Podnutz Daily #151 – Google Before You Act

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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.