dan m

Yup thats what i did.

If you don't use your laptop with the router very much then you can turn off the wireless part by going to the router settings. which can be done by loading the router setup there should be a option for it in the start menu and then in the sub folder for the router or if your route is like the one i had you will need to do the following by typing 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.2 into a internet explorer page the first one should be the one u need. the password will either be password or the wont be one unless u have changed it and the user name will be admin. If you don't want to disable the wire you can go to the route setup again and go to the security option and there is an-option where you can set it so only the computer you type it will be able to use it. A mac address is the computer own id number no two computers will have the same which means only the laptop and the desk will be able to connect. The router should be able to auto get the mac address for you which also saves me typing how. hope this helps

yes tried manually getting the screen to sync. by holding down the FN key and the the required F key still nothing. Thank you for your post least now im 90% sure its the graphic card will. Thank you for your welcome =)

hello. Friend brought me there computer because it stopped working. The problem is when you turn it on all you get is a blank black screen you can here everything else in the computer start up fine and u can here it open msn and bits just no picture. i think its either the screen that has gone or its the graphic card, i tried plugging the computer into a external monitor and nothing came up i checked the cable and the screen by doing that same with another computer and it worked so i now think its the graphics card. just thought i would see what other people thought about the problem Its a packard bell note book. thank you for any help you can give Dan