Does anyone know what the position is with an Acer K7VMA motherboard please? I have one and it SEEMS TO need a new BIOS. The one on it dates back to 2001 and the computer has started booting into Windows 2000 and then shutting down, booting into the POST screen and then shutting down again. I dont...

Won't take a charge, nada. Works okay with the power adapter, though. Any suggestions? Unmunge my addy to reply by email. (Change yahoo.com to sbcglobal.net and remove "takethisout.") Thanks, Eddie

Could someone tell me where to find a firmware update or fix for the "Toshiba DVDWHD TS-L802A", the DVD recorded doesn't work so well? I can't find anything.. and the recored failes many times the data verification or the record.. Thanks in advance, Mhaxx

It's the first notebook I have and it's Windows Vista based. If it has the battery then you can stand-by it starting from the state you left. If it hasn't the battery (i.e. because I removed to use the AC) then you can stand-by but if you disconnect it from AC you loose the state and system asks...

Folks, Anyone else out there have a TM 800 that crashes once/day? It seems to mostly happen in hibernate/sleep mode, but can happen at any time. I'm using the factory installed Win XP pro and haven't fiddled with the machine except to upgrade the memory. Any info much appreciated.

I'm faced with the task specified above. From a previous thread it seems that the hard drive is situated in a drawer behind the battery, this seems to be so in my case, though the model I have is different to the previous thread. The drawer has a clear plastic tag attached to it which seems to...

Hello! Just a note to ask if my (hopeless) experience with Acer Customer Services is isolated or common... At the end of Oct '04, my girlfriend and I bought an T120 through Simply computers. A couple of weeks later, it started making a funny noise- it sounds like a resonating fan, as if the...

I have made a small website with service manuals. I work for a company that repairs Acer computer (only the ones we have sold). The address is http://www.underflow.dk/acer-sg If you have any requests for a service manual please follow the instructions on the web site.

Hi. On an Acer Aspire 7720G, I try to get xp installed next to vista. It's installed now and of course there are many yellow icons in the hardware manager because of missing drivers. So I basically need to figure out the exact hardware specifications of the laptop, so I can go to all the websites...

Hi All I have a new Acer Aspire 5610 laptop. The eNet Manager utility give an Application Error when saving the profile settings although it works. I get a cannot read memory location error. When I use the XP network software everything seems ok. I downloaded the eNet utility again from the Acer...

I recently purchased a 1703sc second hand. It has worked for a few weeks with no major problems but now wont turn on. I have tried searching but cant find anything relevant. I have opened it up and if I remove and replace the battery I get some led's to light up on the motherboard. If I press the...

i have been given an acer pc but as soon as i boot it after the acer screen appears it asks me for my password, i have been given the password but i want to get rid of this screen. It comes up before the user accounts password and it is a blue screen , can someone tell me how to get rid of it...

Hi im hoping someone can help me, my fan will work fine for about 2 hours it will kick on and off as needed but after the aprox 2 hours it will stay off even if the cpu hits 80 degrees celcius. I have xp on this laptop not vista so my drivers are not exacly the right ones, im guessing that could be...

I have acer travelmate 800. It seems to be get a bit hot and the fan does not come on. How can I turn on the fan? Thanks.

Hi Can any tell me how to take an acer notebook apart, I have taken all the screws out but one spot seems to be sticking? thanks...fliss

What is the maximum memory supported by the TM800? I currently have a 256 in the 'hidden' slot, and a 512 in the 'expendable' slot. Can I switch the 256 by a 1GB chip and boost the total memory to roughly 1.5GB? will the tm800 support that (or more?) thanks, help on this board is much...

Hello. When I try to install xp next to the current vista installation, and I boot the xp cd, it says it can't recognize the disk. I've googled a bit and found out I probably need a sata driver for xp. I can't find it however at the acer website. Does anyone know where to obtain suitable drivers...

Spoke to one of HPs Road Warriors today. Helped him get set-up for some sales event on the road and what not. He (an reportedly his coworkers) are really happy with their brand new HP laptops. No surprise there, given every sales guy loves a new toy, but the when I asked about the OS, it wasn't...

My laptop only will run on battery, it will not run in AC mode. It will run until the battery dies.

I have a 5610z that is about 5 months old and now after about 4 hours of inactvity the compputer like goes to sleep and does not wake up by pressing keys or moving the mouse. All I have set in the poer options to be on is blank the monitor a after 3 minutes. Any idea's why it is going to sleep?...