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post #541 of 1272
8/13/04 at 12:40pm
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Originally Posted by nullend_void
i just got my ferrari today! now i was just wondering... the guy at the store said the the initial charge time is 8 hours!! is this true? or if its already green i can already use it so i can start conditioning the battery?
initial charge is better when its 8-10 hours so it wont screw your battery like the old nickel cadmium.
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post #542 of 1272
8/13/04 at 1:44pm
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Originally Posted by fskidd
I tried to upgrade the memory to 1G ddr400.There's one module on the back and I learned from this thread that the other one is under the keyboard.I will upgrade to 1G by using 2*512MB.Hence,I found it difficult to install the second one.Anyone has done that before?Any suggestions?Should I open to back of the Ferrari?Thanks!
Read snorre's instructions, 7/20/04 on this thread:
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=32552
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post #543 of 1272
8/13/04 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by vtecdoma
Hey snorre,
How do you get your Lan and Modem working after swaping your HD? The drivers provided to me on Acer's website isnt working. Also, when I install launch manager from acer's website, my wireless does not work, when I push the "radio on" button it says "No Device". I have to uninstall it to get my wireless working again. Please help =)
Use the system CD and search for the drivers from the hardware manager. It will find the correct drivers and install them.
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post #544 of 1272
8/13/04 at 1:59pm
Just got off the phone with Acer tech support. As soon as heard about the "Machine Check Exception" error message I was getting, he said it was a hardware problem and to send it back. They're promising to have it back in five days. Guess we'll see.

Bootz
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post #545 of 1272
8/13/04 at 2:02pm
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Originally Posted by nullend_void
i just got my ferrari today! now i was just wondering... the guy at the store said the the initial charge time is 8 hours!! is this true? or if its already green i can already use it so i can start conditioning the battery?
Once the light is green the battery isn't taking any more charge. Go ahead and use it, but I recommend using it until it's depleted and charging it again. If you do, there is a good chance it will accept more charget han its designed capacity and you'll have a little more more power.
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post #546 of 1272
8/13/04 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by Bootz
Just got off the phone with Acer tech support. As soon as heard about the "Machine Check Exception" error message I was getting, he said it was a hardware problem and to send it back. They're promising to have it back in five days. Guess we'll see.

Bootz
Don't be surprised if they can't fix it and you need a new unit. Don't let them screw you over. If they can't have a perfect machine to you next time, demand a new unit. My first unit had freezing issues that were never fixed after numerous attempts. My new unit has been perfect.
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post #547 of 1272
8/14/04 at 12:50pm
the heat on the bottom of the lappie freaked me out after a couple hours of hard work(music editing), it is even worse than the heat on the palm area, especially on the ram area, it's burning~ i think i really need one of those fan dock...
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post #548 of 1272
8/14/04 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by Ferrari3200
Don't be surprised if they can't fix it and you need a new unit. Don't let them screw you over. If they can't have a perfect machine to you next time, demand a new unit. My first unit had freezing issues that were never fixed after numerous attempts. My new unit has been perfect.
They tried that one out on me, a new machine straight out of the box! Machine exception after machine exception, totally unusable. Phoned there so called technical support and the guy was real piece of work. He tried to blame everything from windows to overclocking to unofficial peripherals. I then contacted the retailer and they got Acer to phone me. They informed me that they could not replace my laptop without first going through the Acer dead on arrival procedure 48 hour pick up if they cannot repair it within a further 72 hours you get a replacement. I told them that was not acceptable for a day old laptop and I was going to freeze the payment. That seemed to get through to them and I am now waiting for my replacement. Hopefully it is one of the good ones. Ferrari 3200 is right don’t let Acer screw you.
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post #549 of 1272
8/14/04 at 8:02pm

Conditioning the battery

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Originally Posted by speedotite
Snorre what did you do to optimize your battery?
I did more or less what the manual instructs you to do (see pp. 33-35 in the printed User's Guide for more information):

1. Insert the new battery without turning on the notebook
2. Connect the AC adapter and let it fully charge the battery (until the battery light turns green)
3. Disconnect the AC adapter
4. Turn on the notebook and let it run on battery power
5. Fully deplete the battery (until the notebook turns off)
6. Reconnect the AC adapter and fully charge the battery

Repeat these steps until the battery has been charged and discharged at least 3-4 times. If you want to use AC power, remove the battery pack after it is fully charged since excessive recharging decreases the battery life.

