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Dell Inspiron 600m - Keyboard Problem

I have a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop that's exhibiting strange keyboard behavior. Certain keys don't work at all, while other keys do things that they're not supposed to do (for example, pressing the H key returns the date and time, pressing the Backspace key returns the letter Y, etc.). I've...
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- Jul 24, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

No, I meant that have a spare 4-cell battery (as opposed to the extended battery that's probably dead). I'm not swapping a non-X40 battery.
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- Post #13
- Jul 15, 2007
- Forum: Laptops
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

I do have another (smaller) Thinkpad battery. I suppose I could insert it to see whether it charges. Then I'd know whether it's a circuit problem or a battery problem.
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- Post #11
- Jul 15, 2007
- Forum: Laptops
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

I just want to be sure that it's a battery failure, not a failure somewhere else (like the charging circuit). I know it's not a problem with the AC adapter, because I used a spare adapter and got the same effect. How can I determine whether the battery or the charging circuit is at fault? I...
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- Post #9
- Jul 15, 2007
- Forum: Laptops
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

About two minutes. The battery has now drained entirely and it won't recharge.
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- Post #7
- Jul 15, 2007
- Forum: Laptops
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

The extended battery itself is less than a year old. The battery LED just flashes orange when the laptop is plugged in. The battery still hasn't recharged. Odd behavior indeed.
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- Post #5
- Jul 15, 2007
- Forum: Laptops
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My laptop's battery suddenly won't recharge.

I have an IBM X40 with an extended battery. It was working fine until this morning. I attempted to recharge it, and it won't recharge (the battery meter stays at 4%). I think the AC adapter is OK because the laptop runs fine when it's plugged in. Any idea why it refuses to recharge? Is...
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- Jul 14, 2007
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Laptops
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Why can't I crack my own WEP key?

Yes, it relies on weak IVs. I collected plenty of IVs from my own network, but I still wasn't able to crack the key. Do you have any idea why this might be?
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- Post #4
- May 21, 2007
- Forum: Networking
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Why can't I crack my own WEP key?

I downloaded a version of Backtrack (a Linux Live CD that contains all kinds of hacking tools) and decided to try it out against my own wireless network. My network is secured via 128-bit WEP. I only have one machine (a laptop), so I used aireplay to generate ARP traffic and IVs. I also used...
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- May 20, 2007
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Networking
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Strange Problem - Using WRT54G as Wireless Repeater

I flashed my Linskys WRT54G (v.3) with DD-WRT firmware (v.24) so that I could use the router as a wireless repeater for a signal whose origin is some distance away from the router. It's working, but there's something strange about the signal. My download speed is something like 300 kbps...
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- May 14, 2007
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Networking
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WEP Cracking - A real threat?

Yes, but see my original post. Do they still require two Linux laptops with certain brands of wireless cards? What I'm getting at is whether the process of WEP cracking is still out of reach for the average Windows user. If cracking WEP is still difficult, it's good enough for home use.
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- Post #8
- May 10, 2007
- Forum: Networking
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WEP Cracking - A real threat?

I've seen this claim, but I've never been able to verify it. It seems like there are a lot of gotchas.
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- Post #5
- May 9, 2007
- Forum: Networking
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WEP Cracking - A real threat?

I've seen a lot of sites that claim that cracking WEP is trivial. However, reading further leads me to believe that it's not quite as easy as some people say. So, educate me. 1. Are all of the tools still Linux-only? 2. Does it require two laptops (or, at a bare minimum, two wireless...
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- May 9, 2007
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Networking
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Watch TV on CHIMEI LCD (22", DVI)?

I have a Comcast DVR box. I'd like to watch television on my new LCD monitor. How can I do this?
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- Apr 4, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: TVs
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How to install new OS--IBM X40?

I'm about to buy an IBM X40, but it doesn't have an optical drive. I'd rather not pay $200+ for a docking station, so I'm wondering how I can get around the lack of an optical drive. For most software, I can perform a network install (I have a home server set up, so this won't be a problem)...
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- Sep 25, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops

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