Posts by Michael Orlich

Problem below resolved by the latest bios update posted on its support website by Toshiba.  Thank goodness someone at Toshiba listened!   Watch out for ram upgrade issues with the T215D-S1150 Satillite. My A305-S6916...

Thanks. My most recent driver update was through Microsoft Updates. I will have to investigate driver updates to make sure mine is the most recent. Too bad notebook manufacturers still use underpowered integrated graphics without ...

The one component of my Acer Aspire 5002LMi notebook that defies upgrade is the SiS M760GX integrated graphics. Otherwise, I've been very happy with the unit. Processor, hard drive and ram upgrades were easy. Is anyone aware of any...

If you clone a drive using a program like EZ GIG II the cloned drive is identical to the original drive. Your laptop won't know the difference. You're new drive will be formatted from scratch. The side benefit is that if the new drive...

If you intend to replace your existing drive I would suggest buying an EZ GIG II laptop kit which comes with a 2.5" laptop enclosure and a program for cloning your existing hard drive to the new drive. You can then swap the drives...

Has anyone out there attempted a processor upgrade for an Acer Aspire 5002 LMi? Mine has an AMD Turion ML 30 and Lugano M Motherboard. After the warranty expires I may consider a processor upgrade to an ML 37 or ML 40 if the heat...

I upgraded from a 4200 rpm drive to a 7200 rpm Hitachi 80 gb drive in my Acer 5002 LMi with nary a problem with either heat or noise. So long as your system recongnizes the new drive, you should not have any problems. Seagate is also...

Thanks guys. Can you send me the link for the post or thread you read about the successful processor upgrade for an Acer Aspire 5002 LMi?

Has anyone out there made a processor upgrade to their Acer Aspire 5002 LMi?

Thank you both for your relies. I don't see being limited to the ML series as a particular draw-back. Since dual core will the the next wave, the ML series gives me a pretty good picture of the optimized potential performance for my...