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    Extending Wireless Network via 2nd Router

    Hi, Want to extend the wireless signal where I live and decided to use a second router to do this. A few things should be pointed out before I begin: - The house I live in is rented accommodation and the owner lives in an apartment underneath. - He provides me with access to his router...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Hey! Thanks for the info on those, I haven't made a firm choice as yet but I will over the next while. Thanks again for all the input. Regardsd
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    FPS Drop outs

    Hi, First off thank you for a the time you've invested helping me and others like me out. It has been much appreciated! While the solution isn't what I had hoped for its not the end of the world and I guess I'm in the market for a new mobile machine. I would like to be able to play games such...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Update: New RAM has been tested in 2 other laptops and works perfectly - mem tests performed and more importantly / they booted up. Could my laptop just not like the new RAM or could the contiuously deteriorating hangups also account for the incompatibilitys between Laptop and RAM? Also if...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Hey, I have tried setting default configuration in BIOS but that makes no difference. In relation to your question as to whether I had powered off the laptop before working on it I'm 95% sure I did (though it was a couple of weeks ago and I don't recall exactly my actions... also the laptop...
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    FPS Drop outs

    I should probably also note that my BIOS registers that there is 8gb of RAM inserted when the two new sticks were inserted. Should I try a combination of new and old?
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    FPS Drop outs

    Ok so I purchased the RAM recommended and it arrived today so I did as follows: 1. First I powered on my laptop to check if it was still having problems - problem still existed. 2. Removed old RAM and inserted new RAM and powered laptop - this led me to "Windows Error Recovery" screen with...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Ok I have installed Portal 2 and it lags out almost worse than wow does.. So the verdict seems to be memory, thanks I wouldn't have gotten this far without your help! I havelooked for a few different cards and I was hoping you'd direct me to good ones, I live in Europe so ordering from the...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Like this? http://www.dabs.ie/products/kingston-branded-4gb-1600mhz-module-for-lenovo-tp-8C9Q.html?refs=4294944914-4294943292&src=3
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    FPS Drop outs

    I can't see any "Event" tab... I went to device manager, right clicked on the "unknown device", went to properties...As Am I in the wrong place? As regards the page filing, I am unsure as to whether there was an FPS issue as the game was hanging so much and crashed a couple of times it was hard...
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    FPS Drop outs

    two further things that occur: 1. I have a device in my devce manager which has no driver and is an unknown device. I have tried updating it and also tried downloading all drivers from the Dell driver page to no avail. Would it be ok to reinstall Driver Genius to find out what driver is...
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    FPS Drop outs

    Update: First of all I set the Page Allocation setting back to automatic before testing the RAM modules. I also set the game to low graphics and returned any of the settings that might reduce game performance to its lowest setting. I then took out each RAM module and tested the game with one...
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    FPS Drop outs

    BTW do I need to set my page filing back to automatic now?
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    FPS Drop outs

    The HD idea made things worse to the point that the game crashed once and hung a number of times for long periods... I am off tomorrow so will spend some time swapping in and out the RAM modules. As for checking if a non-graphic program hangs, IE does sometimes but WMP works fine and so did...