computer in various places plus the copy in the CD-ROM drive ... I suppose there is always some sort of fake CD software. Handy anyway for the Libretto. Im really getting into this machine now. Speaking of hibernation, I put Win98 on to this 100CT here, and it doesnt hibernate. The Windows 2000 install was using the OS's hibernation feature, but the Win98 software doesnt seem to work. If I want to go for Win98 onwards OS installed, should I look at 98SE or ME for better hibernation support? Regards Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] REX Pro-5 $28.50 retail boxed
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:32:18 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] REX Pro-5 $28.50 retail boxed from Neil Barnes- Would it be possible to also get one posted from the US? Perhaps if Neil could get a couple of them, and then post one off to me once the whole package gets here? Please let me know... I'm happy in principle but I believe Jim may already have ordered one for me... Could you possibly check with him for me as I'm not entirely sure whom Jim is! If he hasnt ordered one yet, I'd love to have one for myself as well. I'd guess if I sent a cheque to yourself to add to the money already being sent over? Thanks, Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] HHHHOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:06:09 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] TT!! Is win2k ok on L100CT ?? I started to load it but decided against it thinking it would be heavy on resources. Its running on this one here with only 32Mb on a 100CT at 266MHz. Fairly slow now. One problem is that the sound doesnt seem to work. I have tried both the standard W2K drivers and the special Toshiba ones yet the sound under W2K is still broken. If a sound is played, it will play constantly and rapidly. Hibernation just brings back the sound playing on resuming :) It might well drive me to remove W2K if I cannot fix it. Cya Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Hello new user and please help
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:27:19 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Hello new user and please help From: neil barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Hello new user and please help I've been given a Libretto 100CT machine because it is not working quite correctly. It has both Windows 98 and 2000 installed on a 20Gb drive with 64Mb and is clocked to 266MHz. When I try to boot the machine, some times it works, and others, the screen will do strange things like shift out of place, or the sound will get corrupted. Likeliest option is the RAM expansion. Try removing that first and rebooting with 32M. It seems that it is the RAM. Wow! Something which I would not have expected to fail like that. But this is a fairly common problem? Dont suppose there is a cheap solution to this? Does anyone have a spare 32Mb that they would like to sell to me? I don't suppose that the memory is actually fine and there is something quite wrong with the Libretto's memory interface. The number of bad things happening to me lately, that would not surprise me :( Cya Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] Hello new user and please help
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:06:00 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hello new user and please help Hi everyone, I've been given a Libretto 100CT machine because it is not working quite correctly. It has both Windows 98 and 2000 installed on a 20Gb drive with 64Mb and is clocked to 266MHz. When I try to boot the machine, some times it works, and others, the screen will do strange things like shift out of place, or the sound will get corrupted. Once in Win 2000 the usual result is a random hang, with nothing working, power button or reset, so I have to remove the AC and battery to reboot the machine. Sometimes I also do not even get the Toshiba BIOS logo. Ive found that if this happens once, the only way to fix it is to remove the hard drive and boot up. The machine reports no drive, then putting it back in and rebooting will allow the machine to work again for perhaps a couple of hours. I am told that this has just started happening the last two days and the machine has been very reliable for a couple of years overclocked. It was dropped the other day, but surely that would just affect the hard drive? Does anyone have any suggestions for what I might try to solve the random hangs? Im tempted to clock it back to the manufacturer's specs, but would prefer trying everything else before opening it up. Thanks for listening. Dave ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Hello new user and please help
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:22:34 - From: Eyetech Technical [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Hello new user and please help Hi Raymond (and everyone else too!) I removed the 32Mb RAM upgrade board and have found that the system is functioning just fine without it. When it goes back in, the machine will not even post, with or without a hard drie. So I take it that the memory is faulty?!? I can probably buy some more from ebay, but the obvious question would be how the heck did that happen? I take it that the freeze test, cooling it down stops it working instead of CPU's where the cooling is more likely to make it work? I blasted it with some air duster, but that was after it's appearing to be broken. Cheers Dave Does anyone have any suggestions for what I might try to solve the random hangs? Im tempted to clock it back to the manufacturer's specs, but would prefer trying everything else before opening it up. Well if its been dropped ANYTHING could happen. My recommendation is to open the thing up (no it isn't that hard ;-) and make sure you can't see any obvious stresses or fractures in the circuit boards and that all the connectors are solidly plugged together. If you're feeling brave run the laptop without the case and do the freeze test on the RAM modules ... those seem reasonably delicate and the solder joints under them may have fractured (a freeze test is where you run the libby in a loop with something that tests the RAM then apply freezer spray to half the circuit board then the other half ... one half *should* fail when you blast it, reboot and divide THAT section by half and so-on until you can narrow down an area). ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
