ACER TravelMate 8104 "Sonoma" Review - Page 10

Can anyone put a screenshot of CPUZ's memory info for an 8104?

TIA

here is some of the sisoft sandra info - maybe that helps:

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz
Speed : 1.95GHz
Performance Rating : PR2336 (estimated)
Type : Mobile
Package : FC µPGA479M
Rated Speed/FSB : 2000MHz / 4x 133MHz
Multiplier : 15/1x
Minimum/Maximum Multiplier : 6/1x / 15/1x
Generation : G6
Name : P3D (Dothan) Pentium M 90nm 1.7+GHz 0.9-1.5V
Revision/Stepping : D / 8 (16)
Microcode : MU06D820
Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 32-bit / 32-bit
Native Page Size : 4kB

Co-Processor (FPU)
Type : Built-in
Revision/Stepping : D / 8 (16)

Processor Cache(s)
Internal Data Cache : 32kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
Internal Instruction Cache : 32kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 Cache Multiplier : 1/1x (1947MHz)

Processor Power Management
Processor Throttling Enabled : Yes
Throttle Range : 10% - 100%

Need help w/ WoW!

I apologize if this is too far o/t for this post, but i've seen MrMsyvc post a few times about playing WoW, and had a question regarding an issue when playing it. I got my TM8104 yesterday, and am ecstatic with it so far! The game looks beautiful and runs smooth as silk! Well, for about 10-15 minutes before the laptop just turns it off. I mean all of a sudden out of the blue instantly turns itself off. I've checked system logs, and there is no record of a blue-screen system error/memory dump reboot, so I have no idea wtf is causing this!

I was thinking of updating drivers, but according to ATI I can't use drivers other than ones from Acer b/c it's a driverset specific to the laptop display, etc. How have others upgraded to the newest drivers? I tried to download the general Radeon Catalyst drivers, which pop up an error claiming "video driver not found", which I figure is its way of keeping me from using desktop drivers for the mobility chipset. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I know there are some of you WoW'ers out there! Help!

Also, could it be a heat issue? I hope not b/c the system is still stock w/no tweaks or under/overclocking or any other modifications to hardware, and no software tweaks to video either. I'm going to post this over in the monster thread (100+ pages!), and maybe might get an answer there too. Thanks in advance!

Edit: If this post doesn't belong here, let me know and I'll nuke it ASAP.

Actually this is relevant to TM8104. Check my post in the thread with poll about BIOS version. I started getting spontaneous reboots in WoW as soon as I flashed BIOS 3C17. All works fine with 3C11.

Where can I get 3c11 to try it out?

Any advice on where to get 3c11 from? I can download 3c19 to switch back to as a backup (my 8104 came stock with 3c19), but can't find 3c11 anywhere. Also, are the catalyst drivers worth the DHmod? I hear tell of official mobile radeon specific drivers coming out from ATI sometime soon, and was wondering how much of an improvement they'll make considering the stock drivers are less than 3 months old.

Edit: Also, how do I go about enabling "Clear Type"? I've heard it helps the crispness of the text on the display, but can't seem to find it anywhere under the display settings. - Nevermind, found it. Makes a big difference.

Thanks for the CPUZ thing. I was hoping the one page wouldn't be blank though (the part which lists the FSB and all in CPUZ). For some reason it is missing all that info...odd.

Anyone knows any details about the "Acer 3 year total unit damage, insurance + 2 year extend Warranty" that many resellers are offering?

This reseller is offering it for $230 (Canadian).
http://www.anitec.ca/default.aspx?mo...etail&pid=2796


What are the limitations? Does anyone have a copy of the terms and conditions for this warranty? If yes, could you post it to this forum please?

After reading all ur reviews i am in 2 minds whether to buy Acer TM 8104 or Sony vaio Fs570(called Fs115Z in United Kingdom) which I was planning for the xblack screen to watch DVD's while Iam out on travel.
Your suggestions are most welcome.
Thanks

Hi

I'm considering buying the travelmate 8104... even after reading about all the trouble people have had... but I have one reservation. Does it come with DDR-II 533 Mhz rated ram or does it come with DDR-II 400 Mhz ram?
If it comes with DDR-II 400 Mhz, then I might opt for the travelmate 8103 and upgrade the ram myself. To me, it makes better sense to be able to run at 533 Mhz and sacrifice the modest increase from 1.86 to 2.0 Ghz than vice versa, and I would save $100.

Cheers
zak

Thanks for clarifying. I will probably buy it from newegg as I have gotten good service in the past - but their website doesn't state the memory ratings.

I have another minor (big for me) question. This is my first laptop, so I don't have any experience with notebook hardware and so. Usually, I build my own desktop PCs from scratch and thus I install everything from a 'clean' harddrive. I really don't like all the gimmicks that usually comes with factory installed OS, so I would like to do a clean install on my laptop. But reading this post and the large 8104 post (>1500 posts ) - I get the feeling that it is not as straight forward as I would like it to be.
My questions are:
Is it tricky to do a reinstall? (compared to a desktop)?
Is it tricky to find the new drivers on websites ? (the travelmate 8100 US download section only lists 3 files??? - can you use the european section?)
Do you need to update chipset drivers for the sonoma platform?
Can you use drivers from the original manufacturer or is that not recommended for an acer machine?

I'm planning on using my own WinXP copy (slipstreamed with SP2) for the installation.
Delete all partitions and create one big one for XP.
Install catalyst 5.4 with DHmod 2.2(b?).
Install the necessary device drivers - which ones doesn't work or should be updated on top of a clean XP install?
Undervolt it with RMclock

Buy HL2 and WoW and enjoy my notebook.

I know that was a lot of questions - hopefully someone can answer a few of them.

Cheers
Zak

Thanks for the info.
I'll buy one and jump into it.
If it works out for me, I'll post a dummy-guide to a clean install.

Cheers