http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/tags/upgrade The Acer Guy Forum » Tag: upgrade - Recent Posts en-US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:14:43 +0000 bbpress 1.0.2 q http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/search.php http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-a-processor-on-5335#post-10569 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:29:25 +0000 thevoid 10569@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi folks</p> <p>got a 5335 aspire in front of me.</p> <p>chipset is gl40<br /> fsb is 667</p> <p>I have tried a core 2 duo t7200 and it didnt post.</p> <p>anyone know what the fastest cpu this will handle yet? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-aspire-5738zg#post-8427 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:07:51 +0000 recoveryking 8427@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Personally, I wouldnt bother upgrading to be honest. the easiest upgrade you could do would be the RAM. However with 4GB already, unless your running a 64Bit version of windows then its pointless.<br /> Furthermore, even budget RAM (2x4GB) wouldnt be "cheap".<br /> Considering you can get a nice spec i3 sandygate machine for sub £400 I would just save your pennies :) </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-aspire-5738zg#post-8390 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:10:34 +0000 Clueless 8390@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Let me start by saying I love my little machine.</p> <p>But I reckon it can handle more and I'm thinking of upgrading it as much as I can to run some better games (it can handle MW2 nay problemo)</p> <p>Currently has Intel Dual Core T4300 @2.1GHz, 4GB memory and Radeon HD4570 512MB graphics card. It runs on a Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset on Windows 7 Premium.</p> <p>Can anyone tell me what the max specs I could upgrade to are? Ideally I wouldn't mind getting up to 3Ghz processor and 8GB ram but I'm so inane I'm unsure how to check?</p> <p>On a side note, just how easy/ very difficult is it to upgrade on a laptop?</p> <p>Thanks for anything anyone can give! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/please-help-me-acer-aspire-m1610-or-acer-aspire-t180#post-8029 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:34:34 +0000 eddyboi1992 8029@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>hi there everyone,<br /> can anyone help,<br /> acer aspire m1610 or acer aspire t180<br /> i have these two computers and would like to know witch one i should upgrade,<br /> wich one is the better computer- (<br /> and when decided<br /> what should i upgrade<br /> and what are the best parts to use,<br /> or the best way to do it,<br /> im not looking to spend a fortune,<br /> but i dont mind spending a bit, as long as its worth it,<br /> kind regards<br /> edward </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/aspire-7738g-6006-upgradable-to-8gb-ram#post-7795 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:23:39 +0000 reverbflange 7795@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Thank you, that's disappointing.<br /> Thanks for your reply! :) </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/aspire-7738g-6006-upgradable-to-8gb-ram#post-7794 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:18:53 +0000 TechieDiva 7794@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>&gt;Will my computer accept and utilize 8GB?<br /> according to crucial, no.</p> <p><a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%207738&amp;Cat=RAM" rel="nofollow">http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%207738&amp;Cat=RAM</a> </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/aspire-7738g-6006-upgradable-to-8gb-ram#post-7791 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:38:29 +0000 reverbflange 7791@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>I've got 4GB of RAM on my 7738G-6006. I've looked everywhere and can't find any info, but want to upgrade to 8GB of RAM.</p> <p>Will my computer accept and utilize 8GB? Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.</p> <p>Thanks so much for any insight, if it will work, I'll order my 2 4GB sticks tonight! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-3680-ram-upgrade-leaves-no-video#post-7557 Sun, 08 May 2011 23:20:08 +0000 basicchipmunk 7557@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi i am still stuck i have found some usefull info from pc wizard 2010 as you can see below max memor is 4gb but i can only get 3gb to show, when i put 2 x 2gb (the crucial one) i have no vga on boot up not even bios.<br /> Is it anything to do with speed of ram?