Posts by BitBasher

For those with the SATA drive TM810x laptops, you need a 3Fxx series bios, NOT a 3Cxx series bios. The 3Cxx series bioses are for PATA drives only and the 3Fxx series bios are for the SATA drives only. Ok, so there's the history...

Quote: Originally Posted by fssdfa You can find them also on ACER Europe's website: http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/downloads.html However, not everything is supported yet. Specifically, for TM8100 everything...

I did a clean/fresh install of vista retail on my Travelmate 8104. Out of the box, it worked quite well, the only things that appeared "missing" are: - sound driver - pccard/smartcard drivers (o2micro) - bluetooth I...

Just an update... I compared my Acer-specific "hand-rolled" WinXP install disc with a standard WinXP OEM SP2 install disc. The quick summary of changes between a standard WinXP OEM SP2 install disc and the one I made...

I'll try to answer some. I may update this post later, when I'm home and I confirms things (this is all from memory)... XP distribution CD. If you have an XP Pro install CD, it should have SP2 embedded and it should be an OEM...

I've had this same issue, and my workaround was also to disable the video rendering mixer in WMP 9. I suspect that this problem is that the ATI video board in the laptop and/or the ATI drivers are not 100% compatible with Microsoft's...

Quote: Originally Posted by BOFH1971 I am only using the microsoft tool, I did enable the booster and I picked up 1 extra network in the loca alrea And you can do some indoor tanning! I played with both...

Quote: Can i simpely install a clean Windows XP Pro? I've got an OEM CD? Simply answer is yes, you can always do a clean install. But there are "risks" in losing your current install. You say, "I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by wynand32 I wonder what "ECN update on VGA" means... ECN, in the tech bizz, usually means Engineering Correction Notification, also sometimes called ECO for Engineering...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave_Clan_Man Users who advocate deleting the PQSERVICE should be aware once it's gone, it's GONE FOR GOOD. New users should image it, and backup the ACER MBR. Before messing. I...