MB,

Good luck with the new card.

Still deliberating about my PDA and TomTom.

Might I borrow your version to see if it works whilst you are away.

Rgds

TP

TP,you have mail.

MB,

You likewise.

TP

Wondered if anyone could help.
My computer has started making what sounds like an alarm noise almost all the time and it has become most iritating. I believe it is in some way connected with the machine overheating or becoming hot.
Can anyone suggest a solution or give me some guidance as to what to do to resolve it. My computer expert contact is away and unavailable.
Thanks in anticipation.
P

Photo,

Greystone lives in much sunnier climes and was advised to create more ventilation around his laptop and put a fan near it.

He's not reported further probs so it might have worked.

On the other bugs make the machine make those noises. Have you run your virus checks recently?

TP

It started way back January this year and I had an extra fan fitted which seemed to cure it but since last weekend when the weather became summer it has become almost nonstop.
Have Mcafee firewall and virus scan which I run regularly and indeed have run again this morning with nothing detected.
Thanks for your imput.
Rgds
P

P,

Greystone also used a vacuum to clean out the filters.

TP

Which filters do you mean.

The filters around the fans.

They clog up badly and reduce the effectiveness of the fans.

TP

Thanks TP will give that a go.
P

Is there a fan on the processor chip. If it has stopped working then that may cause it. On my BIOS setup there are settings as to what temp the alarm goes off and it shows me the current temp.

Just an update on yesterday's wireless router/modem problem.
As i could connect wirelessly but not through ethernet cable, i ordered
a wireless pci adaptor from Dabs which arrived in the post this am, excellent
service.
We are now up and running connected wirelessly, so fault was in ethernet
part of router, the problem now is although its still under warrenty i'm
stuck without it while its repaired or replaced, hmmm.

CloudB,

Why not stay wireless until you take a holiday and don't need the router for a few days?

TP

ThePublisher,
Where did you get the software "Stockmanager" as I am looking for such a programme. SD

SD

http://www.tinystocks.com/sm.html

TP

The Publisher
Many thanks. SD

seymour c / kayak
changing screensaver settings seams to have worked.
thank you jw9.

TP, staying wireless for now is one option to look at.
It also appears to be faster than the ethernet access, so may just stay
wireless, will need to purchase another pci card but at 20 not a vast expence.

CB,

I bought one of these jobbies.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=3020

These guys are out of stock, but they are available somewhere as they did find one for me.

It is sensitive and works through the USB. I use it to piggyback on someone else's WiFi in my photographic studio and I've used it in the office when our broadband died and I had to rely on BT Openzone.

Probably overkill for you, but thought it was worth a mention.

TP

Received my 3G data card today,installed it etc,outlook express is on the laptop but has not been setup,do i use OE for emails on this card or has it got its own email thinghy,i cant seem to see it in the book ????If i want to down load my emails from yahoo i have to log onto www and that is more expensive than normal email,any help please.

Rick...