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post #801 of 1272
10/25/04 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by snorre
Sorry, I don't

What model is that then?

Newegg sells these drives seperately too:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...133-004&depa=1
It's called Amitech Freenote 4903. I got one myself. It's good, but the fan is worthless! On bootup it's totally quiet for 10 minutes, then a fan that is pretty loud kicks in for 10-15 seconds, stops for 5-10 seconds and then starts again. I'm glad i'm not going to write important stuff on it, because it drives me mad when Im just surfing.

Edit: Turning the power management to minimum seems to help alot.
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post #802 of 1272
10/28/04 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by bsaevik
29860(3720/7564 GFX/CPU)
hello. i have just got my new 3200 standard with new omega drivers tweaked to best performance acording to snorres guide. how do i do?
Very well I'd say
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post #803 of 1272
10/28/04 at 11:50pm
I'm getting my Ferrari 3200 in the mail tomorrow!!! I have read through all of Snore's posts on how to condition the battery, but I still have a question. Can I not charge the laptop and use it while I'm charging the battery for the first few time? Is it important to charge the battery with the laptop completely off during the conditioning period? Thanks
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post #804 of 1272
10/29/04 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by NightHawk7
I'm getting my Ferrari 3200 in the mail tomorrow!!!
Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by NightHawk7
Can I not charge the laptop and use it while I'm charging the battery for the first few time? Is it important to charge the battery with the laptop completely off during the conditioning period?
You can do that, but I wouldn't recommend it since the charging will be less efficient doing so. If you're eager to start using the notebook right away I suggest that you take out the battery and run it on AC power only and then charge the battery later on instead (e.g. overnight).
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post #805 of 1272
10/30/04 at 5:03am
Okay, got my Ferrari today!!! Converted my HD to NTFS and installed some drivers and software. Here are a few benches.

3DMark03 - 3544
3DMark05- 1559

I also had a question. I read snorre's guide for tweaking. How safe is it to upclock the stock ram to DDR400?
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post #806 of 1272
10/31/04 at 5:03am
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Originally Posted by NightHawk7
Okay, got my Ferrari today!!! Converted my HD to NTFS and installed some drivers and software. Here are a few benches.

3DMark03 - 3544
3DMark05- 1559

I also had a question. I read snorre's guide for tweaking. How safe is it to upclock the stock ram to DDR400?
Considering the RAM is rated at DDR333, you'd be more than a little nutty.

RAM Quantity > RAM Speed, within a DDR range.

i.e. 2GB DDR333 PC2700 > 1GB DDR400 PC3200
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post #807 of 1272
10/31/04 at 9:42am
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Originally Posted by NightHawk7
How safe is it to upclock the stock ram to DDR400?
I wouldn't suggest it if it wasn't
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post #808 of 1272
11/1/04 at 10:59pm
FYI: http://blogs.sun.com/roller/comments...ht_red_ferrari
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Yes, I'm now the proud owner of a bright red Ferrari. And what they say is true - it turns heads wherever I go. When I walk into the room with it, everyone gathers round to gawk, marvel over the paint job, ask how I like it - and how much it cost.

What's that? You're confused about me walking with my Ferrari into a room? Oh, you thought I was talking about a car. No, sorry - it's a laptop. An Acer Ferrari 3200 laptop, to be precise. It really is Ferrari red. I love it. It costs about two orders of magnitude less than the car.

Okay, big deal. Aside from the color and the logo, what's so cool about that? It's running Solaris 10, 64-bit, that's what!

Coming soon to a Solaris Express release near you.

I love my job
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post #809 of 1272
11/3/04 at 4:07am

ferrari 3200 or 3400

currently i am offered either a 3200 or 3400

i was ready to buy the 3200, but would the 3400 be a better deal???
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post #810 of 1272
11/3/04 at 6:18pm
For the same price, sure.

The only differences between the 3200 and 3400 are 200MHz higher clocked processor, or about 9% higher performance, and a port replicator.
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post #811 of 1272
11/3/04 at 9:18pm

Win xp 64 bit

Sorry if it already have bin posted!
Have anyone installed win xp 64-bit version on the ferrari 3200? or is the TO beta yet?
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post #812 of 1272
11/4/04 at 3:11pm
Yes, it works great with Windows XP Pro x64 Edition. Although, there are still no 64-bit WLAN drivers available since the OS is currently in beta. It can be downloaded for free here.

However, 64-bit display, chipset, audio and LAN drivers are currently available
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post #813 of 1272
11/4/04 at 3:48pm
can i find any forums for the ferrari and win xp x64?
Thanks for the suport Stor-SNORRE
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post #814 of 1272
11/5/04 at 2:24am
so i have ordered the 3400!!!
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post #815 of 1272
11/6/04 at 5:27pm
kreon: Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by Hemlan
can i find any forums for the ferrari and win xp x64?
Try these:
http://www.planetamd64.com/viewforum.php?f=2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...l/support.mspx
http://www.amd64notebooks.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=2
http://www.ferrari3200.com/
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post #816 of 1272
11/7/04 at 6:42am
Hi Snorre,

I updated the ferrari 3200 BIOS to version 3A27 last week.And I found out that the fan starts more frequently.I check it with mobile meter.And it shows the fan starts when the cpu temperature reaches 39 degrees.I remember that in the previous BIOS, the fan starts only when temp reaches 49 degrees.Why there is such a big different?Should I restore to the previous BIOS?Or is there any software that could control the threadhold of the temperature for the fan to start?Thanks!
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post #817 of 1272
11/7/04 at 10:21am
I don't think there exist any such application, but Acer should have included the fan start temperature as a BIOS option in my opinion. Thanks for the info though since I haven't upgraded mine yet.
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post #818 of 1272
11/7/04 at 12:25pm
I have just installed Acer latest Stock Graphics driver 6.14.10.6476 for the 3200. Running Doom3 at 1024x768 Medium gives over 60fps and at 1024 x 768 High around 40fps and runs very smooth. Does anyone else get these frame rates or better on Omega drivers?
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post #819 of 1272
11/7/04 at 9:05pm
Hi guys. I've been following the Ferrari piece of jewelry since the begining of the year. These weeks I was about to order 3200 but noticed the 3400. So may be I'll wait for a couple of weeks more to appear in local shops.
Is there somebody already purchaased the 3400 model?
What about the 3000+ CPU, is really at 1.8GHz or at 2 GHz? And if it si at 1.8 GHz (according to AMDBoard) what is the improvements? Still cant find explicit info about that.
Thanx a lot )
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post #820 of 1272
11/7/04 at 9:25pm
i just flashed my ferrari 3200 with the new bios, and it does seem that the fan kicks in much earlier, starts around 40C, an goes all the way down to 37C... the fan use to kick in when my temp hit 50C but now it goes off all the time, and i must say is getting a wee bit annoying, but oh well...

and also djgogo, I have had my ferrari 3200 for 3months now, great laptop, but yea the cpu clocks at 1.8ghz.. which is rather strange because most places ive seen said the 3200 wos a 1.6ghz... so taken mine runs at 1.8ghz, the 3400 should be runnin at 2ghz.......

correct me if im wrong plz
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