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post #401 of 1272
7/20/04 at 1:45am
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Originally Posted by audioSTAR
does eroucom.com ship to the us?
Well, why don't you ask them? Ask them about VAT (Value Added Tax), too.

Their link was posted above.

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post #402 of 1272
7/20/04 at 11:57am
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Originally Posted by puka
Wow nice job that pretty high! are you going to leave it at that clock? or turn it back down to default?
As long as it stays stable I think I might do that, but when running on batteries (that I very seldom do) I will run everything at default.
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post #403 of 1272
7/20/04 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by thestampede
It should be out in a notebook in the next few months (2-3), and should only be another couple hundred dollars.
I really doubt that will happen so soon, earliest next year for mainstream laptops I think. The ATI X600 also comes in an AGP8X version btw, and you shouldn't expect any noticable performance difference compared to the PCI-Express x16-version either. I also doubt that PCI-Express will outperform AGP on graphics anytime soon, except perhaps for notebooks that will use Intel Extreme Graphics 3 which dosen't use dedicated memory anyway. In comparison graphics solutions from ATI and NVIDIA all got dedicated memory and thus dosen't require the higher bandwidth which the PCI-Express bus may offer. PCI-Express will eventually be better than AGP, but I don't expect that to happen before the end of next year at the earliest. Don't believe all the hype you hear about PCI-Express x16, since AGP8X will do just fine for quite awhile.

And I really don't see the point in delaying a purchase for ever since there will ALWAYS be something better down the road, but as of right now the Acer Ferrari 3200 is by far the best notebook buy imho
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post #404 of 1272
7/20/04 at 4:12pm
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Originally Posted by snorre
I really doubt that will happen so soon, earliest next year for mainstream laptops I think. The ATI X600 also comes in an AGP8X version btw, and you shouldn't expect any noticable performance difference compared to the PCI-Express x16-version either. I also doubt that PCI-Express will outperform AGP on graphics anytime soon, except perhaps for notebooks that will use Intel Extreme Graphics 3 which dosen't use dedicated memory anyway. In comparison graphics solutions from ATI and NVIDIA all got dedicated memory and thus dosen't require the higher bandwidth which the PCI-Express bus may offer. PCI-Express will eventually be better than AGP, but I don't expect that to happen before the end of next year at the earliest. Don't believe all the hype you hear about PCI-Express x16, since AGP8X will do just fine for quite awhile.

And I really don't see the point in delaying a purchase for ever since there will ALWAYS be something better down the road, but as of right now the Acer Ferrari 3200 is by far the best notebook buy imho

I totaly agree dude.
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post #405 of 1272
7/20/04 at 6:07pm
as do i, but consider the fact that the mobility 9700 will not be able to produce such stellar graphics for much more than a year or two, and unless youve got a dell iXPS, you prolly wont have a chance to upgrade. however, if you wait a couple months for Centrino 2/PCI-E+AXIOM/MXM, you wont only have a better card right from the start, but youll also have the ability to upgrade in years to come. just my $.02, though.
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post #406 of 1272
7/20/04 at 9:26pm
Got the Ferrari 3200 today. Feels solid, looks great! No, looks great, feels solid!

But I already did something that didn't go right, or not the way I expected it to, anyway, which was to run the Network Setup Wizard. How do I undo this, that is, get back to the state when I first opened the laptop up, before I did anything?

I looked in Help in the Control Panel and found instructions for something called Last Good Setting or some such. Trouble is, those instructions (which involved Shut Down and F8) don't show up in XP Pro on the screen the way they're supposed to.

Also, where's any indicator of the battery status on this puppy? Can't find that either.

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post #407 of 1272
7/20/04 at 9:49pm
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But I already did something that didn't go right, or not the way I expected it to, anyway, which was to run the Network Setup Wizard. How do I undo this, that is, get back to the state when I first opened the laptop up, before I did anything?

So you just ran the network setup wizzard? you dont really have to worry about it.
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post #408 of 1272
7/20/04 at 10:42pm
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Originally Posted by puka
So you just ran the network setup wizzard? you dont really have to worry about it.
I ran it before I ran my Roadrunner broadband set up, which didn't "take," which is why I want to go back to the system as I found it out of the box -- before I did any software changes at all.

I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it, I just don't know what it is.

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post #409 of 1272
7/20/04 at 10:48pm
Try to use the system restore! thats under my computer or try running the roadrunner setup again. btw when you ran the RR setup did it give you a error message?
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post #410 of 1272
7/20/04 at 11:10pm
HOW do you do a System Restore? That's my question! MS "Help" is no help at all.

Again, HOW do you do a System Restore?

