@curtis07: Direct machine to machine is best done by a crossover cable.

Looks like another Darwin Award recipient!

@TheBobmanNH: Memory is the first thing to go, and no one remembers what the second thing is... :-/

@Dracula Jones: Good points! As I stated above, remove progs in the tool tray one by one to find the offender.

@sandeepdeepak: I don't use any command, it's set in Power Options under Control Panel. Hibernate 1 Hour.

@TheBobmanNH: I know there is software you can run to trick the hibernate timer into resetting every minute or so.

I have my machine hibernate after an hour of inactivity.

@Jinxxeh: THE RED IRON GIANT?!?!?

I hate bad advice...

@Kamatari +: Your scanner works well, too!

@kellanpan: And those things are a giant PITA to get back on sometimes...

@DittoBox: Machine Baked Penis?!?!?

@AgentSmithAndWesson: I think that's why we're all here...

@eric: Yes!

@gibson_se: Blinky power LED's are usually a bad battery (remove and test again), or a bad internal power board (usually part of the system board).

@Lord_Data ∞: As Merricat pointed out - you are most unlikely to "plug and play" a non-optical drive into the optical bay.

@KillerBee: Smash into pieces with the BFH...

I don't think I like the idea of someone spitting on my food before I get a chance to...

@AgentSmithAndWesson: Thanks for the great compliment! That's what happens when you've worked on laptops since 1993 - Zenith Data Systems - Laptop Tech Support/Tier 2/3 support! I used to write support docs for using PCMCIA cards with Card & Socket Services for DOS/Win 3.1x. Anyone just puke a little? I did...

@avatar003: I would not suggest it.