Gildersleeve
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Features of laptop are as follows...
Mobile AMD Turion 64 ML-30 Processor(35W 1.6GHz)
100GB Hard Disk Drive
ATI PCI Express Graphics(Mobility Radeon Xpress 200 upto 128 MB shared memory
1024MB DDR RAM memory
TV Tuner(DVB-T and Analogue Tuner)
Multi Standard DVD/CD Burner(with dual layer support)
Wireless working with WLAN* and Bluetooth(WLAN 802.11b/g, upto 54Mbit/s and Bluetooth-standard v1.2
High definition audio system with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Firewire IEEE1394 connection
Audio out
Microphone in
Infrared interface
DC in
DVI monitor interface
VGA out
Video/S-Video out
1xModem(RJ11)
DVD Burner
6 x USB 2.0
LAN(RJ45)
SP/DIF Digital out
Audio in
PCMCIA type II
4 in one card reader
Li-lon battery
RF Remote Control
Carrying Bag
Mains adaptor
17" Widescreen Glare Type LCD Display WXGA with 1440 x 900 pixel
3 year Guarantee
Software:Microsoft Works 8.0
MS Auto Route 2005
MS Encarta Encyclopedia 2005
MS Flugsimulator 2004
MS Picture It Premium 10
Nero Burning Rom 6
Nero Recode 2-SE
eTrust Antivirus
PowerDVD 6
Power Cinema 4.2
Power Producer 3.0
Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0
I'm no expert, I'm a novice with computers but maybe someone can tell me if this is a pretty good purchase but here's the problem...
I have an ordinary phone line coming into the house.
Where it enters the house it goes to a phone situated in the lounge, using an extension cable the line continues into my bedroom where it goes to a separate phone and into a modem installed internally in the desktop pc.
I hope to go broadband with my present ISP soon(Madasafish)when I do the ISP send out some things that stop interference on the line and allow ordinary calls to be made whilst using the pc and they also supply an adaptor that you plug into a a USB port(in which I assume you put the phone cable and bypass the original modem)
Upon getting home I have discovered reading the laptop manual its internal modem will work with an ordinary line but it states that it must not be connected to an ISDN line or broadband as the different voltages will damage the internal modem and possibly the laptop. Not a problem at present as its an ordinary line.
Is possible to plug in the laptop so it will work with broadband, do I have to change the internal modem? Will it be a case of buying another broadband adaptor which placed between the incoming line and the connection to the laptop? Can I join up with broadband by using a wireless connection and how difficult is that as I probably would like not to be tied physically to a phoneline.
The main reason for getting a laptop was to avoid having to keep coming upstairs to the main computer, I wanted both so to be able to use my broadband connection(when I get it)and to be able to stay downstairs in the lounge and use the laptop to keep on top of and access messageboards like Birdforum and send e-mails more than I am able now.
But if its going to be a big problem I probably could get a refund and return it quite quickly as its unused and is unable to do the main reason it was purchased for.
I assume though I live in the UK this problem is similar in any country with an upto date telephone/internet system.
Any help really would be appreciated.
Thank You
Gildy
Mobile AMD Turion 64 ML-30 Processor(35W 1.6GHz)
100GB Hard Disk Drive
ATI PCI Express Graphics(Mobility Radeon Xpress 200 upto 128 MB shared memory
1024MB DDR RAM memory
TV Tuner(DVB-T and Analogue Tuner)
Multi Standard DVD/CD Burner(with dual layer support)
Wireless working with WLAN* and Bluetooth(WLAN 802.11b/g, upto 54Mbit/s and Bluetooth-standard v1.2
High definition audio system with 4 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Firewire IEEE1394 connection
Audio out
Microphone in
Infrared interface
DC in
DVI monitor interface
VGA out
Video/S-Video out
1xModem(RJ11)
DVD Burner
6 x USB 2.0
LAN(RJ45)
SP/DIF Digital out
Audio in
PCMCIA type II
4 in one card reader
Li-lon battery
RF Remote Control
Carrying Bag
Mains adaptor
17" Widescreen Glare Type LCD Display WXGA with 1440 x 900 pixel
3 year Guarantee
Software:Microsoft Works 8.0
MS Auto Route 2005
MS Encarta Encyclopedia 2005
MS Flugsimulator 2004
MS Picture It Premium 10
Nero Burning Rom 6
Nero Recode 2-SE
eTrust Antivirus
PowerDVD 6
Power Cinema 4.2
Power Producer 3.0
Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0
I'm no expert, I'm a novice with computers but maybe someone can tell me if this is a pretty good purchase but here's the problem...
I have an ordinary phone line coming into the house.
Where it enters the house it goes to a phone situated in the lounge, using an extension cable the line continues into my bedroom where it goes to a separate phone and into a modem installed internally in the desktop pc.
I hope to go broadband with my present ISP soon(Madasafish)when I do the ISP send out some things that stop interference on the line and allow ordinary calls to be made whilst using the pc and they also supply an adaptor that you plug into a a USB port(in which I assume you put the phone cable and bypass the original modem)
Upon getting home I have discovered reading the laptop manual its internal modem will work with an ordinary line but it states that it must not be connected to an ISDN line or broadband as the different voltages will damage the internal modem and possibly the laptop. Not a problem at present as its an ordinary line.
Is possible to plug in the laptop so it will work with broadband, do I have to change the internal modem? Will it be a case of buying another broadband adaptor which placed between the incoming line and the connection to the laptop? Can I join up with broadband by using a wireless connection and how difficult is that as I probably would like not to be tied physically to a phoneline.
The main reason for getting a laptop was to avoid having to keep coming upstairs to the main computer, I wanted both so to be able to use my broadband connection(when I get it)and to be able to stay downstairs in the lounge and use the laptop to keep on top of and access messageboards like Birdforum and send e-mails more than I am able now.
But if its going to be a big problem I probably could get a refund and return it quite quickly as its unused and is unable to do the main reason it was purchased for.
I assume though I live in the UK this problem is similar in any country with an upto date telephone/internet system.
Any help really would be appreciated.
Thank You
Gildy
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