Podnutz Daily #151 - Google Before You Act

Listen Here: pnd151.mp3

Dell Latitude Power Jack Repair
- I hate the power jacks they use
- You have to remove almost everything to get to the jack
- Never put this all back together before you test your repair
- Google the error code
- Had to reseat the RAM?


Dell Dimension 9100 vs 9150 motherboards
- Amber colored power light instead of green
- Troubleshooting the mother board
- Buying from Ebay greetings_and_computations
- How to buy the proper motherboard
- Drilling a plate into the case to accommodate the wrong motherboard
- Socket 478 hard-to-find. Generally has one IDE connector.
- SATA to IDE converter


Email from Mike:
- Follow up on fixing that Toshiba Laptop keyboard mouse.
- Took the keyboard apart per your suggestion
- I was able to fix the issue without purchasing new parts
- Assistance through irisvista.com Taking apart Toshibas
- pchub.com Laptop parts from Singapore
- Next Tech Debate idea: Windows vs Linux for the average home user


Email from Ben:
- Stalled printer repair explained
- fantastic freeware portable freeware application to Detect and Repair Stalled Print Jobs


Email from David:
- Stupid questions collected while on the job


Email from Brad:
- Malwarebytes.org
- Used live Mesh and Malwarebytes to clean out Antivirus 360 (malware)
- Cook says Trojan Remover cleans out Antivirus 360 without an update


Email from Diddie Young (60YR UK fem podcast subscriber)
- Loves hearing how Steve runs his shop
- Has a problem with a new Lenovo tower hanging at start up
- Should this repair be part of the set up fee?
- Diddie gets some tips from Steve to fix her problem


Email from Nate:
- New listener getting caught up on shows
- Installing via OEM and tricks of slip streaming using nlite
- William from Gem State Computers nlite tutorial


Email from Jason:
- Driver packs tip
- One DVD solution


Email from Walter:
- Problems after updating the bios
- Crashed and no video .. a few beeps


Email from Mitch:
- Compaq Presario SP3 install causes boot loop
- Re-install of Windows causes boot loops
- Hard drive replacement no changes.