Podnutz Daily #116 – Dont Bend The Cables

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Warning: Laptop ribbon cables and how to remove safely.
Do not bend/fold the ribbon more than 90 degrees
or you risk of breaking the connection inside the cable.

If it jingles.. do NOT power on.
Jingling and obscure piece of metal & black plastic falls out
I have NO IDEA what these went to until I called the customer.
No sound when using the headphone jack.. ahh.

A call for help:
“Limited” Windows profiles do not show up in safe mode
How can we make them appear without making them administrators?

Obscure issue regarding USB mice and keyboards
(when the tech uses ps2 connectors)
after reinstalling Windows and Windows cannot find the right driver.
Tip:
How to use the keyboard as a mouse. Yes you can.
You need to load the drivers for the peripherals via device manager.

HP Mini-Note laptop running XP
Full-size keyboard and feels solid.. more metal less plastic

Synchronize your watches!
Philly Tech Guys #3 12.06.2008 @ 2pm

Email from Bobby:
DVD not closed properly/recovery
Try Nero 9 Rescue Agent (no qualifying link)

Email from Josh:
Great Tech Debate #2 printer feedback.

Email from Geraldo:
Ray had questions about recovery console
and he offers Ray a link explaining this technology w/ screenshots
via about.com

Voice Mail from Ben:
Inspiron 5100 runs hot due to the P4 chip
He cleans out the dust in his weekly
Dell Inspiron fan monitor

Voice Mail from Scott:
He loves that Steve keeps it real on his show
but comments that because Steve is offering a “teaching” podcast
he MUST document steps taken in solving an issue.
Also mentions:
the Windows Recovery Console is equivalent to the Ultimate Boot Cd