Posts by bburge

I replaced the stock 120G hard drive on my Acer Aspire 1712 with a Western Digital 250G (WD2500JB) last night. Everything is great except, there is now a noticable vibration in the system. Not bad at all, but more than was there...

Lots of room...just a minute...let me go get it. The largest center section has the extra padded notebook holder with the velcro tie. There is a webbed section where I put file folders, etc...Also there is enough room at the top of...

I picked up a Targus TXL617 XL Notebook Backpack case at Best Buy last week. They are about $10 less if you order them directly from www.targus.com. It works very well. The Acer fits snugly in the web compartment and there is room...

You may want to take a look at this software. Second Copy http://www.secondcopy.com/ $29.95 In the past, when I was a lowly NT administrator, I used to use Second Copy to do what it sounds like you are wanting to do. I don't...

Got the keycap re-attached. Hooked the wires on the front and used a nail file to elevate the front of the connector base while I gently snapped the keycap back into place. I was just a little anxious about messing with the...

Wireless is working now... here's the deal... I looked and surfed at length and came up with the fact that the Linksys "B" Wireless Routers don't always play well with some of the dual mode b/g wireless devices...

Hmmm.... One more issue....as I was writing the previous post, the keycap on the left shift key popped off and landed in the middle of the keyboard. I have been examining how it connects to the keyboard...looks like I need some...

Still working on this... Tried all suggestions so far. Everything turned off: firewalls / anti-virus / WEP Double checked everything. My son is here. His wireless laptop hooked right up with no problems. I even tried with...

Just received my Acer 1712SMi yesterday. WOW, what a machine... I plan to post to the "Review" section as soon as I have a few days use to go on. I do have one problem so far...I can't get the wireless module to...