Posts by Mech

The part number for the main board, according to my service manual, is MB.FR506.005 or MB.FR506.002 Hope this is what you're looking for. Thank you so much for your help!

unfortunately, I bought the laptop 2 and a half years ago...it is no longer under warranty. How much (approximately) would it cost to have the mobo replaced?

oooh dear...that sounds like the death bells are ringing... any chance I can call acer and get a southbridge part from them and replace it myself?

Acer Ferrari 5005 AMD Turion X2 2.0 Ghz 2.0GB of RAM 160GB HD ATI X1600M 256MB Symptom: A few days ago the computer started acting very slow; it is very slow in pulling up a window, starting new programs, and the clock is also slowed way...

Spybot Search & Destroy? BTW, thanks for the link to Advanced Windows Care. Found a bunch of problems on my laptop and now it runs soooo much smoother/faster. I was looking around for a good registry fixing tool, and I believe that...

Wrong forum, buddy. This is the Acer's section. Go back to the main page and scroll down to the Asus section. You're going to get much more help there. That said, I took a look at the pics you've attached. Are you talking about the dust...

I must say I'm really surprised to see EMachines doing that well.

I agree with unlimitedx; I really like the resolution and desktop space offered by the wide screen. And I certainly don't think carrying it around is a pain.

Alrighty, my friend has a Travelmate 8204, with WinXP Pro. He was trying to turn it on yesterday; it would show the Acer boot screen, then it would just sit there with a blank screen, with a white dash on the top left hand corner of the...

Great addendum Djembe. Thanks =D And yeah, I considered the V1J heavily before I bought my Ferrari. Too bad I don't have the cash to own both... =( lol