is this a good idea?

i am sure if you own a toughbook you have used a ram style mount at least once or have seen them. you can lock the toughbook into the base but the arms are free to rotate and such. al you have to do is rotate thearm tightener and off the mount comes and off your toughbook goes.



I sent the idea to add a u bolt loop or even weld one onto the base and that would allow you to add a security cable also to attach to the toughbook so even if they pulled the tray off they need a pair of bolt cutters to cut the cable.



id have thought they would have thought of that themselves since its such a easy fix and also gives you more security.

Reply 1 : is this a good idea?

I think that if someone had enough balls to break into a security or law enforcements vehicle to steal such a device they'd bring bolt cutters anyways...



Not sayin', just sayin'...

Reply 2 : is this a good idea?

but it would slow them down. so I think not. they want in and out fast.

Reply 3 : is this a good idea?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo Boo i am sure if you own a toughbook you have used a ram style mount at least once or have seen them. you can lock the toughbook into the base but the arms are free to rotate and such. al you have to do is rotate thearm tightener and off the mount comes and off your toughbook goes.

That's what these; RAM Locking Knob; are for.

Reply 4 : is this a good idea?

And they're actually boat electronics locking knobs which can be found cheaper and in more sizes at boat type places. You probably don't want to leave your computer in the dock if your vehicle is going to be left unattended in a questionable area anyway. Evidence of a suction cup mount having been on your windshield is often enough to get you a broken into car in some neighborhoods.

CAP

Reply 5 : is this a good idea?

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt.dogfish And they're actually boat electronics locking knobs which can be found cheaper and in more sizes at boat type places.

RAM Mounts offers them in more sizes than just the one I noted, and the "marine electronics" locking knobs aren't all that much cheaper:



GPS, Fish Finder, Chartplotter Lock



Nevertheless; a secondary source is good info to know.



Thanks, CAP!

Vaio FZ21E restart always

Hi



I have an laptop Sony Vaio FZ21E, but it have an problem... when I try shut down it restart...



I make an recovery and now put windows 7, but problem continue...



some one know where stay the problem?



best regards

Reply 1 : Vaio FZ21E restart always

If you have loaded a new OS and this is still happening, then it sounds like a hardware issue. What happens if you boot into the BIOS and then shut down via the power switch?



If it restarts then, you have a hardware issue. Most likely the power switch itself, but could be other circuitry as well.



Gary

Reply 2 : Vaio FZ21E restart always

Hi





I go to the BIOS and chose shutdown option and it turn of for an secunds and after turn on...



I cant make anythink to solve this?



best regards

Reply 3 : Vaio FZ21E restart always

Sounds like a hardware problem then. When you are in the BIOS and hit the power button, there is no software to interfere with shutting down.



You said you were in the BIOS and chose the shut down option. What happens if you are in the BIOS and just press the power button?



Gary

Reply 4 : Vaio FZ21E restart always

Hi



if I press botton have the same problem... restart...



I don't have my batery on laptop because it don't have charge... this is important?

Reply 5 : Vaio FZ21E restart always

You have a hardware issue. The battery in or out does not matter. Something is wrong with the hardware. Either the switch has failed or the circuit the switch is connected to has failed.



Gary

Calibration Settings Needed: Samsung LN32D450G

Anyone have good calibration settings for a Samsung LN32D450G? Thanks in advance.

HP Probook 4530s - just ordered

Wanted to join the forum, just purchased this



Got it for 499 + no tax + FS this afternoon. Just what I wanted - business laptop build, Sandy Bridge i3/Intel HD 3000 but with HD webcam, BT 3.0, USB 3.0 and 4 gb Ram and 64 bit OS.



Was going for an Elitebook or a Thinkpad 420/X220 but at this price I think the deal was un-put-downable.



The price fluctuates a little so keep checking all day if you also want it.



Any pointers on what to do with a Probook out of the box? Restore discs? Clean Wipe?

HP 30% off coupon

Just wondering, I know the coupon code is out now for it. but do they have one every month still?

Reply 1 : HP 30% off coupon

HP had a 25% coupon recently, but never heard of a 30% coupon.. link, code?



KJ

Reply 2 : HP 30% off coupon

Here is the link to the coupon page



HP® Coupon Code, HP® Coupons, HP® Promo Codes

ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Hi,

Has anyone tried ViDock yet or soon? Here's the link for more info:



Thanks all,



Is anyone planning to try this soon so we can use the best desktop GPUs available and might not need to upgrade laptops for years?



History: Got HD5870 working w/ Setup 1.x 3DMark06 = 18024



DIY ViDock Experiences



I'm hoping more users can help test and improve since many newer laptops could be similar to mine.



Now I'm using only 2GB RAM,

Device Manager recognizes GTX460 fine but using Nvidia Property says:

"Nvidia Display settings are not available"

"You are not currently using a display attached to an NVIDIA GPU"



W7-64-Ult sometimes can output 1080p from GTX460 but cause BSOD.



