Well, I think the subject says it all. I seem to have a cascading of effects starting with a fan that does not come on after initial startup (possibly caused by the DC/DC card), which in turn cooked my hard drive (at least that's what I'm guessing). The 770Z card (10L1022) is cheaper than the 77ED c...

There is a product that I found online awhile back to improve electrical connections called DeoxIT. It got good reviews and the other day when I was picking up soldering wire at the local Radio Shack I found it in the same section so I picked some up. It may be worth a try.

As referenced in my other recent post I will soon be replacing my hard drive. A couple of years ago on the old forum I posted a question about playing DVDs on a 770ED. At that time I received a response from someone who allowed me to download his copy of DVDExpress and gave explicit instructions on ...

Well it appears my hard drive is failing. I will need a replacement hard drive for my 9549-5AU. I am not looking for anything huge. 6 or 8 GB would be enough. I did some searching and couldn't find any recommendations. Is the hard drive in this unit a standard configuration and does anyone have a re...

Thanks. I appreciate the response. Actually mine is running 98se. I am a couple of versions behind on the trackpoint, configuration utility and the maximiser. I will post if upgrading those has any effect. I saw a DC-DC card the other day for $30 and thought if it was guaranteed I might try it. The ...

OK. After doing my research I have come to the assumption that the fan is temperature dependent and is controlled by the DC-DC card. Could anyone confirm these findings? I did a system test using F1 and everything got an ok and the fan ran the whole time. I have the latest bios but not the latest ba...

Hello again. That's my post up there. I forgot to logon before posting. Duh, my bad. Just to add the fan does not run at all after that little bit at startup. When it gets hot enough the performance gets sluggish. Last night I ended up putting on a ziploc filled with ice and then it perked up. Thank...