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post #1081 of 1272
3/30/05 at 12:38am
I am new to this site -- wish I'd seen it before! A TON of useful info!! I bought my Ferrari 3000 in Jan 04; had a Gig of RAM installed and it has worked like a charm...until yesterday when it crashed; told me i had a BIOS conflict and to re-start in safe mode. Unfortunately, it did not do this and after that I had no output to the screen at all. The only light that came on was the one indicating power source and, briefly, the DVD drive. I tried using my boot disc to no avail. ACER quoted me a price of about 500$ US to fix it. I've sent it in and hope, if it's the motherboard that's shot, that they can save my files. I do back up regularly but hadn't done so in a week...ah, by gum, what a bummer!! Any advice for the chagrined Ferrari owner? Time to move on? take it on the chin & keep the ACER? I'm considering instead to buy the Electrovaya 2200 tablet pc....
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post #1082 of 1272
4/19/05 at 5:40pm
hi, i just installed windows 64 bit version. It is actually pretty good, it installs every hardware for you.

However, my Fn keys doesnt work now. Is there a program that runs behind to make the Fn keys to function? They are needed for volume adjustment.

Thx in advance

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it actually work, but the green display doesnt work
how do you make the green display to work also?
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post #1083 of 1272
4/24/05 at 12:34pm
hey philiphebert

i actually had the same problem a few months back, my friend who as another acer laptop also suffered from this problem for sometime. the problem is that it vanished just as mysteriously as it began. i kept rebooting and rebooting until i started gettin the bios screen then it would go off. after that i started getting the win xp screen then it would go off. eventually the next day it returned back to normal. i restored my laptop to the factory settings but that didnt actually solve anything. i had a lotta problems with my system folder and once i was turning it on it told me that the system 32 folder is corrupted or missing!!! the acer support finally installed a different win xp (other than the one on the restore cds) and now i haven't seen got that problem for some months. although i have the other messed up problem of the blue screen on cold cache boot. do u have that?
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post #1084 of 1272
4/24/05 at 12:53pm
btw guys i have checked that suspicious website having the 3A28 BIOS version and it says that it should solve the blue screen issue at cold boot but its written in such a bad english and the site seems so "unAcerish" that am actually afraid to update. but i would like to update the globally known 3A27 version. i just dont understand why some of you found it to be a bad thing when the fan kicks in at 40 degrees. i mean this laptop runs stove hot during a lan party that i believe the fan should kick in before it reaches 50. one last thing...am actually TERRIFIED at the idea of updating BIOS so plz guys tell me should i be scared? or should i just update it like am updating something as simple as the driver of a graphic card? i do know that any error in flashing reduces a mobo to a mere complicated sillicon switch!!! plz advise
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post #1085 of 1272
4/24/05 at 5:24pm
shouldnt b scared to update ur bios... no worries... jus make sure u use ah crap 4got the name.. think its winplash, a bios update program.... the program stops if theres an error an reverts to the previous bios...

ive updated my 3200 to 3A28.... the frequent blue screens are now pretty much not happening... so its all good... hope this helps
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post #1086 of 1272
4/24/05 at 6:58pm
thx a lot speedmunky i have winphlash and 3A28 but i've always been afraid to do that step into the "otherside"!!! and since you say that the bluescreens are vanishing i think am gonna gather my bolz and do it! thx a lot dude!
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post #1087 of 1272
4/25/05 at 8:45pm

Windows XP 64-bit available!!!

Hi guys,

I've just found that Microsoft has already accepted inquiries to receive the Win XP 64-bit version for free (except the shipping costs). Well, in the website it says:
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Since many of our partners are taking part in this program, you should check with your PC manufacturer to see if they support the exchange on your x64 computer. If they support the program, your PC manufacturer will be able to provide you with a CD that includes all of the right drivers and software specific to your computer.
Does anyone know if Acer is one of such partners? Is there any possibility to obtain the new Win version from them?

I hope so much that the 64-bit graphics drivers will suit my Ferrari and will solve the problems I've been having for a couple of months...
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post #1088 of 1272
4/26/05 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by silverdragun
hi, i just installed windows 64 bit version. It is actually pretty good, it installs every hardware for you.

However, my Fn keys doesnt work now. Is there a program that runs behind to make the Fn keys to function? They are needed for volume adjustment.

Thx in advance

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it actually work, but the green display doesnt work
how do you make the green display to work also?
qtziacer.exe or the Acer Launch Utility is what controls the green stuff when you use the Fn and shortcut buttons, you need to find a 64bit version of this proggie to get them back
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post #1089 of 1272
4/26/05 at 9:44pm
i once read about a dispute between amd and intel (wats new!) i dont remember the whole story but i think the bottom line was that Acer wouldn't be one of such partners who would supply us with a free copy of win xp 64bit because the Ferrari series laptops r AMD based...
hopefully i am wrong about that!
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post #1090 of 1272
5/3/05 at 3:54pm
Free upgrade to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition from Windows XP Professional (32-bit):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...e/default.mspx
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post #1091 of 1272
5/3/05 at 6:10pm
Snoore

Do you have any info on a new ferrari with the turion processor?

