Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:39:21 -0700 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] My 100CT arrived... questions
Quoting Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 06:58:39 +0000 > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: My 100CT arrived... questions > > > I guess there weren't a lot of ovenight UPS packages going from Ohio to > Florida, this 100CT shipped ground got here in 2 days! > > It seems to function properly, but the first thing I noticed on close > examination is that it was dropped at some point. Something that the ad on > > EBay didn't mention, and that I neglected to ask about. But as everything > else seems to be working alright... I guess it's just something to live > with. > > A couple questions: > > * Is it normal for the lid to have a lot more play moving it forward and > backward before meeting resistance than the 50/70s? It's wider, so maybe > that explains things. Not really ... the lid isn't *quite* as stiff as the 50/70 but it certainly doesn't have any free play in it. > * Is it normal for the mouse on the 100 to be as stiff as this one is? I > have to really hold tightly and use a lot more energy to move the mouse than > my 50/70. And it's a bit harder to move the mouse to the right, as it is to > move it to the left. Is there anyway anyone knows of loosening it up? Yup it's normal and no I've not found any way of fixing it ... the buttons are also a lot stiffer you may have noticed. > * Is it necessary to install drivers to provide support for the EPR? Cards > > aren't recognized when inserting them into the EPR PC card slots, so I'm > assuming I'll need to get the driver from the Toshib website. Well the slots and USB port won't run unless you've plugged external power into the EPR. I can't quite remember but I *think* you also need to install drivers ... certainly Windows does treat the L100's EPR as a proper docking station, not like how the L50/70 does things. > * Is it near impossible to find a power cord to go from the battery charger > to the 100? The darned plug at the Lib end is proprietary, and I didn't get > the thing along with the charger, adaptor for 100/110 batteries, and AC > adaptor. You can follow the instructions at www.fixup.net to make a connector out of a 2 pin header (the sort you use to connect the HDD light to your motherboard for instance). I've been using 2 of them, one on my auto/air adapter and one on a $20USD power supply and they've been fine ... > * Is it normal for the 100 screen not to be as bright as the 50/70? Nope ... and in fact the L100 screen I have on LOWEST brightness is brighter than my old L50 with the screen on the HIGHEST setting. This is before applying any screen films. > I notice that the video drivers that the guy installed are from Microsoft, > not the Toshiba. I wouldn't think that would cause the screen to be dimmer > than the 50/70s. Looking around the system a bit, I'm wondering if >any< of > the Toshiba drivers have been installed. There's no Start menu option for > Toshiba Utilities, and the power meter is Microsofts. Anyway... I can sort > through this stuff. I'd better get all the drivers. I'd go reformat it and install it again ... you really want to run this thing with the proper drivers. - Raymond ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
