Posts by Collegekid

This is probably a dumb question but how do you see that detailed order status (the one where you can see if its building, testing, ect...)? I go to the order status page, type in the dell id and customer id, but my order just says...

Thanks. Will look into it.

Does anyone know of ACER repair locations because I can not find any authorized ones? I'm outside of the warranty period but my company is willing to cover the repairs as long as it's under $500. Do you know how much it would cost to...

Quote: Originally Posted by siestaseaturtle http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/716040 Here are some good pix coutesy of MrMsyvc. Thanks. Actually was able to find only these. But took the bold initiative anyways...

Hmmm... so the cheapest inverter for me is actually 120 which includes shipping. The only two places I could find that had my inverter charged around that. Now I am really in debate whether or not its worth it. I could run the laptop as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ynit You should have a hidden partition that Acer sets aside on all notebooks. It is a Recovery System very nice, booting up alt-f10 should launch you into it, and its just a clean image if...

Quote: Originally Posted by rickster most newer graphics cards can handle aero glass on vista, including the intel gma 900 and 950, this is based on actual use. despite what jiopi says, you can play dx10 games,...

ic, thanks. yea it's weird cuz anytime my screen turns on now from standby, restart, ect... The fastest and easiest solution is for me to simply plug into an external monitor. I'm hoping its also not a bigger issue like power source....

Does anyone know where I can find the pics of a taken apart or the process of taking apart an Acer 8104? I thought I remember someone on this board doing it, but can't seem to find it. I want to see if my LCD inverter is broken or if...

Thanks for the quick response. So after using the computer again, it went back to doing the same thing and flickered and then turned off. Tried just moving the screen and now its back working a bit again. So I am guessing its not the...