<br /> Please help<br /> Thanks</p> <p> General Information :<br /> M1 (Bank 0 ) : 1024MB - SODIMM<br /> M2 (Bank 1 ) : 2048MB - SODIMM </p> <p> Information SPD EEPROM (M1) :<br /> Manufacturer : Samsung<br /> Part Number : M4 70T2953EZ3-CE6<br /> Serial Number : 8604E8C3<br /> Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-5300 (333MHz) - [DDR2-666]<br /> Format : SO-DIMM (67.6 x 3)<br /> Size : 1024MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)<br /> Module Buffered : No<br /> Module Registered : No<br /> Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No<br /> Width : 64-bit<br /> Error Correction Capability (EC... No<br /> Max. Burst Length : 8<br /> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8, Self Refreshµs<br /> Voltage : SSTL 1.8v<br /> Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit<br /> Manufacture : Week 39 of 2007<br /> Supported Frequencies : 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz<br /> CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz<br /> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz<br /> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz<br /> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 9 clocks @ 200MHz, 12 clocks @ 266MHz, 15 clocks @ 333MHz<br /> Min TRC : 12 clocks @ 200MHz, 16 clocks @ 266MHz, 20 clocks @ 333MHz </p> <p> Information SPD EEPROM :<br /> Manufacturer : Corsair<br /> Part Number : VS2GSDS800D2<br /> Serial Number : Unspecified<br /> Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-6400 (399MHz) - [DDR2-800]<br /> Format : SO-DIMM (67.6 x 3)<br /> Size : 2048MB (2 ranks, 8 banks)<br /> Module Buffered : No<br /> Module Registered : No<br /> Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No<br /> Width : 64-bit<br /> Error Correction Capability (EC... No<br /> Max. Burst Length : 8<br /> Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8, Self Refreshµs<br /> Voltage : SSTL 1.8v<br /> Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit<br /> Manufacture : 2000<br /> Supported Frequencies : 266MHz, 400MHz<br /> CAS Latency (tCL) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz<br /> RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz<br /> RAS Precharge (tRP) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz<br /> Cycle Time (tRAS) : 12 clocks @ 266MHz, 18 clocks @ 400MHz<br /> Min TRC : 16 clocks @ 266MHz, 23 clocks @ 400MHz </p> <p> Memory Controller Information :<br /> Memory Controller : System Memory<br /> Location : Mainboard<br /> Error Correction Capability : No<br /> Number of connectors : 2<br /> Max. Module Size : 4096 MB </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-3680-ram-upgrade-leaves-no-video#post-7556 Sun, 08 May 2011 22:57:53 +0000 basicchipmunk 7556@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi just to add i have the 945 gml chipset </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-3680-ram-upgrade-leaves-no-video#post-7546 Fri, 06 May 2011 23:51:00 +0000 basicchipmunk 7546@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi have 3gb installed now running fine thou? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-3680-ram-upgrade-leaves-no-video#post-7522 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:20:05 +0000 TechieDiva 7522@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>limited to 2GB.</p> <p><a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%203680&amp;Cat=RAM" rel="nofollow">http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%203680&amp;Cat=RAM</a></p> <p><a href="http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=24679" rel="nofollow">http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=24679</a> </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-3680-ram-upgrade-leaves-no-video#post-7521 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:27:36 +0000 basicchipmunk 7521@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi i have been having problems upgrading my modded acer 3680 to 4gb ram, all ram sticks have been tested singlely and work fine but i can not get the 2 x 2gb sticks to work together. I curently have it set up with 1gb and a 2gb any help will be very appreciated my laptop info is :</p> <p>Mainboard : Acer, Inc. Prespa1<br /> Chipset : Intel i945GM/GME<br /> Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T5200 @ 1600MHz<br /> Physical Memory : 3072MBDDR2-SDRAM<br /> Video Card : Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family<br /> Hard Disk : Western Digital WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0 ATA Device (500GB)<br /> DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T10N<br /> Monitor Type : QUANTADISPLAY - 14 inches<br /> Network Card : Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Yukon 88E8038 PCIe Fast Ethernet Controller<br /> Network Card : Atheros Communications AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCIe)<br /> Operating System : Windows 7 Professional Professional Media Center 6.01.7600 (32-bit)<br /> DirectX : Version 11.00<br /> Windows Performance Index : 2.6 on 7.9</p> <p> General Information : M1 (Bank 0 ) : 1024MB - SODIMM M2 (Bank 1 ) : 2048MB - SODIMM Information SPD EEPROM (M1) : Manufacturer : Samsung Part Number : M4 70T2953EZ3-CE6 Serial Number : 8604E8C3 Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-5300 (333MHz) - [DDR2-666] Format : SO-DIMM (67.6 x 3) Size : 1024MB (2 ranks, 4 banks) Module Buffered : No Module Registered : No Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No Width : 64-bit Error Correction Capability (EC... No Max. Burst Length : 8 Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8, Self Refreshµs Voltage : SSTL 1.8v Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit Manufacture : Week 39 of 2007 Supported Frequencies : 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @ 200MHz, 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 333MHz Cycle Time (tRAS) : 9 clocks @ 200MHz, 12 clocks @ 266MHz, 15 clocks @ 333MHz Min TRC : 12 clocks @ 200MHz, 16 clocks @ 266MHz, 20 clocks @ 333MHz Information SPD EEPROM : Manufacturer : Corsair Part Number : VS2GSDS800D2 Serial Number : Unspecified Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-6400 (399MHz) - [DDR2-800] Format : SO-DIMM (67.6 x 3) Size : 2048MB (2 ranks, 8 banks) Module Buffered : No Module Registered : No Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No Width : 64-bit Error Correction Capability (EC... No Max. Burst Length : 8 Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8, Self Refreshµs Voltage : SSTL 1.8v Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit Manufacture : 2000 Supported Frequencies : 266MHz, 400MHz CAS Latency (tCL) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz RAS Precharge (tRP) : 4 clocks @ 266MHz, 5 clocks @ 400MHz Cycle Time (tRAS) : 12 clocks @ 266MHz, 18 clocks @ 400MHz Min TRC : 16 clocks @ 266MHz, 23 clocks @ 400MHz Memory Controller Information : Memory Controller : System Memory Location : Mainboard Error Correction Capability : No Number of connectors : 2 Max. Module Size : 4096 MB </p> <p>Many Thanks<br /> Shane </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/how-to-open-up-all-in-one-aspire-desktop-az5101#post-7493 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:36:37 +0000 koornneef 7493@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hello all.</p> <p>I've repaired and upgraded enough machines in my life, but upgrading the RAM on this Aspire Z510x or Z310x has me completely stumped.</p> <p>It's an all-in-one desktop with touchscreen and I can't figure out how to get in to upgrade the ram, dvd, or harddrive.</p> <p>There are no access panels on the back cover, no screws I can see, and taking the 3 screws out to remove the back stand really gets me no closer. I don't simply want to start prying and yanking without some sort of indication that this is correct, but I've tried tugging, sliding and what not.</p> <p>I'm not worried about the warranty, but would rather not break it.</p> <p>Anyone know how to get into this thing? I'm sure others must also be looking, or will do so in the future for upgrades/repairs.</p> <p>I even took it to best buy, but the guy said they send it out for upgrades and would take 3-8 weeks and about $400. I'll risk breaking it at that cost.</p> <p>FYI, it's a pretty decent box, with the additional VGA port for dual screen (plug and away it went, awesome!) and eSATA connector it was full of pleasant surprises. I just have to get in the 8GB.</p> <p>Thanks<br /> -Jim </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-an-aspire-6920g#post-7383 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:19:09 +0000 guiesseppe 7383@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>hi everyone, i read on the forum that it is possible to upgrade the processor on these laptops with a better model, i was wondering what else you can upgrade on the laptop, such as the graphics card, and if it would be worth the cost and effort to do so? would i be better just saving up for a whole new laptop? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-aspire-9300-win-7-upgrade#post-6622 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:46:42 +0000 Peter 6622@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>The hardware will upgrade fine. You may have to find a few drivers yourself or get Windows to download and install them for you. The Acer Empowering Technology Programs are optional for the operation of your computer. The main one you would want would be the launch manager. It should be available for Windows 7. </p> <p>However, based on the age of your unit you would see a noticeable performance increase in even browsing the web with a new computer. It would be something to think about as the upgrade of Windows 7 Home Premium costs $129.96 Cdn at retail. </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-aspire-9300-win-7-upgrade#post-6613 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:43:41 +0000 cyberdyne 6613@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi<br /> I have an Aspire 9300 running Vista which I was thinking about upgrading to Win7. The Win7 upgrade advisor confirm the system could run Win 7 but advises that a lot of Acer products will no longer work.