Posts by barb0115

Here's an email I received from Acer tech support regarding upgrading the processors: Thank you for contacting Acer America. Unlike desktop computers, the internal components of the Acer notebook computers are not upgradeable...

Sucka - What BIOS are you using? I have the US version of the 8200 and the US Acer support site only has BIOS 3311. I can get 3315 from the Europe site. Do you think there will be compatibility issues if using the 3315 from Europe...

I also have an Acer 8200 and an engineering sample Merom 7400. The Merom is currently being used in my desktop but when I upgrade the Merom for the Conroe in the desktop, I'll be popping this Merom into the 8200. From my testing on the...

I didn't buy any warranty for the 8200 so I will post here once I put the Merom chip into the laptop I will make a post here with an update. It's currently being used in my desktop until Conroe comes out in later July. It takes 1...

When the Merom chips come out, you could easily switch the Yonah out and put in the Merom. I already took it apart and the entire heatsink just pops right off. Nothing risky at all. If the bios does support it, this will be the best...

The BIOS available through the US Acer support website is only 3311. I'll look into the Europe website. I also emailed Acer for their response on this BIOS Merom support but I doubt I'll get a response. EDIT: The readme for the 3314...

Quote: Originally Posted by gweilo8888 Just noticed that Pioneer Computers in Australia is already offering preorders on Core 2 Duo (Merom) based notebooks, stating "ETA July" for the T7200, T7400 and T7600...