Don't use anything other than 60Hz for LCD.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2008 8:17:51 am PST #4646 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:22:46 am PST #4647 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Huh, okay... I've booted back in safe mode, and this time there's an odd quiet thrumming or grinding coming from the tower every half second or so. It sounds like a bad fan. I'm now trying to remember if there's a fan on the graphics card that's maybe clogged with dust, and in safe mode it's not heating up enough to crap out, but in regular mode it overheats as soon as it tries to send full signal to the monitor.
Don't know if that's even possible, but it's the thought that just occurred to me.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:28:19 am PST #4648 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also, the only refresh rate choice I'm getting is "hardware default," so the computer seems to be letting the monitor set the rate.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:34:59 am PST #4649 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
New update: I disabled all graphics hardware acceleration, and even dropped the color to 16 bit, just for shits and grins.
Same shut down.
Ginger - Feb 05, 2008 8:40:44 am PST #4650 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Does anyone have any thoughts on Toshiba laptops? What about Lenovo? My older neighbor is looking, and I don't want to steer her wrong. The prices and specs are essentially the same.
Dana - Feb 05, 2008 8:41:29 am PST #4651 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Toshiba is generally very well regarded, from what I found when I researched. I ended up with a Toshiba Satellite.
P.M. Marc - Feb 05, 2008 8:42:02 am PST #4652 of 25501
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Avoid the Toshiba Tecra. My Lenovo is awesome, and I love it.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:46:09 am PST #4653 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, I powered down and pulled the case open. There's no fan on the graphics card, and the CPU fan seems fine. I blew out a bunch of dust from the case, but none of the fans are clogged. I'm starting to wonder if the power supply is crapping out.
dcp - Feb 05, 2008 10:03:49 am PST #4654 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
My little brother got a Toshiba Satellite in 2002, and it is still going strong. I just got a Toshiba Satellite (P205-S7469) in December, and like it a lot.
megan walker - Feb 05, 2008 11:10:34 am PST #4655 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Does anyone have any thoughts on Toshiba laptops?
My three laptops have all been Toshiba. The first two lasted over 5 years apiece. I only bought the second because I cracked the screen on the first, and to fix it would have cost almost as much as a new laptop. I only bought the second because I would have had to upgrade the hard drive and software to play my iTunes, and again, it seemed better just to upgrade the whole thing.
In short, Toshiba laptops last.