</p> <p>Does anyone know what adverse effects upgrading from Vista to Win7 may have on this model of laptop?<br /> Has anyone already upgrade?</p> <p>Many thanks </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-extensa-5620-laptop-upgrate#post-6311 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:23:37 +0000 Probotics 6311@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I've got an old Acer Extensa 5620 Laptop and unfortunately I can't afford to buy a new one, so I just want to upgrade it a bit. I already added 4gb of ram of which i can only use about 3 since i run vista 32.</p> <p>Current specs:<br /> CPU intel Core 2 Duo T5450<br /> GPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400XT.</p> <p>Is it possible to change the components to i.e.: </p> <p>CPU intel T9600 (6M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)<br /> <a href="http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=35563" rel="nofollow">http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=35563</a></p> <p>GPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650<br /> <a href="http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3650.8839.0.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3650.8839.0.html</a></p> <p>???</p> <p>I found a couple of links online but by now they must be outdated. </p> <p><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Acer-Extensa-Laptop-5620-Hotrod-Overhaul-Guide/" rel="nofollow">http://www.instructables.com/id/Acer-Extensa-Laptop-5620-Hotrod-Overhaul-Guide/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Acer-Extensa-Laptop-5620-T5250-Upgrade-Tweak/" rel="nofollow">http://www.instructables.com/id/Acer-Extensa-Laptop-5620-T5250-Upgrade-Tweak/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theacerguy.com/2008/12/morris-aspire-5920-gpu-swapupgrade/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theacerguy.com/2008/12/morris-aspire-5920-gpu-swapupgrade/</a></p> <p>Is flashing bios necessary?</p> <p><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/43080-flashing-bios-acer-extensa-windows-7-64-bit.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/43080-flashing-bios-acer-extensa-windows-7-64-bit.html</a></p> <p>In case this upgrade is possible, can I run windows 7 64 bit on the laptop?</p> <p>Thanks for the help and any suggestions. </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/help-with-cpu-upgrade#post-5784 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:42:32 +0000 mstaggerlee 5784@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Well, I see this topic has been dead for about a year, but I need to revive it - I also have an Aspire T180, but mine has a 2 GHz Sempron. I'd like to upgrade it to an Athalon X2, but I'm unsure about what processor speeds the Motherboard (HT2000?) can support.</p> <p>Can anyone help a guy out with this?</p> <p>Thanx! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-a-processor-on-5335#post-5228 Tue, 18 May 2010 23:29:43 +0000 The repair center tech 5228@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>From the few that have passed my workbench in the repair center the CPU is not soldered to the mainboard for that model, and Peter is quite right core 2 duo with 667Mhz FSB should work</p> <p>KR<br /> The Repair Center Tech </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-a-processor-on-5335#post-5209 Mon, 17 May 2010 07:11:21 +0000 Peter 5209@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Since I don't have one infront of me and google wasn't a big help... </p> <p>But it *appears* to be a socket P processor. Based on the chipset a core 2 duo with a 667Mhz FSB *should* work. </p> <p>THEN AGAIN....</p> <p>There's no way for me to know if the CPU is soldered onto the motherboard. That would be quite rare but I have seen it. </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/upgrading-a-processor-on-5335#post-5198 Sun, 16 May 2010 12:02:45 +0000 whoppery5k 5198@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>can the processor on a 5335 be upgraded too a dual core??</p> <p>i have a celron and would like to get it replaced. also what processor if any will fit?? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-extensa-2350-memory#post-4956 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:54:44 +0000 geofftuke 4956@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>I have a 2350 with only 256 mb memory. The chip is DDR 333 CL2.5 PC2700.<br /> Q1. Would upgrade to 512 make a big difference to its speed? My thinking is that it is now quite an old machine and is only used for running MYOB, so overspending on memory that won't be fully utilised will be wasteful, so I'm looking at the smaller upgrade before I consider a 1GB upgrade, which I'm sure will do the trick.</p> <p>Q2. Am I able to use any of these memory chips in this machine?