Aspire 5315 CPU Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide

[jeepman]

I can't find the 1.42 bios either. Anyone had any luck locating it? I'm still using 1.33 and can't wait to get away from the sound issues.

[gus_007x]

Well, i'm running v1.42 without any problems that i had with v1.40 in the past...

I recommend to stay with v1.33 until v1.42 is released...

What I discovered is with v1.33 BIOS doesn't have the SLP1 String for OEM activation with Windows XP ... v1.40 and v1.42 does have SLP1 String , but i don't know about v1.34 ...

I know this OEM activation may be treated as 'illegal', but i can explain how implement into our Acer 5315's...

[bigozone]

the only time you need the SLP1 is durring inital installation isn't it??

that might explain why i never noticed....

[gus_007x]

Windows checks SLP String everytime boots, if doesn't exist or has changed WinXP ask you to activate it... That's why with v1.33 WinXP tell me "You have 6 days remainging to activate", because don't have any SLP String...

[bigozone]

Windows checks SLP String everytime boots, if doesn't exist or has changed WinXP ask you to activate it... That's why with v1.33 WinXP tell me "You have 6 days remainging to activate", because don't have any SLP String...

that's strange... i wonder what kind of hacked up install disk i have then..
because i never got a message like that using 1.33

[gus_007x]

Check your SETUPP.INI in I386 folder of XP CD, if PID=XXXXXOEM, then you have an OEM CD, if i'ts PID=XXXXX270, you have a XP Corp and this not applies to you... You need to replace 7 files (including SETUPP.INI) for the Royalty OEM Activation...

[JasonZ28]

Hey guys, wanted to say awesome forum. Thought I was stuck with the Celeron until I found this. I have 2 questions though. Where are people obtaining the Bios 1.40 and 1.42 updates, as I can only find the 1.34 on the Acer site. Also, am I correct in saying the the T8300 is the fastest, most efficient, 100% compatible processor for the 5315? Cant seem to find any benchmarks for T7X00 and T8X00 processors. From what Ive heard in the diff posts is that an T8300 was confirmed to be working, but does it have the same issues as the T9X00?

[ATG]

BIOS 1.42 has been officially released so there is no point of this post. You can find the BIOS here.

Nevertheless thanks go to @elbubi, @BigO and @hoggie, not ACER

[gus_007x]

Hey guys, wanted to say awesome forum. Thought I was stuck with the Celeron until I found this. I have 2 questions though. Where are people obtaining the Bios 1.40 and 1.42 updates, as I can only find the 1.34 on the Acer site. Also, am I correct in saying the the T8300 is the fastest, most efficient, 100% compatible processor for the 5315? Cant seem to find any benchmarks for T7X00 and T8X00 processors. From what Ive heard in the diff posts is that an T8300 was confirmed to be working, but does it have the same issues as the T9X00?

I don't recommend v1.42 until released (i'm using and it's OK but you're adviced)... Stay with v1.33 what is the most stable and free-problems ever... v1.34 have issues with COLD-BOOT as you may read before, also v1.40 was not the correct version for me...

[bigozone]

Hey guys, wanted to say awesome forum. Thought I was stuck with the Celeron until I found this. I have 2 questions though. Where are people obtaining the Bios 1.40 and 1.42 updates, as I can only find the 1.34 on the Acer site. Also, am I correct in saying the the T8300 is the fastest, most efficient, 100% compatible processor for the 5315? Cant seem to find any benchmarks for T7X00 and T8X00 processors. From what Ive heard in the diff posts is that an T8300 was confirmed to be working, but does it have the same issues as the T9X00?

i believe you are correct about the T8300.. acer has yet to sell a laptop based on this mainboard with anything higher than a T8300.. so they haven't updated the BIOS to FULLY support the T9XXX cpus.... while the BIOS does see them correctly... there seems to be heating issues (should be resolved in the future when the CPUs prices drop even lower)

i've not recieved any info about the T8300 or T8100 suffering heating issues,, and i'm sure they would post about problems here... you could send PRIVATE MESSAGES to the two persons i've credited w/ reporting on the T8100/8300 cpus and ask them directly (zedoctor was one of the users)

it also sounds to me like you are looking at the PAN-AM site for BIOS files.. the american site is NEVER up to date...

support.acer-euro.com

that's where most everyone here gets thier drivers and BIOS files... the source of the Ver. 1.42 BIOS is confidential.... but i see ATG put a link up
(good job ATG,, i love the disclaimer BTW)


later,
bigO