Hehe, 1024 mb = 1 GB, not 1000 = 1 GB ;). Common misconception :D
If it's dead, keep hold of the hard-drives etc and put them in the new PC, if possible (IDE might be hard, the SATA will go in all new PCs)
That reminds me of a problem we used to have, except that with some copies of one disc they worked, yet another copy of the same disc didn't......
Have you tried a repair install?
Do you just have the single SATA port on the laptop?
Oops, missed that :o I saw the built-in mike though...:o
Do the speakers work on another computer? Did you disconnect the speakers in the time before they broke, and reconnect them incorrectly?
I can't see why a 64 bit OS would run hotter than a 32 bit OS myself, but then someone will make it blindingly obvious. That is one reason why I...
SATA in itself is not a problem, assuming that all the drive slots in the PC are SATA, as most (if not all) modern disc drives (not hard drives)...
Unless the entire mobo is dead, I agree, that sounds unlikely. But many mobos have at least 4 ports, and you can try and plug one into a space...
NVidia drivers seem to have a habit of randomly crashing and restarting - I've seen this happen on my PC several times. Try uninstalling and...
How can't you understand Vista? It's not that different to, say, XP SP3 (having seen the nicked features :D)
I had a similar problem once with the motherboard not seeing a CD-RW drive, which I later found out (after the PC had expired) that the cable had...
Any more specific problems? BTW, someone stole your ",<" key :P
Can pick up a couple of 1 GB sticks for about £16+delivery from Dabs ;) At 5400 speed.
Depends on how much multitasking you do. I have run, with 2 GB, a Windows98 window which had 512 mb sent off to it, and one of two different games...
Only for some MacBooks :P
Sounds like the motherboard port(s) are shot to me...
2 GB here :D 1st vote in poll FTW! :D
How many monitor cable slots are there on the back of the PC? Have you tried another monitor or another cable?
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