<br /> ______________DDR2 667<br /> ______________DDR2 667/533<br /> ______________DDR 400/333<br /> ______________2100 266</p> <p>Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/8920g-upgrade-to-windows-7#post-4881 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:20:20 +0000 AnandM 4881@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Post Windows 7 install, my Cinedash volume slider seems OK, but I can't play Blu-Ray disks using Arcade Deluxe - or the latest PowerDVD either (also by CyberLink - doesn't like the NVIDIA 9500m graphics card).</p> <p>Anyone else had any luck? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/aspire-6920g-hard-drive-not-detected#post-4876 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:42:12 +0000 TheKeiron 4876@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>I've actually managed to solve it myself now! The hard drive could not be seen at all, so i downloaded the latest version of the bios from the Acer website, but as my hard drive could not be seen i could not boot windows from there to run winphlash! i had to launch xp off a usb stick, then run winphlash in there to flash the BIOS to the latest one i downloaded and hey presto when i rebooted the computer it worked fine! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/aspire-6920g-hard-drive-not-detected#post-4861 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:41:29 +0000 TheKeiron 4861@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>My Acer Aspire 6920G was working no problems one day then the next it did not boot (an error message appeared saying it could not find an operating system) after first thinking the hard drive was busted i replaced it with a new one but it could not see the new hard drive either, so after a diagnostic it turns out my laptop doesnt seem to be able to find any hard drives! I read somewhere on the net that by changing the hard drive controller settings in the BIOS this problem can be sorted, however my current BIOS does not give me the options to change hard drive controller settings! is there a BIOS upgrade i can apply that gives me these options? or is there perhaps another solution to this problem?</p> <p>thanks :) </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/access-arcade-instant-on-after-upgrading-to-windows-7-from-vista#post-4831 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:53:02 +0000 alfranz3 4831@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>My Acer notebook 4920 came with Windows Vista Home Premium when I bought it about 2 years ago. Three months ago, I upgraded it to Windows 7 and it seems I cannot access the Acer Arcade Instant-On. I checked on the OEM partition where the Instant-On is located and it is still intact. Everytime I press the Arcade Man button when my computer is off, the laptop just boots into Windows 7. Is there a solution present that can help me access the Arcade Instant-on everytime I press the Arcade man button. I know that performing recovery will solve it but I do not want to go back to Vista anymore. Thanks and good day! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/windows-7-upgrade-5935g#post-4446 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:27:06 +0000 arre 4446@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>I did an upgrade with the CD key they sent. (no format). The upgrade package, also comes with extra drivers, and some software like powerdvd. Most of the software that was there on vista still worked on 7 for me, although I did experience some issues (see my article).</p> <p>Good luck! </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/intelr-proset-wireless-wifi-windows-7#post-4389 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:44:15 +0000 scibod 4389@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Okay fine. Removed Intel Pro - had to use an uninstaller but it went. Insert Acer upgrade disc which then tells me the laptop Acer Aspire 5735 is not supported and goes on about a clean install and the website etc. This despite the Acer website saying the machine is upgradable and them sending me the discs (£14...)<br /> What is going on - does anyone have any ideas!!? </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/intelr-proset-wireless-wifi-windows-7#post-4386 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:55:14 +0000 TechieDiva 4386@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>it is a utility to help you manage your wireless card. not necessarily needed. If you want it back you can always download it from intel.com</p> <p>more than likely, W7 will have the driver for your wireless card built in and windows can manage your wireless card so the proset will not be needed. </p> http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/intelr-proset-wireless-wifi-windows-7#post-4385 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:48:04 +0000 scibod 4385@http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/ <p>Upgrade advisor says to uninstall this and reinstall after upgrade.I can uninstall ok but how do I reinstall after the upgrade when it has gone? And what does it actually do?! </p>