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Why Does My HP Laptop Wireless Card Suddenly Disappear & Reappear?

When your HP laptop's wireless card disappears and reappears, it can sabotage your ability to use the Internet with any consistency. When the card stops working for a period of time, it drops the...

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What May Have Caused My VAIO Laptop to Not Run in Full Screen?

Any number of conditions can cause a laptop or a desktop PC not to display a full screen image. The screen display is a result of several different components working simultaneously to bring an image...

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What Is the Difference Between 6 Cell & 12 Cell Laptop Batteries?

When it comes time to purchase a laptop computer, or even a replacement battery for an existing laptop computer, you may face a choice between getting a 6-cell battery and a 12-cell battery. While the...

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Selecting Speakers for Your Laptop

"Nearly every PC includes some sort of default speakers, but they're invariably not very good," an October 2011 CNET article observes. The same goes for laptops, whose built-in speakers usually lack...

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My Laptop Goes Pixelated When the Power Is Plugged In

Your laptop's screen shouldn't ever go fuzzy or "pixelated," regardless of whether the computer is plugged into a power source, such as a wall outlet. If you notice that the screen becomes pixelated...

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What Are the Problems With Universal Laptop Chargers?

If you lose or damage your laptop’s power adapter, you may choose to replace it with a universal laptop charger rather than buy a replacement from the manufacturer. Universal models can be cheaper than...

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How to Install a Ledco Docking Station for a CF-19

One accessory for the Panasonic CF-19 is the Ledco Docking Station. With the docking station, you have a constant power source for your laptop. You can also lock your laptop into the docking station,...

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My HP Laptop Docking Station Can't See the Laptop Screen

Trading in portability for extra functionality, an HP docking station immobilizes your laptop and lets it behave more like a traditional desktop system with additional ports. The docking station may...

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How to Fix a Soaked Laptop

Whether it was an errant cup of coffee or an unfortunate water cooler incident, a wet laptop is a serious problem. Although liquids can spell the end for a piece of electronic equipment, there is hope...

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iPhone Corner Light Leakage

The iPhone is not above suffering a problem that can happen to any tablet display device. The phone components are similar to those found in an iPad. Light leakage in the corner of these products...

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How to Unlock a Laptop's Broadband Card

Your laptop’s mobile broadband card allows connection to the wireless wide area network provided by a cell phone provider. If your broadband card has a PIN, the device locks automatically during...

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The Dell Docking Station Input Is Not Recognized

Your laptop acts like a desktop when it's attached to a Dell docking station. When connected, your desired nearby scanners, other computers, and mobile devices are right at your fingertips. When your...

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Help With Google and an Acer Laptop Webcam

Google Chat enables users to video and voice chat with one another from within Gmail. The associated plug-in installs to the Web browser, enabling the application to recognize the webcam, and send and...

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Contrast Ratio on a Sharp LCC5277UN

The Sharp LCC5277UN is a 52-inch LCD television with a contrast ratio of 10,000-to-1. The television can auto-adjust the contrast on the fly for optimum picture quality, or you can set it to a specific...

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How to Increase Available Memory on a Laptop

Sometimes upgrading the amount of RAM in your laptop isn't an option; however, you can always get the most out of your Windows installation. There is no fundamental difference in the way Windows 7 runs...

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Toshiba Laptop Webcam Effects

Among its electronics products, Toshiba makes a number of laptop computers that come with a built-in webcam. While you can count on the webcam to perform standard tasks, including allowing video chat...

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What Causes Laptop Screen Icons to Flicker?

Flickering laptop screen icons not only make it difficult to look at your desktop for any period of time, but they can also prevent proper selection and opening of the programs. In some cases, all the...

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My Laptop Screen Keeps Messing up When I Touch the Screen: Is It Normal?

Your laptop screen should display properly regardless of its position. If you notice any oddities in your screen as you move it or touch it — oddities such as colors changing, dimensions skewing,...

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How to Fix a Reflow on NVIDIA in an HP

The NVIDIA video chip in your HP laptop is responsible for producing the image that displays on the monitor. When the video chip overheats, the computer may shut off or malfunction – for example,...

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Why Is My Laptop Screen Only Visible When I Close and Reopen It?

The screen is one of the most important components on your laptop. But few computer users realize what goes on behind the scenes. An LCD screen is back-lit, which provides the illumination needed to...

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