Posts by pharlaptop

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybermind seriously tho? vista runs WAY better than MCE on the 5102...and it really *IS* enough of an OS upgrade to warrant a little jog, if not a run, to upgrade. this ati problem should be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybermind yes, basically. the problem recently after switching to vista is that the infs are different, and the files are different. but im learning and although there are no tutorials on how...

Okay, I think I saw a how-to on that. You paste in lines referring to the xpress 1100 from a prior ATI driver pack inf's that had it?

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybermind That certainly is possible. Come to think of it, im not sure if my cam stopped working after I flashed the BIOS with 2.60.... You might be on to something or maybe not. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybermind same here. i used it once, then i saw the redetection and the UNKNOWN thingie, and then my controllers became 1.1, 1.1, and 2.0 which is wrong. i dunno I wonder if that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Labradogs1 Screen brightness problem. When I start up my Acer 5100, the screen has a very low brightness to it, and when I try to brighten it, it just goes back to the darker screen. Very...

Quote: Originally Posted by budgall I have x64 running on 2 64 bit desktops and do have 64 bit AV and defraggers also running cool. Please keep us posted as to performance gains, issues, etc, etc. Enquiring...

Quote: Originally Posted by budgall No real reason other than I have several 64 bit systems including my Acer laptop, so running a 64 bit OS seamed like a reasonable thing to do. However, I'm not married to 64 bit, if...

Quote: Originally Posted by budgall Glad to hear you were able to get a replacement laptop. Is it another 5102? I like your suggestion regarding someone hosting a driver/bios site. Any volenteers out...

I'm very happy with the refurb I'm using after blowing away all the proprietary crap on the original hard drive and installing fresh. It seems very tightly built, I like the keyboard action better than my last laptop, and although I...