Posts by thenewb

Having just finished college as an ME, I would say Thinkpad. Really, the Thinkpads were the only ones to consistently last four+ years. I swapped laptops halfway through as I cheaped out on an Acer instead; it lasted two years before...

Hey everyone, My laptop is suddenly shutting down after installing a new hard drive. I cannot format the drive, let alone install Vista, XP, or W7. It even shuts down if I'm looking at the BIOS setup for too long. BIOS does...

Hello, Would anyone please help me with a guide on taking apart my acer 5021? Anyone who's ever taken apart a 5020 series, 5022 5023 5024 laptop? I can't seem to figure out how to get inside the case. I've loosened all the bottom...

Hello! I've been trying to get a straight answer forever, but have yet to get one... I hope someone here can help me. Would someone please do a pin out test on their 8cable HP bluetooth module? This would be ones for the nc6000 or...

bump. ANYONE? pleaseeeeee....? hahah. can someone please test their hp bluetooth? or any 8 wire bluetooth module??? I've tried testing my laptop itself, but i guess without something plugged in, it doesn't send the full 3.3V's...

Hey everyone, I thought I might get more input if I posted in general, since it's a mishmash anyways. To the point, I'm currently trying to install a dell tm350 bluetooth module into my acer. I have a few questions. 1) Does...

Hello, I'm currently trying to install a dell tm350 bluetooth module into my acer. I was wondering if anyone already had the pinouts mapped for the standard acer 8-wire bluetooth plug. If anyone could tell me, that would be much...

I'll go against the stream here and say, if it meets your requirements, to consider an AMD, like the Ferrari. This is dependant on what you're requirements are of course. But if you're fine with playing games on normal settings and...

I have a 5021, and haven't experienced that problem. The 5020's run within normal Acer temperatures, compared to the 8200's and Ferrari's. At the same time, I do think that the 5020's have stopped production a while back. It's a...

don't we all. heh. the dream system of the all the fastest parts in a desktop overclocked with watercooling and no worries about heat. it's always the $$$. the little details of life. hehe. i want an MT-42 and 2 gb ram in my...