W7-64-Home Prem (shipped w/ system) doesn't ever output 1080p from GTX460 and no BSOD. However, using new 270.61 from laptop2go Nvidia Property recognizes GTX460 only as PhysX. I tried all 4 previous versions of drivers notebook, desktop, and Nando modded inf. I can use MSI Afterburner to control GTX460 fanspeed.



I appreciate any ideas.



Much thanks again.

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XPS 15 L502x | i7 2720QM | 1080p 15" | GT 525M oc 780/980 | SSD 280M R/W .5W + RAMDISK + USB3.0 1.5T 2.5" 7.2k 9750420AS | 6GB| N6230 + BT | BL KB | TV Tuner HD QAM & ATSC | W7-64U| ViDock HD5870 3DMark06 = 18024



i7 2720QM faster than i7 975 (Quad 3.3G / X5677 3.5G $1660) ?!!http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html





I also got gt240 working w/ Dell E6400 and Dell M65.



Much thanks for any help.

Reply 1 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by wicked20 Hi, Has anyone tried ViDock yet or soon? Here's the link for more info: DIY ViDock Experiences I only able to get the 460gtx and gt240 to work during the Windows7 logon screen, but froze/crashed after logged in while using 2GB RAM. 5870 doesn't even output at logon screen. All has error 12: cannot allocate resources in Device Manager. I'm fairly new at ViDock and don't have much time to dig deep into manually changing Setup 1.x, yet. I got gt240 working w/ Dell E6400 and Dell M65. Much thanks for any help.

If i can ask you -> how you connect it to your L502x/L702x ? (Can I get photo please ?) Do you have to make hole/gap for cable ?



About your problem -> DIY ViDock Experiences

Reply 2 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by tj69 If i can ask you -> how you connect it to your L502x/L702x ? (Can I get photo please ?) Do you have to make hole/gap for cable ? About your problem -> DIY ViDock Experiences

I just remove the bottom RAM/WWAN cover and use the flat mini hdmi cable w/ the WWAN slot. It also fit the WLAN slot for x4 or mpcie 2.0 x2. It's kind of nice this way so I can quickly change the TV tuner antenna input from ATSC to QAM. It can also help reduce the heat since the heat pipes are exposed. I'm thinking of how to use something like metal clips to attach external heat sink/heat pipe during high CPU usage. Or use small AC power fan in a plastic basket/bin with laptop on top.



BTW, I got gt240 to work w/ the new Setup 1.x. Thanks to Nando4. using 32bitA compact igp and gt240. It didn't work w/ 460gtx or 5870. But still very promising that newer/faster GPU can be use w/ these powerful 5.x lb laptops.

Reply 3 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Nando,



Attached is the Diag from L1502x. How do I modify the Setup 1.x Startup to compact 32bitA igp (vid 0) and gt240 (vid 2) and ignore vid 1 (540m).



I can already imagine 570gtx and much faster future generations GPU w/ most laptops.



Thanks so much again.

Reply 4 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by wicked20 Nando, Attached is the Diag from L1502x. How do I modify the Setup 1.x Startup to compact 32bitA igp (vid 0) and gt240 (vid 2) and ignore vid 1 (540m). I can already imagine 570gtx and much faster future generations GPU w/ most laptops. Thanks so much again.

Do I get it right -> this dell have pciex x2/x4 not x1 ? So if gtx460 on x1 can get 11k in vantage, on x2 or x4 it'll be fast as hell isn't it ? God damn it, I'm gonna order it right now, and I'll even consider 560ti ...

Edit: Nevermind.

Reply 5 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by tj69 Do I get it right -> this dell have pciex x2/x4 not x1 ? So if gtx460 on x1 can get 11k in vantage, on x2 or x4 it'll be fast as hell isn't it ? God damn it, I'm gonna order it right now, and I'll even consider 560ti ...

It's unconfirmed atm. See my first post screenshots that it's pcie 2.0 x2 = pcie x4. Physically, I can connect to both WLAN & WWAN mpcie port 1 & port 2. I've got gt240 working so far. Nando4 is helping to get the gtx460 to work. It does look very promising to be able to use many fastest GPU in the future.

Reply 6 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by wicked20 It's unconfirmed atm. See my first post screenshots that it's pcie 2.0 x2 = pcie x4. Physically, I can connect to both WLAN & WWAN mpcie port 1 & port 2. I've got gt240 working so far. Nando4 is helping to get the gtx460 to work. It does look very promising to be able to use many fastest GPU in the future.

Cool. I wish you the best I can only imagine 20k in 3dmar06 on notebook



On screenshot I can only see 5 pci-e x1 ports. I know it's faster than pci-e 1.0, and that you can connect more than one x1 port, but you're suggesting that one of ports is actually x2.

Tell us when you guys figure out how to make gtx460 or faster graphics work.