To monitor your battery condition I recommend BatteryMon that you can get from here (trial version):
http://www.passmark.com/products/batmon.htm

Or Battery Monitor.NET that you can get from here (free):
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.ph...entry584484786

Battery Eater Pro is also a nice tool you can use to benchmark the battery life as you condition your new battery, download it from here:
http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/bepro_e.html
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post #550 of 1272
8/14/04 at 8:08pm
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Originally Posted by vtecdoma
How do you get your Lan and Modem working after swaping your HD?
You'll find the LAN & Modem drivers on the System CD in the Drivers\WinXP folder.
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post #551 of 1272
8/14/04 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by fskidd
I tried to upgrade the memory to 1G ddr400.There's one module on the back and I learned from this thread that the other one is under the keyboard.I will upgrade to 1G by using 2*512MB.Hence,I found it difficult to install the second one.Anyone has done that before?Any suggestions?Should I open to back of the Ferrari?Thanks!
See the following post on how to do it:
http://notebookforums.com/showthread...430#post361430
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post #552 of 1272
8/15/04 at 11:35am
I orderd Acer Ferrari 3200 with/XPpro on friday. And i was woundering if the small red mouse follow with the pc when you orderd it snorre. I saw you bought it from norwegian site, and i orderd it from Hovedkort.no, (i got it for 18842kr NOK) and wanted to know if the mouse was in the pack ;D
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post #553 of 1272
8/15/04 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by JoNaS^X5
I orderd Acer Ferrari 3200 with/XPpro on friday. And i was woundering if the small red mouse follow with the pc when you orderd it snorre. I saw you bought it from norwegian site, and i orderd it from Hovedkort.no, (i got it for 18842kr NOK) and wanted to know if the mouse was in the pack ;D
Yes, the nice Ferrari optical mini mouse was included

Congratulation with the purchase, you made sweet deal there.
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post #554 of 1272
8/15/04 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by snorre
Yes, the nice Ferrari optical mini mouse was included

Congratulation with the purchase, you made sweet deal there.

DOH ;x i bought a notebook mouse from Komplett.no too ;P I dident know it was in the pack, and i was kinda lucky, they raised the price from 18842 to 19025 or something 5mins after i bought it :P
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post #555 of 1272
8/15/04 at 7:00pm
Acer missed out on a nice opportunity here as far as I'm concerned. Yes, the Ferrari-styled mouse is nice, but why the heck wasn't it a wireless one, given that the 3200 contains Bluetooth?

As for the heat issue, I'm typing this on an Acer TravelMate 800LCi and I just noticed that there's no heat at all on the left palm rest. This is a 1.3GHz Intel with 40GB HD.

Anyway, Fed-Ex is supposed to pick the 3200 up after 1pm Monday. I'll keep you informed of developments, which I hope there are.

Bootz
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post #556 of 1272
8/16/04 at 1:18am
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Originally Posted by Bootz
Acer missed out on a nice opportunity here as far as I'm concerned. Yes, the Ferrari-styled mouse is nice, but why the heck wasn't it a wireless one, given that the 3200 contains Bluetooth?

As for the heat issue, I'm typing this on an Acer TravelMate 800LCi and I just noticed that there's no heat at all on the left palm rest. This is a 1.3GHz Intel with 40GB HD.

Anyway, Fed-Ex is supposed to pick the 3200 up after 1pm Monday. I'll keep you informed of developments, which I hope there are.

Bootz
Good luck with your ferrari, I hope they can fix it. Always annoying if the system is not working.
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post #557 of 1272
8/16/04 at 2:06pm
This is my first post, and it will be my first laptop purchase. The Ferrari is in the top 3 of my choices along with Sager 4790 and Hypersonic AX7. Who is the best reseller of the Ferrari offering the best warranty?
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post #558 of 1272
8/16/04 at 2:20pm
i would suggest either newegg.com or the host of these forums, pctorque.com. i believe all of the warranty things are handled directly with acer no matter what, but newegg is a few bucks cheaper while pctorque may offer returns on it while i dont think newegg does. good luck on your searching!

and PS: the AX7 is the same thing as the Sager 4750, you might want to go with that if you want to save a few bucks and a few weeks of wait time.
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post #559 of 1272
8/16/04 at 4:12pm
[quote=Okle]i would suggest either newegg.com or the host of these forums, pctorque.com. i believe all of the warranty things are handled directly with acer no matter what, but newegg is a few bucks cheaper while pctorque may offer returns on it while i dont think newegg does. good luck on your searching!

Thanks for the reply

Ive been watching it on Newegg for the past few weeks, its gone from $2009.00 down to $1945.00... I think I'll wait a few more weeks.
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post #560 of 1272
8/16/04 at 4:33pm
it has gone down to $1945. which is a pretty good deal IMO.
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