Posts by fleggett

With regrets, I'm selling my eMachines M6809 laptop. It is only a few months old. It DOES have the infamous cracked hinges, but cannot be shipped to the company for repair in its current form because I have flashed the BIOS using the...

Nychold, if you install a fresh, clean copy of XP Pro, you should be able to run your 6810 at full speed on battery. I've reinstalled Pro several times on my 6809 and have been able to avoid the 800 Mhz problem every time, without...

Thanks, dog2424. That's good news. - Fred

A co-worker friend and I are currently fooling around with Ghost. I installed XP Pro with the latest drivers and Ghosted the partition to a DVD. He's got the infamous hinge cracks, so he's sending it in for repair. Now, when doing...

I'm trying to find chipset drivers for the above machine. Does anyone know what chipset the M5310 uses? The VIA 4-in-1 drivers don't take. Thanks in advance.

Charlie, how difficult was it for you to install a memory module in the hidden slot? How long did it take, what tools were required, etc.?

Really?! That's most cool. I wish my desktop had a boot-from-usb-device option.

OK, gang, which is it? I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my 6809, but want the memory installed in the hidden slot. If I pay BB $30 to do it, will it or won't it void the warranty? For that matter, how would eMachines even...

Errr, well, if BB isn't considered an authorized service center, what is it? I mean, they do service-related work on eMachines units (whether they be laptops or desktops), don't they?

After reading about the possible benefits of upgrading to the 00F07P00 6811 bios (from a stock 6809), I thought I'd share my experiences in doing the deed. I wanted to perform the flash under DOS, as recommended by the...