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[Akura]

Took yet another shot at my netbook's overheating problem. Current guess is the RAM, but I have no way to confirm that without actually knowing where the RAM is to begin with. I can't find any decent images, all Google gives me is prices(more than I actually paid for the original netbook) or suggests something in Spanish for some insane reason. Alternately, it's the CPU. Whichever one is located below the power button. Now that I think about it, CPU makes more sense, it's probably old enough that the thermal paste(if exists) could be failing.

Another problem also came up, in that leaving it on it's charger has left it with a rather poor battery life. I unplugged it and turned it on, and by the time Windows booted to desktop, the battery display said 84%(2hr, 12min). Within ten minutes, it changed to 76%(1hr, 40-something minutes). Might have to discharge it all the way before putting it back on the charger.

[Thief^]

Ram doesn't overheat, it'll be the CPU. It'll either be failing thermal paste (not usually a problem unless it's been disassembled) or the fan (if it has one) is either full of dust or failed. If you can find "teardown" instructions, shouldn't be too hard to check out.

As for the battery, how old is it? A lot of modern batteries are designed with quite a short life (no point using expensive batteries in something people will get rid of after a few years).

If it uses an external battery pack, you'll probably be able to find a new / 3rd party pack on eBay. Failing that, for external packs they usually are just a soldered pack of four to eight "18650" cells, and it is possible to break the pack apart and replace them, but that's a distinctly "advanced" bit of laptop repair work. Working on the battery pack is a serious fire risk!

[AzyWng]

So, my internet has been having problems, and I thought ya'll could help.

When I try to connect to my home's Wi-Fi network, I get connected, and I get a secure connection, but there's no internet.

My dad (who knows a thing or two about computers) tried checking all the relevant areas for connection issues, but wasn't able to find a sign of what caused the problem, even after forgetting and reconnecting to the network. Now he's upset that he found a problem and was forced to give up.

So, anyway, the only reason I'm able to type to you right now on the computer with the problem is because of an ethernet cable Dad was able to find.

My dad thinks maybe it's a hardware problem, or maybe that Microsoft was shit, but I don't know.

The strange thing is that my brother's laptop and my dad's laptop, and even my phone are all fine as far as Wi-Fi is concerned.

[BigD145]

Did a wifi chipset driver get updated recently? That can screw you over.

[Thief^]

Did you try rebooting the router? They are awful bits of technology and have random problems just because they feel like it sometimes.

The fact that everything else is connected fine doesn't mean it's not the router.

[birdy51]

I suppose on the subject of Wi-Fi technology, do any of you know how to connect to the internet with a 3DS or something similar from their homes?

For a long time I've wanted to reach the internet from home on it, but I've since struggled greatly in this endeavor. Any thoughts on how I might achieve a connection.

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I suppose this really isn't a computer question, so I apologize. But I figured that this really didn't need it's own thread and you guys would still know a helluva lot more about it than I would.

[Aklyon]

Is your 3DS(XL) already connected to the wifi and you want to use the browser, or do you need to actually connect your 3ds to the wifi first?

[AzyWng]

Actually, the problem started when I was trying to open up Steam/play online Steam games - apparently I couldn't connect to Steam. I still had my internet access to other sites, including Bay12 here.

I restarted the router, and everything else was fine afterwards except for my own Wi-Fi, which was connected but with no actual internet access.

This morning I booted up my computer and everything was fine afterwards. I could connect to the internet fine with no ethernet cable. Steam works fine now, too.

[birdy51]

Is your 3DS(XL) already connected to the wifi and you want to use the browser, or do you need to actually connect your 3ds to the wifi first?

The latter. Although it can make a connection, said connection does not lead to an actual internet connection.

[Aklyon]

Is your 3DS(XL) already connected to the wifi and you want to use the browser, or do you need to actually connect your 3ds to the wifi first?

The latter. Although it can make a connection, said connection does not lead to an actual internet connection.

Well, the obvious questions then: Does your wifi work for other things in the house, and is your 3DS' wireless switch on, and not off?

[birdy51]

I appreciate the basics. ^.^

Yes and yes. On campus, I was able to connect to their WiFi and I haven't turned it off on the 3DS

[BigD145]

I appreciate the basics. ^.^

Yes and yes. On campus, I was able to connect to their WiFi and I haven't turned it off on the 3DS

On campus? A college campus? They may be blocking a bunch of ports.

[TheBiggerFish]

No, it WORKED on campus but not at the house?

[Aklyon]

No, it WORKED on campus but not at the house?

Sounds like a router issue, possibly.

[Gwolfski]

A quick question. When games list system requirements, is the ram listed needed for the game or is it total system ram?