Posts by DarthAcer

If there is a second mini-PCI slot, it should be mini-PCI-E slot. I've never heard of 15-inch laptops with 2 mini-PCI slots, but some latest models do come with 2 mini-PCI-E slots, second being used for that Robson cache module as...

If you already have Wireless then it occupies mini-PCI or mini-PCI-E (PCI-Express) slot that your laptop has. So that slot in the center is most likely a memory slot. Your laptop does have two RAM slots. Did you buy proper/compatible...

Disks have builtin temperature sensors (readings accessible through SMART interface) for several years at least. The tech support guy is clueless, obviously. I have HD in my laptop running typically at 38-41 degrees C, getting up to...

There is a "Floppy maker utility" on Intel site (something like f6flpy32.exe). You'll need to run it on desktop with a floppy (either builtin or USB floppy drive) and it will unpack itself onto floppy. Then you'll have...

The best place to search for XP drivers for Acer laptops is at ftp://ftp.acer-euro.com/notebook/ There are only Vista drivers for the most recent laptops but you may find XP ones for a bit older models that happen to match hardware on...

Are you running some undervolting program like RMClock or NHC? That could be a problem. On the other hand, if you have not tried any of them, these might help you to prevent overheating. It's just a matter of setting voltage levels...

What are you burning disks with? For lightscribe to work you need to have special lightscribe software (service) installed. Major CD/DVD burning software supports lightscribe (I used Cover Designer in Nero, for example). But Windows...

There may be several alcwzrd.exe on your C: drive: one current in the C:\Windows directory, several in various $.... subdirectories under C:\Windows - those are Windows automatic updates, there probably is one in the directory where...

Try this, reboot laptop and check if you have ALCWZRD application running in task manager before plugging headphones. If you do, kill that application. Plug headphones. Do headphones work? If yes then download AUTORUNS application...

Do not know about Vista but in XP you can turn WLAN on in hardware in properties of the WLAN card in Device Manager (once you have Intel driver installed): there is a property page with a drop-down box for various parameters, one of them...