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My computer issues never seem to end... HP Mini 210 , halp anyone?

So, the motherboard of my HP Mini 2133 died on me , so i purchased a new one, HP Mini 210 with Windows 7 Starter.

First i was pissed because i cannot change the background , but i got over that quickly, then i notice i can't make the resolution higher than 1024 x 600 which is a MAJOR issue

Is there any freaking way to get it over 1024 x 600? anyone got any tricks up their sleeves? ... ANYONE!!!??

I took the windows it came with off because it was to big for the atom processor, but I have your old computer not the new one. It looks like the processor is the same though, so maybe reverting to xp might be a good idea. (And I am not really that technically savvy so don't take my word for it) can the resolution get much higher on that computer anyways, I lower mine as much as possible so that it will run quicker. Sorry not helpful at all I know.

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Originally posted by gmilf I took the windows it came with off because it was to big for the atom processor, but I have your old computer not the new one. It looks like the processor is the same though, so maybe reverting to xp might be a good idea. (And I am not really that technically savvy so don't take my word for it) can the resolution get much higher on that computer anyways, I lower mine as much as possible so that it will run quicker. Sorry not helpful at all I know.

I had 0 issues with my old computer, it had vista so it was a lil slow but i didn't really care.

I talked to the guys who TRIED fixing my HP mini 2133 and they said reverting to XP is not a good idea because of some bullshit i dont even remember...


FML!

so you had shit and replaced it with a newer version of shit. what did you expect?

Graphics Processor Intel GMA 3150
Video Memory up to 256MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Max Resolution 1024 x 600

you are not going to be able to increase the resolution, sry.
as far as adding XP- i wouldn't waste any more money on it.

my advice- save your money for a real laptop,
trix(netbooks) are for kids

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=32&name=Laptops-Notebooks

you should PM srusselll008808 i think he can help you.

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Originally posted by tubularbills I am running Firefox and Win7

hhaahaha

I've never owned a netbook yet I know that 1024x600 seems to be a normal resolution for the screen.

have you ever considered the fact that the screens are tiny hence making it more likely to not have a super high resolution?

what were you expecting? 1920�1080

I somewhat unwisely retired my old Dell laptop and bought a mid-range HP, bad mistake.
Don't buy a HP and Windows 7 is highly overrated.

If speed is a problem, you can get a fairly good performance boost by disabling the unnecessary effects on Windows 7. With your processor turning off most of the flashy effects should give you an easy 20% speed boost. Also download Ccleaner, click "tools" then "startup" on the left side and disable any programs that you don't need loading every time you turn the computer on. http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook

Get more degrees.

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Originally posted by clay i give you one year and u will be a mac whore.

why?

mac is the complete opposite of linux, you moron.

No, come on. Please, tell me why I will be a mac whore within a year.

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Originally posted by clay ever consider reading specs or actually go look at products before purchase?

The problem was, i had no time and not that much money to do all of this, we thought it was just the monitor failing on my HP mini 2133, i had windows vista on it and i had absolutely no problems with the resolution because even if it was 1024 x 600 it was not that big, i spent 14 days waiting for them to fix the god damn computer because apparently they had to wait on a new screen to install on the damn thing, fixing it would have been less expensive for me so i took that route regardless of the time spent, then they call me and tell me it was not the screen after all, but the motherboard, so i was fucked, i got pissed off and bought a new one instead and made them transfer my data which was the most important thing to me... the rest is history.

Windows 7 starter is pretty useless unless all you're going to be using the netbook for is going on the internet, storing some pictures, or creating Word documents. It's essentially stripped of some of the more robust features of Windows 7 so that it runs better on the lower processor speed and less RAM of most netbooks. So like someone said before, you probably would have been better off just buying a normal laptop.

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Originally posted by clay Because you are a producer and since you are on ubuntu my guess is that you cant stand windows. Next logical step is mac. Its basically the same as linux but supporting software and soundcard drivers. Just a guess.

i use windows xp for producing and games. ubuntu for my laptop (i also have windows 7 on it, for gaming and producing on-the-go but im gonna remove it. it's fucking 80 gb or whatever). i also have another laptop running backtrack4.

yes, I plan on familiarizing myself with more OSes, mostly linux distributions like Fedora and Debian, but also with some of the BSD's (OpenBSD especially). None of these come from Apple.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi i use windows xp for producing and games. ubuntu for my laptop (i also have windows 7 on it, for gaming and producing on-the-go but im gonna remove it. it's fucking 80 gb or whatever). i also have another laptop running backtrack4. yes, I plan on familiarizing myself with more OSes, mostly linux distributions like Fedora and Debian, but also with some of the BSD's (OpenBSD especially). None of these come from Apple.

364 days left! then you see!

or something

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Originally posted by clay how do you plan to make music?

are you blind? read the first sentence once more.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi why? mac is the complete opposite of linux, you moron.

The Mac OS is actually a Unix based OS, much like Linux (which is very similar to Unix), so saying that Mac is the complete opposite of Linux is like saying McDonalds is the complete opposite of Burger King.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 The Mac OS is actually a Unix based OS, much like Linux (which is very similar to Unix), so saying that Mac is the complete opposite of Linux is like saying McDonalds is the complete opposite of Burger King.

I don't know if he meant it in terms of Unix similarity. He may have been thinking of the software model (almost completely open with Ubuntu versus extremely proprietary with Apple).

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Originally posted by r5a

Love that skit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8u4CEBVq7s

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Originally posted by srussell0018 The Mac OS is actually a Unix based OS, much like Linux (which is very similar to Unix), so saying that Mac is the complete opposite of Linux is like saying McDonalds is the complete opposite of Burger King.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I don't know if he meant it in terms of Unix similarity. He may have been thinking of the software model (almost completely open with Ubuntu versus extremely proprietary with Apple).

Bingo!

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Love that skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8u4CEBVq7s

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