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post #181 of 1526
4/28/04 at 6:58pm
any other new features in the bios?
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post #182 of 1526
4/28/04 at 7:08pm
Looks exactly the same... But no pausing... I'll need to try a game when I get home . But I can actually work in Excel now...
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post #183 of 1526
4/28/04 at 7:28pm
Oh boy, oh boy! Please keep the updates coming. I've been waiting to see if they would fix this issue. I don't suppose you have Farcry do you? I'd like to see what the Acer does with that. If wishes were fishes I'd get it with the ATI 9700...
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post #184 of 1526
4/28/04 at 7:30pm
If anyone has their hands on this BIOS, please email it to me and I will give you my first born son.

jbogrady@comcast.net
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post #185 of 1526
4/28/04 at 7:40pm
Thanks for the BIOS samendolaro. I'll test it tonight as well and get back to the forum.
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post #186 of 1526
4/28/04 at 8:07pm
If you look in the revision history, they disabled the S.M.A.R.T feature .

That was the bugger
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post #187 of 1526
4/28/04 at 9:06pm
Many thanks Semendolaro !!!

And if they soon will fix the usb boot problem, please keep us informed.
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post #188 of 1526
4/28/04 at 10:50pm

Wooooot!!!!!

NO MORE PAUSING!!!

The BIOS did the trick. Been playing America's Army for the past 2 hrs and the pausing is gone. This laptop is officially now awesome.

Thanks again for the BIOS samendolaro. This banana dances for you .
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post #189 of 1526
4/28/04 at 11:25pm
Awesome!

Please send to EightCounts_Begin@yahoo.com

Thanks
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post #190 of 1526
4/29/04 at 12:05am
I put it up on my server for those that need it. If this is illegal, immoral, or just not a good idea for any reason I may be overlooking... let me know and I'll take it down.

Download and use at your own risk.

http://www.trieye.net/files/1_multip...DT3%203A19.zip
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post #191 of 1526
4/29/04 at 12:20am
Yes, the new BIOS works great. The version originally on my system was 3A14 and the newest version as of 4/26 is 3A19. It is stated as an official release in the revision history so I doubt there would be any problems for anyone.
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post #192 of 1526
4/29/04 at 5:01am

For DWStrickland

Hi,

I am very near to buy a 1714Smi + 250GB hd like your but I have yet some things not very clear, can you help me :

- In the revision history of the bios is written that when the cpu temp is greater than 70 degrees Celsius, it is forced to slow of about a 33 % in speed.

I have readed in many places that the Prescott cpu is very very very very very HOT and that with some work, it reach easy very high temperatures.

My questions are :

Under stress conditions (like gaming or others intensive applications) how much is the temp of your cpu in Celsius ???

If is very simple that the cpu goes over the 70 C limit, it will forced down the clock by the bios very often to work at 2/3 the nominal speed.
So my bad thinking is "if I buy a 3.4 Ghz Prescott 1714, it will run every time at 2.27 Ghz real for cause of temperature ??????"

Only you can resolve my problem, is it true in your machine or the temp is above 70 C in every situation ???

Thanks a lot.
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post #193 of 1526
4/29/04 at 9:35am

Use WinFlash to update the Bios

I just updated the Bios with WinFlash, which you can find here:

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/note...ire_1700/bios/

(Do not use the Bios on this site, because they are for the 1700 series in Europe and not for the 171x - but the WinFlash works on the 1712 - at least on mine )



Marcus
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post #194 of 1526
4/29/04 at 9:50am
im assuming the 1714 is a model in europe?
i havent seen it on the US site
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post #195 of 1526
4/29/04 at 10:46am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaolin
Hi,

I am very near to buy a 1714Smi + 250GB hd like your but I have yet some things not very clear, can you help me :

- In the revision history of the bios is written that when the cpu temp is greater than 70 degrees Celsius, it is forced to slow of about a 33 % in speed.

I have readed in many places that the Prescott cpu is very very very very very HOT and that with some work, it reach easy very high temperatures.

My questions are :

Under stress conditions (like gaming or others intensive applications) how much is the temp of your cpu in Celsius ???

If is very simple that the cpu goes over the 70 C limit, it will forced down the clock by the bios very often to work at 2/3 the nominal speed.
So my bad thinking is "if I buy a 3.4 Ghz Prescott 1714, it will run every time at 2.27 Ghz real for cause of temperature ??????"

Only you can resolve my problem, is it true in your machine or the temp is above 70 C in every situation ???

Thanks a lot.
I played for about 4 hrs last night and and the machine never got over 62C.
It really doesn't get very hot. There's a lot of space in this huge case. Normal operation runs at about 49C-55C.
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post #196 of 1526
4/29/04 at 11:21am
Shaolin -

Ransaak's post is quite accurate. The machine never approaches "unhealthy" temperatures for the notebook, even while gaming. The machine does not even get warm to the touch at any parts of the machine (unless you put your hands near the exhaust vents for some warm air ).

As far as the Prescott CPU, the machine clearly supports it by viewing specs online and by viewing the BIOS revisions. For some reason, they have not added support for the Extreme Edition CPU in the BIOS which they should.

As far as the 1714 model in Europe, I notice on the specs sheet it lists 512KB cache (http://www.acer.co.uk/acereuro/wr-re...50304final.pdf); this would lead me to believe they are shipping that model with the Northwood CPU. However, it should support the 3.4 Prescott just fine if you choose to upgrade.
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post #197 of 1526
4/29/04 at 12:36pm
have you guys found backpacks for this thing?
and has anyone been carrying it around?
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post #198 of 1526
4/29/04 at 1:30pm
I use a Targus TLE400. It's a satchel type. Works great. Although I really only cart it from my house to car and work to car. It is pretty damn heavy.
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post #199 of 1526
4/29/04 at 1:53pm
I have the same bag.. It works great... even get the brick in there...
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post #200 of 1526
4/29/04 at 2:36pm
i think i'll check this one out if i get this monster
http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.js...&oid=60794&m=0
it says it hides the fact that your carrying a laptop
one neat feature is that theres 3 different ways to carry it
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