Bootz
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post #411 of 1272
7/20/04 at 11:41pm
To help you with the battery status with an indicator, go to start/control panel and see if you can find "power options". If you don't see this then you need to switch the view on classic. You can find this on the top-left side of the cotrol panel window. Now you see lot of options. Find "power options". When you found it click on the tab "advanced" and then on the op you need to put a tick of the option "Always show icon on hte taskbar". Then press ok and you will see an indicator next to the time or somewhere there. Good luck.

About your other problem, network wizard. How did this happen, just playing with it and now you can not close this wizard? Is it always pop-up when you start windows?
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post #412 of 1272
7/20/04 at 11:56pm
Thanks! I've got the battery icon on the Task Bar now.

No, the Network Wizard did its thing. My guess is that I didn't have the appropriate information (the Roadrunner set up) in place first.

In other words, I ran the Network Wizard first, when I probably should have done the Roadrunner set up first. With the consequence that the Roadrunner set up now won't complete itself.

That's why I want to do a system restore -- to go back to the original system I got before I ran anything at all.

bootz
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post #413 of 1272
7/21/04 at 12:28am
OK, found System Restore. No Restore points exist, so that's not an option.

When I try to install RoadRunner, I get this:

TCP/IP Networking Error

There is one TCP/IP network adapter and one non-TCP/IP network adapter in the system. The TCP/IP adapter is configured for DHCP, but is unable to release/renew an IP address.

Error Code: 112

Anyone got an idea as to what that means? Install won't go forward and I have to exit.

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post #414 of 1272
7/21/04 at 12:55am
Roadrunner is a software from your ISP?

Let me see, waht can you do. Ok maybe some stupid questions but you never know.

- You are plugged in your network cable for the internet?
- Check if you see unknown hardware or an error in your hardware list
- What you also can try is to use the recovery cd's from acer. This bring back you laptop in his original condition. I use this only when I cannot fix the problem anymore.
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post #415 of 1272
7/21/04 at 1:34am
You will not need the Road Runner CD if your just using an ethernet connection. But if you plan on using the USB connection from the cable modem to your PC, then yes you will need to install those drivers first from the RR CD.

Basically, all the Road Runner CD does is help automate the setup of e-mail to Outlook Express and sets up the homepage in IE to be the default. But if you like to configure that stuff yourself, you do NOT need the RR CD.
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post #416 of 1272
7/21/04 at 2:17am
You might want to check if your firewall is blocking you from renewing your ip address check to see if you can do a release and renew of your ip and see if you can ping out to any site like google.com .You can do these in the command prompt but thats only if you can't get a ip address.
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post #417 of 1272
7/21/04 at 6:50pm
DigiShaman, looks like you're right! I'm online and typing from the 3200 now.

Thanks to all who responded!

Keyboard and track pad strike me as great. But talk about a missed opportunity! Acer could have hit a Grand Slam here instead of a mere home run. For example, the mouse is nice, but why in heaven's name wasn't it wireless, given that this is a Bluetooth 'puter?

Also, my "old" Toshiba Satellite 1955-S801 (don't you just love product names?) had not only a wireless mouse, but a pop-out, lift-off wireless keyboard as well. That would have made a great conribution to the 3200, as well. Plus it would have allowed easy access to the top RAM slot.

Guess you can't have everything.

Bootz
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post #418 of 1272
7/21/04 at 6:54pm
Does anyone know how difficult it is to replace both memory sticks? I'm actually getting the 8006 but they seem to be nearly identical chasis-wise. Thanks.
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post #419 of 1272
7/21/04 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by White94Cobra
Does anyone know how difficult it is to replace both memory sticks? I'm actually getting the 8006 but they seem to be nearly identical chasis-wise. Thanks.
Bad choice, the Acer Ferrari 3200 is a far better buy on all accounts imho. Anyway, getting to the second ram slot went rather well thanks to this step-by-step guide I found earlier in this thread:

1. remove 4 small screws. there are 2 of each on the back of the hinges
2. on the underside there are 2 screws each marked with a 'K' undo these
3. lay ferrari flat and fully open screen as far back as it will go
4. GENTLY lift the flap (with the on/off buttons) upward and outwards with a flat screwdriver
5. you will now see three screws above the function keys, undo these
6. Carefully slide the keyboard up towards the screen and it'll just pop out
7. you can now see the ram slot

BTW, you can download the Acer Ferrari 3200 Service Guide from here:
http://wesonline.kewlstuff4u.org/Ferrari3200sg.pdf
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post #420 of 1272
7/21/04 at 7:34pm
Thanks Snorre. I was debating between the Ferrari and the 8006, but the better battery life won me over. I currently have a Compal CL56 and am used to at least 3.5-4 hours of battery life. I figure the Dothan 2 GHz is (on average) at least as fast as the Ferrari's 2800+. I had asked about overclocking the Ferrari but no one gave any details. I'm running an 939 FX53 in my desktop BTW, so I'm not Intel biased.

Now I'm worried about the screen... in searching for the memory replacement instructions, I found a lot of posts about how bad the screen is.
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