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I have travelmate 4020 Thanks very much for your help :) I'll try it out today

The BIOS doesn't have such a setting(Oddly, it can boot through a USB external DVD drive, but not from a USB pen drive). Should I try updating the BIOS? I tried using Unetbootin. I followed the procedure mentioned on the website. It did everything but didn't add a boot entry to the...

Thanks.. Does it boot through a USB Flash drive? I don't think my laptop could do that. I have booted from a external dvd writer that was connected through USB, but I tried the same using a pen drive, the laptop just hung, it didn't boot at all. Is there any fix for that?

Linux mint 8. However if you want to install inside windows(using Wubi or Mint4win), linux mint 8 is not supported. If you are dual booting, mint 8 is the way to go

Hi, I have an old Acer travelmate laptop on which I intend to install Ubuntu or Linux mint. I downloaded the iso, burnt them to a cd and tried installing them. I can boot from the live cd without any problems. I can start the install process without any problems. However, when the process...

If you are using Ubuntu 9.04 or above, modprobe won't work. These are the steps I follow: 1. Install wvdial 2. Enter the command 'sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf' 3. Open /etc/wvdial.conf using root privileges and enter the Phone Number(#777), username(internet), password(internet). Add a...

I can't believe you. You say you mess around with CLI. chmod and chown are your friends... BTW, your post is too damn funny . . .:smile:

Hey, If you have only two PC's and are not planning on adding more later, you can connect them directly. Why do you need a router? To share files, have you enabled file sharing on each PC?

I don't know about kolkata. I bought it in SP road, Bangalore for 1K. Although the quality isn't top notch, its good VFM if you are looking for a entry level 2.1 speakers

Truecrypt is the most secure. You can create an encrypted file container(Basically another volume/drive which is encrypted and appears as a single file). You can store anything there. I don't think there is any software which unlocks folders after you double click it and enter the password

Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme processor - The Tech Report - Page 1 This is a comprehensive review of most of the processors in the market today. It may help you choose a suitable processor(On the other hand, it may be confusing)

Why don't you try the Sony support website as suggested in the above reply before asking here?

Does the laptop boot from USB pendrives? Many laptops, especially older ones don't. You can try an external DVD drive. It'll work. Mine does not boot from a pen drive, but boots from a external drive connected via USB.

I use a free software called Networx. It is very comprehensive .

WD MyBook 1TB. 3 year warranty. I got it from SP Road for 5K. Don't go for an external casing, as it tends to be unreliable. I've had one of my HDD's spoiled that way :-(. An external HDD is properly integrated with its casing unlike the one with an internal HDD and a casing.