Posts by wynand32

I've applied the new BIOS, and can't tell any difference in performance--except, perhaps, the system _did_ seem to boot a bit faster. Otherwise, everything seems fine. I'd be interested to know what the power management fix is, though...

I'm excited about the Merom support (in fact, ecstatic), but confused about the hard drive throttling. Mode 6 is just at the low edge of what SATA supports, I think, and so going to Mode 5 is strange. I _have_ noticed that my 8204 gets...

Wow, fascinating BIOS updates... Here's what I find more interesting: 1. "Support Merom 6F1 CPU" - That's incredibly promising. I'm looking forward to slapping a Merom in this thing in a year or so, and sticking out my tongue...

I have an 8204. It's the best notebook I've owned, out of 10. Best performance, good build, a joy to use. The screen's fine, no odd noises, good battery life, portable, doesn't get too terribly hot, etc., etc. It's actually rather...

That's a great utility, wildiris, thanks for the link!

I experienced the same issue with the Omega 6.3, and the only way to resolve (for me) was to go back to the stock ATI 6.1 drivers.

Actually, mine blinks quite often, even though it's connected without issue and, even stranger, while downloading a file. I haven't researched it, but there must be some pattern to it.

For all of the complaints some make against Acer service, I have to say: that's a relief. Toshiba, for one, refuses to send out a replacement drive, requiring a visit to service instead. And, the hard drive is just as easy to access and...

Yep, been a little busy to visit the forum in awhile... I had the stutter with every driver version beyond the stock driver, which is what I'm using now. This includes the Omega drivers (in fact, if I recall, it started with them). When...

If you open the Windows Task Manager, select the Processes tab, then select a process, you can assign its "affinity" for (i.e., what processor it will run on to) CPU 0, CPU 1, or both. I believe this can only be done for a...