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Acer Ferrari 4005 Questions Before Buying

post #1 of 18
8/8/05 at 11:35pm
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I am interest in the Acer Ferrari 4005 and I have a few questions on it.
1. Is the hard drive partioned to FAT32 or NTFS?
2. If the hard drive is on the FAT32 file system, is it possible to switch to the NTFS file system by doing a clean install?
3. Is the drivers cd included with the system?
4. How loud are the fans?
5. What is Acer's dead pixel policy?
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post #2 of 18
8/9/05 at 11:33am
1. FAT 32

2. You do not have to to a clean install to convert FAT32 to NTFS. At the command prompt type in: C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs
Do not unmount the partition. Select the option to convert to NTFS on the next start up.

3. Recovery disks are included with the system. They include the drivers. Drivers are also on the hidded Acer recovery partiton on the hard drive as well as Acer's website.

4. Fans are always on. Can be heard in a quiet room. Doesn't bother me. Noise tolerance is relative though.

5. Not sure about Acer's Dead Pixel policy. Industry standard is usually 5-7 pixels .

6. lots of info on the Ferrari 4000 has already been posted in these forums. Learn more about it by reading the threads. Enjoy.
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post #3 of 18
8/9/05 at 4:31pm
Make sure you don't buy it form newegg.
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post #4 of 18
8/9/05 at 4:40pm
Why not newegg?
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post #5 of 18
8/9/05 at 5:50pm
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Where is a good place to buy it from with a good return policy?
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post #6 of 18
8/9/05 at 11:56pm
There's a thread on this but it appears that only Wal-Mart accepts returns. Right. 15 days. But you pay a big price and taxes. One good thing is that they have a decent 3 year warranty for $103 which makes up some of the difference. I went to buy it today on Buy.com and by the time I checked out it went out of stock. Thinking of going to (ugh) Wal-Mart to buy a Ferrari and punch that smiley face out.
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post #7 of 18
8/11/05 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by Rustican

You do not have to to a clean install to convert FAT32 to NTFS. At the command prompt type in: C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs
Do not unmount the partition. Select the option to convert to NTFS on the next start up.
Rusty -

Do you do this from a boot to DOS or from a command prompt within Windows? I don't receive my delivery until tomorrow - is C:\ kept as the main drive and D:\ as a partition for the recovery? Assuming this is the case, you convert only C:\; not the recovery partition?

Thanks.
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post #8 of 18
8/11/05 at 6:06pm
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Originally Posted by cmlevy
Rusty -

Do you do this from a boot to DOS or from a command prompt within Windows? I don't receive my delivery until tomorrow - is C:\ kept as the main drive and D:\ as a partition for the recovery? Assuming this is the case, you convert only C:\; not the recovery partition?

Thanks.
you can do this at the command prompt.


The recovery partition is a hidden partition. So you have 3 partitions on your HD. C: D: and the Recovery.
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post #9 of 18
8/11/05 at 6:23pm
ive asked this many times, but what isthe risk/reward for switching to nfts? will i lose anything if i just do the command prompt option?
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post #10 of 18
8/11/05 at 8:57pm
Rust -

I assume you mean within Windows, since both are command prompts. Also, I assume you repeat the command for the D:\ partition; that it cannot be done for both partitions in one command. Isn't there also an issue as to the size of the NTFS files?
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post #11 of 18
8/11/05 at 9:06pm
NTFS basically allows for larger hard drives (I believe FAT32 maxes out at 120gb-ish), larger files (FAT32 caps files at 4gb), faster boot and load times, faster formats, some security features, volume, and improved recovery options.

Despite what many people think, FAT filesystems do not have better performance than NTFS. There's really no reason to use FAT32... period.
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post #12 of 18
8/11/05 at 11:56pm
I thought NTFS acutally used smaller allocation sizes and hence enabled you to get more storage space out of your drive.

i.e. if a file was 7k in size under FAT32 it would take up 12K but under NTFS would take us only 8k. hence it doesn't waste storage space.

that was my layman understanding anyhow.
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post #13 of 18
8/12/05 at 11:18am
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Originally Posted by cmlevy
Rust -

I assume you mean within Windows, since both are command prompts. Also, I assume you repeat the command for the D:\ partition; that it cannot be done for both partitions in one command. Isn't there also an issue as to the size of the NTFS files?

Yes within windows. Go to Start> Run >type in 'CMD'
The Command window will appear.

Just type in:
C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

or if you want to convert the D: partition

C:\> CONVERT D: /fs:ntfs
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post #14 of 18
8/12/05 at 2:14pm
Thanks. She just arrived by FedEx. Opening box now and that's one of my first orders of business.
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post #15 of 18
8/12/05 at 5:19pm
Mousedroid, I'm not actually sure of that, but it sounds good, so why not?
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post #16 of 18
8/12/05 at 6:28pm
if i convert, i wont lose all the stuff on my hd right?
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post #17 of 18
8/12/05 at 8:20pm
No, no data loss if convert.
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post #18 of 18
8/13/05 at 12:21am
Be careful. Some people convert files by selecting My Computer, right clicking on a drive and selecting Reformat. As part of reformating you can select file conversion to NTFS but you WILL lose your data.

Also, if you just convert your files to NTFS at a DOS prompt (as described above), a potential step is missing. You may be asked for your partition's Label name. In advance, go into My Computer to see what your C: and D: drives are named. Mine were factory set as Acer and Acerdata for C: and D:, respectively. You will need to give this information in response to an inquiry in DOS, according to which drive partition you are converting.

Additionally, do NOT answer YES to remounting. Answer NO. Instead answer YES to the question that follows concerning converting files upon restart. You will not see the process happen but upon reboot if you go to My Computer and right click on the drive you just converted, you will see the NTSF where it previously indicated FAT32. Remember, you are only half way there; you need to go back and do the same thing for D:
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