Laptop making me SICK.

[jianwei85]

Got this error (something like this) and can't start laptop in to windows xp.

Broadcom UNDI PXE-2.1 (build 082) v6.2.11a
Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
All Rights Reserved

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM

Sickening.

[FooFighters]

Can you start your laptop nude? (i.e. under safe mode condition)

Cheers :)

[jianwei85]

well, i was bored..so i took out the hard disk..resit it..then reboot..voila! it started..then about 4 hours of use..it died on me..so i sent it to the acer service centre..got them 2 check the mobo n rams n the hd as well..they said it was the hd..replaced it n cloned my earlier data onto it.. :D

[fRaNkY]

Thats one reason, I never recommend ACER to friends....

[PeterHng]

Thats one reason, I never recommend ACER to friends....

Already bought what. Cannot change just like dat la. Jianwei, by the way how old is your laptop?

[JeremyT]

The first laptop powered by Intel Centrino Duo core in Malaysia market is Acer , well , and i suppose it's the cheapest laptop in local . Too much feedback from customers . Better turn your own laptop to Lenovo , or local brand like Twinhead , and Ftec if you can't afford the greatest brand ( IBM ) .

Never listen to the sales asistant before buy your laptop , do more research .
Recommend you the IBM T series , Duo core and double your speed when you want to burn a CD , compare to single core , at a reasonable price .

[jianwei85]

PeterHng:
only 7 months...but lucky their service centre near usj3 Taman Perindustrian..hehe

wat 2 do..i buy oso bcoz of their 3 yr warranty.. :) replacement on all hardware parts..

a laptop has got to be a dell, acer, lenovo=IBM as they have comprehensive warranty coverage..

JeremyT:
*IBM laptops are being rebranded as Lenovo..The series could be available in a different Lenovo model number..

[Franklon]

I got an IBM R51e and its really bad... Under 2months I got twice "registry corrupted". Can't start windows cause boot is screwed. Never used it for hankie pankie stuff too since its my work laptop.

[JeremyT]

Check This Out (http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/customerqa.html)

[jianwei85]

thanks for the pc link...

here is; http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/

p/s: the loading time from .com websites on streamyx now..is like soooooooooooo slow..... :mad:

[PeterHng]

PeterHng:
only 7 months...but lucky their service centre near usj3 Taman Perindustrian..hehe

wat 2 do..i buy oso bcoz of their 3 yr warranty.. :) replacement on all hardware parts..

a laptop has got to be a dell, acer, lenovo=IBM as they have comprehensive warranty coverage..



Jianwei, it happened sometimes to our laptop or PC. Don't be too stressful abt it. Like KPC said, it's all in the mind. You decide whether you want to be upset or stay out of it. You don't let this thing get into your nerve... At least your laptop is under warranty... btw, I always use Dell, for my company and also for my personal use... ;)

[jianwei85]

PeterHng:

ya..its a good thing still under warranty..

dell pc warranty oso not bad..any problem..they just change the parts..my graphics gard burn 3 times..2/3 is my fault..n they changed all of them...hehe

:)

[sakaibear]

dell's warranty is the best lo. immediate next working day dispatch. and very good customer service.

twinhead is not local la...i think it's korean....

and jianwei...laptops...don't worry so much about it. the important data u wanna keep....go buy an ext hdd...works wonders when some idiotic laptop decide to die on you when you need it most. i'm victim number one.

[handyman]

having the Acer Ferrari is making me mad. bought it second hand for some purpose of working with 3D softwares but i realized later that the graphic 128MB card isn't good for 3D applications. looking at some fujitsu laptops now.

[jianwei85]

having the Acer Ferrari is making me mad. bought it second hand for some purpose of working with 3D softwares but i realized later that the graphic 128MB card isn't good for 3D applications. looking at some fujitsu laptops now.

mayb u need to increase ur ram to 1Gb - 2Gb ?

ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X700 is a mid-range graphic card le..if u need a great card u might be spending way more..rm 1900/card ? i dun think u need to change the laptop..u can jz upgrade the 3d card..or try adding more ram beforehand.

[HTH]

twinhead is not local la...i think it's korean....


It's from Taiwan.

[Firefly]

... laptop..u can jz upgrade the 3d card...
Can upgrade graphic card in a Laptop mah? Are they not suppose to be embedded into the mainboard? :eek:

[jianwei85]

oh..now they come out wif 'Mobile 3d cards' le..the newer generation laptop motherboards can support..but the 3d cards are not as powerful as their desktop brothers..n more costly coz its much smaller in size n different architecture..

[kress]

you mean MXM? last i heard it wasn't catching on too quickly.. the modules would probably cost a bomb too..

[jianwei85]

next-gen graphics tech..

More for pc. SLI (enables concurrent use of 2 Cards @ 2 GPUS)

More for laptop. MXM (tech to increase clock cycles in GPUs)

i mean current laptops oso have expansion slots 4 3d card..but the 3d card jz different in design, being more components on a smaller expansion board. there are 3d cards released for laptops (without mxm)

example..pci express ATI mobility series or nvidia go series..these are only released 4 laptops..

[kress]

huh? expansion slot? since when? the only way i know of changing the gpu in a lappie is by dismantling it and putting in the new gpu. And thats only possible if the vendor has a better gpu for that system.

[jianwei85]

its like a motherboard expansion slot la..1 slot 4 u 2 put in the 3d card..shaped like a pentium mmx chip

http://www.geocities.com/striker3dx/mobi.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/striker3dx/mobi2.JPG

more components on the 3d card..

[blurrman]

I got an IBM R51e and its really bad... Under 2months I got twice "registry corrupted". Can't start windows cause boot is screwed. Never used it for hankie pankie stuff too since its my work laptop.

hi,

registry problems has nothing to do with the brand of the notebook.

[kwgoh]

hi,

registry problems has nothing to do with the brand of the notebook.

Normally not, but it could be due to bios or software provide by the maker causing the registry problem. Normally due to improper software installation/uninstallation.

[yjwong]

Got this error (something like this) and can't start laptop in to windows xp.

Broadcom UNDI PXE-2.1 (build 082) v6.2.11a
Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Broadcom Corporation
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
All Rights Reserved

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM

Sickening.

When the Acer logo comes out after you press the power button, press F2. Then navigate to the "Advanced" tab. Highlight "IDE HDD" with your arrow keys then press F5 until it goes to the topmost. If there is no "IDE HDD", it means that the IDE cable for your Hard Disk is not plugged in properly.

For everyone's information, Broadcom UNDI PXE is a network boot system. Due to the top piority of "Network Boot", the laptop attempts to boot from the network when a network cable is not plugged in. This results in a boot failure.

[Stamp]

Errr...what do you guys think of sony vaio sz28 notebook? it has 2G duo core processor and 1G ram. costs a bomb, though, at rm7998.

[mediumsliced]

Errr...what do you guys think of sony vaio sz28 notebook? it has 2G duo core processor and 1G ram. costs a bomb, though, at rm7998.

You'll have to pay a premium for VAIOs generally. If you're price sensitive, go for a Dell. My Inspiron 700m is still going strong, even though I've heard some horror stories from other people.