HP DV9000 no-display & noisy fan

After 2 weeks of listening to a very noisy fan on my HP DV9428nr Laptop PC, I decided to take it apart to see if I could fix it or at least confirm the part number to order a replacement fan/heatsink assembly (438606-001). It took a little over an hour to disassemble the unit to […]

Posted Under: DIY
This post was written by matt on March 1, 2009 Comments (0)

GM 3800 P1404 & P0404 error code saga

I’ve been wrestling with P0404 “Gas Cap” and P1404 EGR error codes on my 2001 3800-series-II GP-GT for at least a year.  Replacing the EGR had no effect, nor did the frequently recommended reset procedures (disconnect EGR, clear code, immediately shut key off, then re-connect EGR).  Turns out it was a bad vacuum hose to […]

Posted Under: Auto Repair,DIY
This post was written by matt on February 8, 2009 Comments (3)

Why I hate Computers!

Why I hate computers (especially MS Windows) or Why can’t things just work? We have 5 computers in our house, all networked of course.  2 are laptops (one ~6 years old, one about 1.5 years).  2 run Windows XP Home, 1 was recently upgraded from Windows 2000 to Windows XP-pro, 1 running Fedora 10 (my […]

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This post was written by matt on December 26, 2008 Comments (0)
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