Help!!

[Johnny225]

Hi everyone,
I just recieved my 8204, and so far I don't seem to have any of the problems described by users having this laptop.(Build date 4/06). However, I created the 5 backup CD's it tells you to and did a clean install of XP. Now, when I put the disks in, all but the first disk consist of a .dat file that is titled RCD#, the # being the disk number, 2-5. The problem is that I don't have a program that can run .dat files. Can anyone help me out here? Also, scrolling one internet is not a smooth action like it is on most computers. It is hard to explain, but it's almost as if the screen is being refreshed, and, I can see this refreshing bar travelling up the screen. Is this a windows setting? If it is, how do I change it to regular scrolling? Sorry for the noob questions guys. Other than these problems, I'm loving the computer.

Thanks,
Johnny

[JackT]

Not sure about this (I used the DVD backup method) but if you do plan to do a reinstall, putting in the first CD is enough, it will tell you to insert CD2-5 as you progress (as if you were installing a multi-cd game).

For scrolling, is it with the scroll wheel of a mouse?

[Johnny225]

Hi,
This is scrolling with the touchpad and mouse, as in scrolling through windows and not in a game. That backing is very odd, as there were no instructions on the first CD, it was just a bunch of programs. I got gravisense and enet manager working, but signalup and gridvista still don't work.

Thanks,
Johnny

[Chakz]

If your page refreshes really slow in Internet Explorer or when loading the start menu, it could be your video card driver.

[Johnny225]

Hi guys,
Does anyone have a copy of the original graphics card driver that the computer comes with? I lost that when I reformatted my hard drive, and for some reason my recovery CD's don't work. When I go to the Catalyst control panel, it says no ATi driver is installed. So I go to the ATi site and download their v 6.6 driver. However, it fails to install, saying that I need a VGA driver installed first. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
Johnny

[czm2000]

You can obtain all the drivers at ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/travelmate_8200/

[Johnny225]

Thanks for the help guys. The factory ones didn't work so I went to omega and their drivers work beautifully.

Thanks,
Johnny