Posts by calcman1

Hello All! I am an ACER owner but I am currently setting up a new U205 for a friend of mine living in Brazil. I wish to remove all of the Toshiba trash software and am not sure what I should delete. The obvious deletions were of...

My only experience thus far with ACER repair has been exemplary. I currently own both an 8104 and 8204 laptops and have excellent service from both machines. Even after more than a year, the 8104 is STILL a tough machine to beat! When I...

Hi! I was looking to go with a 108g NIC replacement for my 8104 and 8204 laptops. I went so far as to purchase 2 from a dealer on Ebay thinking the interface was mini PCI. After opening up the machines I found out that the...

Not sure why you would be getting interference from your power pack, unless that's why on the new 8204, ACER stuck a choke on the connector cord near the plug. My 8104 cord doesn't have a choke. I have both units, but have never used...

Thanks! I'll give the Eurodrivers a shot.

Having bluetooth problems myself, nothing major but an annoyance. At boot up, the bluetooth works fine, no problems, but after a few minutes I lose the connection and have to go to "My Bluetooth Places" / "Show...

I took the laptop plunge last year (bought an 8104) after finally getting the "build your own desktop" bug out of my system. For years I built and upgraded my own PCs as A. A hobby I enjoyed and, B. A way to cut costs and get a...

Here's a link that might be helpful. Ignore the 802.11B reference as most cards today are 802.11A/B/G (faster). GOOD LUCK! http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...02april08.mspx

It seems that ACER uses a proprietary card for their wireless. I Called ACER tech to verify I wasn't seeing things when I opened the access panels! The connector, when you look at it, is about half the length of mini-pci. So, in addition...

I just got the cards I ordered from EBAY. They are mini-pci (which I thought would work) WRONG. ACER uses a different interface. Anyone know what to look for now? THANKS!