When should we expect it? Specs? X700?
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post #1092 of 1272
5/5/05 at 1:43am
Are those of you running 64-bit xp seeing any performance increases?
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post #1093 of 1272
5/11/05 at 3:40pm
Hi Snorre!
Have you upgraded your cpu to the latest Turion 25W version?If yes,would you please post a guide here? I would like to upgrade it also.

Btw, do you know where I can buy the Turion cpu in europe?Thanks!
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post #1094 of 1272
5/11/05 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by snorre
Free upgrade to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition from Windows XP Professional (32-bit):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...e/default.mspx
It asks for my credit card information. That means they are charging me..
Is it just a delivery charge? How much is it?
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post #1095 of 1272
5/11/05 at 8:26pm
anyone else running windows 64 on their Ferrari? comments? Also, for 7200 rpm or faster notebook drives, what's the current highest capacity? recommendations?

and what's this I hear that there's a new 64 bit processor for the Ferrari? How fast is it compared to the one in the 3200, and is it also low-powered/mobile?
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post #1096 of 1272
5/12/05 at 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by monologuist
anyone else running windows 64 on their Ferrari? comments? Also, for 7200 rpm or faster notebook drives, what's the current highest capacity? recommendations?

and what's this I hear that there's a new 64 bit processor for the Ferrari? How fast is it compared to the one in the 3200, and is it also low-powered/mobile?
Yes, indeed. Turion is a new 64-bit offer from AMD. As far as I know, it's working at 1.6 GHz and its power is ONLY 35W (as compared to 60W of current AMD 64-bit processors). Seems like a very attractive competitor for the Intel's Centrino...

I'm also looking for a hard drive of speed of 7200 rpm+ and, say, 60 GB for my Ferrari 3200. Does anyone know any bearable offers?

Thanks!
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post #1097 of 1272
5/13/05 at 4:50am
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Originally Posted by dcranford
Snoore

Do you have any info on a new ferrari with the turion processor?

When should we expect it? Specs? X700?
Yes, see here:
http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/05/12/2005/229/0/
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The new Acer Ferrari 4000 will soon be announced this month, featuring the AMD Turion 64 processor and ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700 GPU. This site unveiled two images shown below, and according to the report the outer covering is made from carbon fiber. This is indeed hot!

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post #1098 of 1272
5/13/05 at 5:12am
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Originally Posted by billsfootball02
Are those of you running 64-bit xp seeing any performance increases?
Yes, everything feels more smoother if you know what I mean. Besides I can play 64-bit Far Cry now:
http://www.amd.com/farcry

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Originally Posted by fskidd
Hi Snorre!
Have you upgraded your cpu to the latest Turion 25W version? If yes,would you please post a guide here? I would like to upgrade it also.
Not yet, but I'm considering one of these options; Turion 64 MT-37 (2.0GHz, 25W TDP) or Turion ML-40 (2.2GHz, 35W TDP).

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Originally Posted by billsfootball02
Btw, do you know where I can buy the Turion cpu in europe?Thanks!
No, but I expect to see them advertised on several online webshops as soon as Turion 64 comes generally available.

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Originally Posted by blackfrancis
It asks for my credit card information. That means they are charging me..
Is it just a delivery charge? How much is it?
It's just a delivery charge, but I don't know how much it is. It could vary from place to place I guess.

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Originally Posted by monologuist
anyone else running windows 64 on their Ferrari? comments? Also, for 7200 rpm or faster notebook drives, what's the current highest capacity? recommendations?
I recommend the new Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 with 100GB capacity or the previous model, Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 with 60GB capacity.

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Originally Posted by monologuist
and what's this I hear that there's a new 64 bit processor for the Ferrari? How fast is it compared to the one in the 3200, and is it also low-powered/mobile?
It's called Turion 64 and is a new processor series with even lower power consumption than low-power Mobile Athlon 64 due to PowerNow! C3 Deeper sleep state support. Turion 64 MT-37, Turion 64 ML-37 & Turion ML-40 should all perform better than the low-power Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ in the Acer Ferrari 3200. See here for more details about these processors:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/..._12651,00.html
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post #1099 of 1272
5/13/05 at 8:15am

No 64bit Drivers

Called and emailed acer about getting some 64 bit drivers before i upgrade! this was their reply :

"If you are trying to upgrade to an Operating system that we did not provide then we cannot provide support for it.
As we did not supply that operating system we do not have drivers for it, we can only suggest you check with the manufacturers of the individual components that you require drivers for. "

Any ideas where we can get the drives, dont want to get stuck with a useless machine!
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post #1100 of 1272
5/13/05 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by algirdas2004

I'm also looking for a hard drive of speed of 7200 rpm+ and, say, 60 GB for my Ferrari 3200. Does anyone know any bearable offers?
I have sent you a private message regarding this issue.
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