Posts by $Circle$

Quote: Originally Posted by sailor ... The destroy & restore method after a restore did work. I formatted the harddrive and got rid of everything Acer had on the drive and reloaded XP Pro SP2. Still have...

Quote: Originally Posted by HoofHearted .... If I get this inverter, I will photo and post it step-by-step as I do the repair. That sounds good HoofHearted ... as I am sure there will be others with this...

Quote: Originally Posted by jabulani_jonny Well, I tried pulling the inverter out myself but I started getting a little sketchy when I was about to take the LCD apart. I haven't done one before and the service manual...

Quote: Originally Posted by jabulani_jonny Called Acer- the pay line, out of warranty repair is $449 flat fee for up to two components. I ask about ordering the part and he gives me a number for a company that hasn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bazzio Got good earplugs?, you'll need them!!! First try Artic Silver 5 and raise your laptop with 2 cm on the back an 1 cm on the front. Mobile Meter is the program you're looking for, just...

I just got done reloading XP Pro with SP2 and the first acer driver I tried to load was the Modem Driver Agere Ver. 2.1.33.0 (08/20/2003). In the Device manager everthing looks good ... no conflicts; however, when I go to properies on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bazzio Got good earplugs?, you'll need them!!! First try Artic Silver 5 and raise your laptop with 2 cm on the back an 1 cm on the front. Mobile Meter is the program you're looking for, just...

Does anybody know how to get the CPU and inner fans to run on high all the time on the Acer 1710? I am on BIOS 3A25. $Circle$

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike_D BTW, I checked my CPU temp - and it's ~60 degrees after 5 minutes of idle. WTF? Hope this is only lack of thermal paste - I THINK I am able to put some on CPU without actually...

Quote: Originally Posted by crappy_baka Thats exactly the unit I am using. ... If only I had my mind on what I was thinking and I put 2 and 2 toegther, I would have noticed that .... thanks for overlooking...