Wireless - web pages and downloads slow

So we saw this right around xmas. Its on my wifes Emachines e725. Never had an issue previously.
- Web pages wont load, downloads wont start.
- My laptop with the same wireless router works great.
- Her laptop hardwired works fine.
- I have done a selective startup without any startup programs. nada.
- I updated the drivers. nada
- I scanned for virus' and malware with 4 different services.
- I did a system restore.
- I went into safe mode and made the driver changes. nada
- I thought it had something to do with the MS virtual miniport adapter, but that has since been unistalled.
- I thought it might have something to do with the leapstar program. (cant determine if thats the case)
- Its possible that there was a driver update done through MS update.

The machine is unusable at this point. Any help or suggestions would be very welcome.

Toughbooks & Atheros AR5006X Mini PCI

Hi all,

I bought 4 Atheros based mini pci to upgrade from Intel 11b cards. Two AR5005GS SuperG that installed without a hitch and worked well in a



Now card is re-detected, Troubleshooting Utility works and loads at startup but "Running Radio test - test failed". Clicking on the 'Show Connection Status', the Auto Profile selection is Disabled.



Device Manager now shows;

Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter

Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter - Wireless Intermediate Driver (not sure what this is)



I un-install the card. Remove the utility program and let Windows detect the card again from scratch but that didn't work out as well. Back to the drawing board. Re-installed the card that originally came with the laptop, an Intel 11b, and that worked just fine. [rules out buggy minipci connectivity]



Uncertain if this issue is peculiar to Pannys but am looking forward to hearing from those who have successfully installed/configured this AR5006X card. Game to try all suggestions as I'm at wit's end.



Many thanks in advance,

Ron in SG

G73JW-XT1 Screen/Display Wavy

I bought this Laptop yesterday Jan 4, 2011, while doing the Recovery DVDs, I noticed the reflection of the window blinds in the display were wavy, as if you threw a rock in a pond and the reflection of the sky would be wavy, but the waves in the display were not concentric lines, rather parallel from bottom left of screen to right top at approximately 80 degree angle.



The image(s) displayed on the screen were clear and did not show any waves. When I stared at the screen (past/through) the reflection of the blinds I could notice the waves in the display, although, they did not affect the clarity of the computer images.



Does anyone know, is this a defect in the Laptop's display or the way it is supposed to look?



Thanks for any help/advise.

GT660R. What to do right out of box?

If all goes well, will be purchasing this laptop this weekend. I have made my final decision on that.



What should i do straight out of the box to get this working 100%?

What bloatware should i take out, anything i have to uninstall, like drivers and reinstall?



What should i know.



Few questions after reading through some more threads:

What is BIOS?

What is RAID?



Appreciate it.

Outlook or Mac Mail

I'm new to Mac and have had trouble finding this answer here or elsewhere... I just received my MBP today and am wondering if I should use Outlook (as a part of Office 2011) or the standard Mac Mail app.



I am coming from Windows, but don't care about learning curves and am perfectly willing to import my PSTs, if needed.



I won't be receiving email via Exchange on this machine; I plan to use VPN and remote desktop to connect to my corporate network.



I don't care about syncing Google mail or calendars; my primary account is POP3.



I do have an iPhone and need to sync calendar and contacts.



Any thoughts?

New A665-S6095 questions

Hello all,



I went purchased this machine a few days ago. I like the machine just fine and bought this on whim knowing little about it and it seems to be a good machine.



I play LOTRO online and the GPU (onboard) handles the game fine on medium/high settings. Heat does not seem to be an issue as in game temps never hit above 54 degrees (pretty sure this is good).



Question I have is that at times there is some slight hangs I can hear and see on the screen. Sound will studder for a min or so and sometimes graphics are the same. I know the graphical hardware is not of gaming quality but this does not seem to be an issue at all with these problems aside.



I have 14 days to return and just want assurance that all is fine? Today it dropped the wifi signal and required a reboot to get it back (little hiccups like that are meaningless to me(I guess?)).



Should I be concerned? I hope it's nothing, I like the system.



EDIT: It's a A665.... Typo

Video drop-outs ("blinking") on 2010 HDTVs

I'm experiencing frequent (one to three times a minute) video drop-outs while streaming from my PN58C7000's Netflix app. The drop-outs last only a sec. I have a high-speed FiOS connection, and this behavior began only last month (I've had the set since April 2010).

While I initially suspected poor streaming quality, there are several reports at AVSForums regarding "blinking" with cable/sat STBs and blu-ray sources (the sound continues uninterrupted). This occurs even with the display and source directly connected via HDMI cable (no AVR).

F/w is a commonality between the LED and PDP 6/7/8 series, but I'd appreciate further investigation by engineering -- Samsung phone support is not helpful.

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