How hard is it to pull apart a 250 and replace the motherboard. HJ...
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thsimmonds
magloucester
Mar 3, 2008 1:21 am
HJ: There are instructions in the archives on how to get the clamshell apart so you can see the Motherboard but then you are on your own. The instruction were...
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condi.ment
Mar 5, 2008 3:33 pm
Hi Everyone, I've just bought a intel 2100 mini pci card, I read on this site that this one was ok for the ix250, it plugs into the modem socket fine but the...
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thsimmonds
magloucester
Mar 5, 2008 4:32 pm
Mark: I t is not too practical to try to use the built-in antenna on the ix250. It is tuned to ~950 MHz and your Intel card runs at ~2.5 GHz and I have not...
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condi.ment
Mar 5, 2008 9:13 pm
Hi Tom. Thanks very much for the reply and info, I have seen the ix250 kit advertised on ebay but am on a tight budget at the moment. I have seen those...
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thsimmonds
magloucester
Mar 5, 2008 9:42 pm
Mark: I was a little surprised myself but they do work, not as well as the PCMCIA WiFi card. You will not go 'warring' with it. The installation in the ix260...
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morphigenic2
Mar 5, 2008 10:17 pm
I found that a bad memory module was the cause for my windows problems , In my search for new memory I ran across something the group might find interesting...
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Thomas Spoto
trspoto
Mar 6, 2008 1:55 am
I use a program called LookInMyPC. It came up with the Twinhead motherboard, but I don't recall if it gave a Model ID. Tom ... ...
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Paul Heinzerling
paulheinzerling
Mar 6, 2008 2:05 am
Yes, I discovered it some time ago using Everest, but it's a dead end. Searching for "Twinhead A2121" shows that it's a battery! That's worthwhile news that a...
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condi.ment
Mar 6, 2008 11:38 am
Hi Tom, Brillo, Thanks very much, thats great news, ill give it a go. will order an aerial today. I see what your saying about the plastic piece down the side...
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adam_douglas2003
adam_douglas...
Mar 9, 2008 5:15 pm
Hi everyone, I was looking on ebay and came across SL53S processors for 10 pounds and I bought one. It is running great and well recommended. ...
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condi.ment
Mar 9, 2008 6:47 pm
-Hi Adam. Brilliant, Thanks very much for that info. Think ill give it a goer. Price sounds fair. Not shure hoe to fit, think i remember a plate under the...
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adam_douglas2003
adam_douglas...
Mar 10, 2008 6:59 pm
Hi condi.ment, Underneath the keyboard you need to remove the plate saying CPU. Inside that there is another plate on the processor. Unscrew the screws holding...
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condi.ment
Mar 10, 2008 7:49 pm
Hi Adam. Fantastic!!! Thank you very much for the walk through. I was expecting it to be much more difficult. Ill be reeeely carefull with the pins. Thanks...
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alfloveslinux
Mar 11, 2008 6:13 am
Hi folks! I've been a member of this group for about a month now; and I've enjoyed learning more about the ins and outs of these great laptops. I currently own...
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Jason L. Russell
wwudiver
Mar 11, 2008 6:46 am
Shot in the dark. Does the monitor stay black or get a light blueish tint? Does Suse have a pre-boot noise? Does it beep? Ubuntu and fluxbuntu have boot...
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Tim
a83monte1
Mar 11, 2008 11:08 am
Just had this the other day with a friend ix250 turned on but no monitor but it did power up, no noises either. I never get the "whole" story from this person,...
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alfloveslinux
Mar 13, 2008 3:31 am
Folks, I want to thank each and every one who offered solutions to fixing my dead GoBook. First,I hooked up an external monitor to the system first, turned it...
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morphigenic2
Mar 13, 2008 6:25 pm
Not entirely a dead end , found out Twinhead Corp realy did contract for Itronix , and they make hardened systems too... Wonder whats compatable? I tried a AUM...
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hazardsneon
Mar 15, 2008 8:49 pm
My ix250 crashed last year and i had a new 40GB HD put in and right now I only have access to about 10GB unless the Windows OS takes up a load of that and its...
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condi.ment
Mar 15, 2008 11:38 pm
Hi Adam, I've done it, whoooppeeeee! Itwas easy, like you say those pins are delacate so was real carefull, I had a bit of dificulty with the locking...
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jimmy2309a
Mar 16, 2008 5:24 am
What Ver. Of windows are You Running now?? ... now ... load ... my ... I...
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hazardsneon
Mar 17, 2008 2:29 pm
Right now I am running Windows 2K Pro. ... right ... the ... to ... setup ... I ... can't ... but...
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adam_douglas2003
adam_douglas...
Mar 17, 2008 8:57 pm
I recently upgraded my processor from a 700Mhz P3 to a 1Ghz and it was running great until it began to freeze. When it froze I switched it off and when I turn...
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jimmy2309a
Mar 17, 2008 10:51 pm
Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Storage->Disk Management, Will let you see any disks and partions that you have in...
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hazardsneon
Mar 17, 2008 11:27 pm
Thank you, now that I can access the partitions, could someone help me by letting me know which format I need to pick for my Ubuntu partition. Thanks again...
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jimmy2309a
Mar 17, 2008 11:48 pm
I'm not a linux guru but I think you will need two partitions. One formated to ext2 or ext3 and one smaller one at least two times the amount of ram in the...
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jimmy2309a
Mar 17, 2008 11:57 pm
Another thought, It might be easer to set an unpartiotioned space of at least 3 gig. I think Ubuntu needs at least 2.5 gig plus swap space for itself, so leave...
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Jim
jamerwal
Mar 18, 2008 12:37 am
YES - MOST CRITICAL! I did six of these upgrades and on each I used a dab of artic silver compound and never have had an overheating problem. I still have one...
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Paul Heinzerling
paulheinzerling
Mar 18, 2008 2:32 am
Hi Jim, Could you explain a little bit more about your technique for applying the arctic silver? Their directions imply that there is some discretion about...