Reply 7 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by tj69 Cool. I wish you the best I can only imagine 20k in 3dmar06 on notebook On screenshot I can only see 5 pci-e x1 ports. I know it's faster than pci-e 1.0, and that you can connect more than one x1 port, but you're suggesting that one of ports is actually x2. Tell us when you guys figure out how to make gtx460 or faster graphics work.

Ok. I got 3dmark06 score of 17,010 w/ my 5870 (c900/memory 1285).

Result



I'm not sure if it's running at mpcie 1.0 or 2.0. Maybe we need to wait for newer version of software / drivers / or Setup 1.x and more users to help test and improve.



I'm guessing since the 5870 GPU usage is at 100% most of the time, it's not pcie bandwidth limited during benchmark.



I still can't get the gtx460 to work...might be drivers issues or conflict with the gt525m.



I'm using Setup 1.x 36 bit compact vid0 vid2, ignore vid1.

Many thanks again to Nando4 for this great work and the community for this best tech so far.



Thanks.

Reply 8 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Nice!



I guess you're using external lcd (internal only possible with optimus right?)

Will you keep trying to get 460gtx/newer working ?

Are there any lags when loading textures (I've read about it in youtube's videos description) ?



I'm 99% sure it's working on pci-e 2.0 - 5870 with desktop cpu is getting around 19k, but since 3dmark06 is cpu dependent and desktop cpus are faster - it's almost same performance!

Can you post GPU score from Vantage ?



rep +1

Reply 9 : ViDock w/ Sandy Bridge or L1502x/L1702x

Quote:

Originally Posted by wicked20 Ok. I got 3dmark06 score of 17,010 w/ my 5870 (c900/memory 1285). Result I'm not sure if it's running at mpcie 1.0 or 2.0. Maybe we need to wait for newer version of software / drivers / or Setup 1.x and more users to help test and improve. I'm guessing since the 5870 GPU usage is at 100% most of the time, it's not pcie bandwidth limited during benchmark. I still can't get the gtx460 to work...might be drivers issues or conflict with the gt525m. I'm using Setup 1.x 36 bit compact vid0 vid2, ignore vid1. Many thanks again to Nando4 for this great work and the community for this best tech so far. Thanks.

Can you test some games also?? It would be great to see how it works in real world test.



Also, if you can try to desable the GT525m and put the gtx460 with opt x1.



Nice to see the first Sandy vidock!!

HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Hello Guys;



I just bought an HP DV6-3104eg notebook in germany and want to change the OS to English. I am thinking of botting from CD,formatting the whole laptop and re-installing Windows 7.The drivers in English are available from the HP site. But there was no mention of a recovery software in the software list!



After the Windows and drivers are installed how can I made recovery CDs?



Thanks

Reply 1 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

It's not possible in this situation.

You can use for e.x. Acronis.

It's has option to make your own Recovery.

Reply 2 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

I might be wrong but I think Windows 7 can make recovery CDs and drive backup (not sure if all the flavors of Win7 but I guess). It should be in the action center if I remember correctly. You can make a backup on an external drive and create recovery CDs to use later on.

Reply 3 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Hi

You mean if I install Win 7 Ultimate, then make recovery CD via Windows?



Is there a way to make the CDs from HP tool?Its really silly that the tool is somewhere in the present German installation or the German recovery partition.But cannot take it out and copy over after new windows installation.

Reply 4 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Just create the recovery set before reinstalling windows with another language.

You cannot alter the recovery language anyways, it will stay German and will overwrite the English installation when used. Basically it's good only when you plan to sell the computer and wish to return it into original condition.



It's simpler to create disc set now, then totally wipe out all partitions including un-usable German recovery and reinstall English Win7.

Reply 5 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Another option is to google for a program that changes the windows 7 language. I think on vista you could find a program to change the language of the installation. So you could install HP's german version and then switch it to english and be happy. Never used something like this though so not sure how well it works.

Reply 6 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

That program hacks some resource files to fool windows and allow installing of language files. Biggest downside is that some users have had their windows installation tagged as non-genuine afterwards.

Reply 7 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Thanks for the info guys.W7 ltimate can indeed change language.



I am worried about something going wrong after installing W7 in English and then having to do this again in case something goes wrong.Would be awesome to have a recovery CD after the W7 english installation as well with HP tool.Why do they not allow to download this from their site??

Reply 8 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Even if you could make the HP recovery system work after you install the English Windows 7 it will still restore GERMAN windows installation, since the recovery partition's content is in German.



Basically after everything you have done, at best, you would have two (2) sets of GERMAN recovery discs.



If you wish to create a working "recovery" of your current English installation, do not look at HP for help but instead post #2 in this thread.

Reply 9 : HP Recovery software:Where to get it?

Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise (both x64 and x84 versions)are all capable of creating an image file of any partition (primary or not). In my opinion, this is the better option since you could basically convert the language files over, install any third-party software, drivers, etc you wish then save to either an external HDD or another Windows partition on the same disk. You can even create your own recovery disk(s) utilizing the saved image you create. No need for Arconis at all.



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