Posts by Time-Pilot

Quote: Originally Posted by Mudchild Ok, thanks for that - so I can't go with faster RAM, but there won't be any problem in having 1 Gig of 2700? So am I right in thinking that on OTHER systems which have dual...

Nice case, I have used all types and Silverstone is by far the best you can do. Lian is nice, but the metal quality and final fit and finish just isn't there compared to Silverstone. I can't wait to see more on the buildup.

You can use just one 1GB stick, it does not look like this laptop has the capability to use dual channel DDR. I also can't tell from the specs if it can take a faster dimm, many 2700 systems also used 3200, but I can't tell on yours.

I'll admit it, I pretty much buy games based on your reviews, it started with Area 51 and I've been doing it that way ever since. Keep up the good work!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deathwish238 I have an Acer Ferrari 4006WLMi w/ WinXP x64 installed on it. It's been hell. Slow boot up times that I have not been able to fix, stability issues, stupid bugs, and well I'm...

What laptop are we talking about here? It may be that it needs a bios update to address the larger drive geometry.

Quote: I restored to factory conditions and presto it works. I took this to mean that you restored the system to a new virgin state, which is why I was asking about the condition prior to the restore.

Quote: Originally Posted by The Anaconda most preinstalled machines from manufacturers leave the "Administrator" password blank for recovery purposes I say off with their heads then!

This is not true of all SATA drives, there are generations that require a swapped signal/ ground ping that you cannot connect to desktop without a bridge. There was an early generation SATA laptop drive, and second generation that...