Asus Eee PC T101MT-EU37-BK Problems and Fixes

[Batman1]

Problem: How do you fix the (Boot Booster doesn't start this time) at startup ?

I started this thread in hopes of helping each other with the Asus Eee T101MT-Eu37-BK. "The Other Geek Squad"

All Problems and Fixes are welcome.

***** WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! *****
These are NOT "TOY'S" Do not let some young child get a hold of these Eee machines. They can turn the screen past the stop over and over till the wires rip out of the motherboard. I just bought one off eBay that said it had a broken hinge but the person didn't say that the screen was turned around so many times that it ripped the wiring out of the motherboard, socket and all.
So be careful not to let this happen to yours.
Bruce

[Batman1]

Problem: Calender is blank.

Fix: Close all Gadgets then go to start and type in SFC, when you see it in the box, right click on it and click on Run as Administrator. Then open the calender gadget first and then your other gadgets. You can move them around by grabbing on the paddle on the right side.

[Batman1]

Boot Booster:
The Boot Booster item in BIOS setup helps shorten your Eee PC bootup time. However, you MUST disable this BIOS item before you change any Eee PC components or perform system recovery (from USB flash disk, external optical drive or hidden partition). Follow the instructions below to disable Boot Booster:
1. Start the system and press F2 on bootup to show the POST screen.
2.Use right arrow to go to Boot and down arrow to go to boot booster, hit enter, up arrow to disable, Hit enter.
3. Press F10 to save the configuration and restart Eee PC.
Remember to enable Boot Booster after you complete hardware change or system recovery.

I'm learning as I go on this machine and I didn't do the above before I added the Ram and I haven't figured out how to get rid of (Boot Booster not working this time). Anybody else with this problem

[Batman1]

Problem: How can I change the HDD to a bigger and faster one ?
Answer:

Whether your adding Ram or changing HDD, First start computer and press F2, then right arrow to boot, then down arrow to boot booster, hit enter, now up arrow to (Disable) hit enter, now press F10 to save and reboot. (remember to Enable after you make any changes).
Then Clone New HDD with a Sabrent SATA-C35U cable (on Amazon.com for $16.00) I have found this set-up to work the fastest. Download Seagate Disc Wizard software free. (Google: Seagate Disc Wizard). At least ONE HDD must be Seagate or you'll have to upgrade Disc Wizard to Acronis for $29.99 .

Remove Battery and all the screws you see, paying attention as to where they go. I lay mine on the table in groups. There's four short screws in the Battery compartment, one short one holding the Ram cover on, (be careful not to lose this one because it does come out). Six long Black screws around the outer parameter of bottom cover, Three long black screws under the 1\2" X 6" strip that you have to dig up,(it uses reusable sticky glue) And Two silver screws holding the screen hinge in place. With the Battery compartment towards you, remove the right rubber foot held on with sticky tape, it has has a long black screw under it.

Turn Netbook over, pop-up the little black cover with an arrow by the back swivel hinge, remove the TWO silver screws. Now open screen gently (remember you only have TWO real small screws holding it in place at this point, They DON'T need removed) Now take a credit card or REAL SMALL flat blade screw driver and pop-up the back of the keyboard by the screen, be careful the keyboard has a short ribbon connected to the motherboard. Now tilt the keyboard toward you and take your Ultra small flat blade screw driver and slide the black clip toward you being careful NOT to slide it too far as to break the tabs that hold it in place. Slide out the ribbon and set keyboard aside.

Now you can see the screws that need removed, I numbered them for you. You don't have to remove any other ribbon's or cables.( You should have 17 Long Black Screws,4 long silver screws and 4 short black screws, Keep looking if you don't have this number). Now close the screen carefully and take your finger nails and work around the split between the top and bottom cover remembering it's the bottom cover that you want to remove. Take your skinny screw driver and work the bottom cover out from the video plug and the headphone and mic plug's. Now you can see the hard drive and the one screw that holds it in place. Once removed, slide the HDD to your left and lift out and transfer the HDD brackets with the four screws. Also transfer the Black plastic cover from original HDD to new (It's held on with sticky glue)

I can email LARGER pictures to you, Just PM me with your email address. Now do the reverse order to put it back together. First time took me TWO hours because I had to figure out where all the screws were. The last one took me 45 Min's.
Bruce

[onree]

Any idea how easy or hard it would be to add the BT-183 Bluetooth module?

[Batman1]

Any idea how easy or hard it would be to add the BT-183 Bluetooth module?

For less headache's I would add this bluetooth Dongle. 39 new ones from $8.50

Amazon.com: Asus Mini Bluetooth Dongle (USB-BT211): Electronics

[Batman1]

To see what Bios you have, boot System up and you can hit F2 or after boot up, Go to Start, click on all Programs, click on Asus Folder, click on Asus Update for Eee PC, click on Asus Update, when the user account control screen comes up, click YES , In the select the update method box, click on down arrow and click on "Check BIOS Information", click Next, If the Version is 1101, your good, if not click Back, click on down arrow and click on Update BIOS from Internet, click Next. You'll see another box that says " dlsvr03.asus.com", click on the down arrow and select "ftp.asus.com.tw". click on Next. You'll get another box that says " Please choose BIOS file from combo box", click on down arrow and choose 1101 (04/27/2011). Click Next, it down loads the new version and gives you "For Microsoft Windows Platform" screen. Click Flash. It will Erase the ROM then Flash the Rom and then Verify the Rom and give you a screen that says "System needs to reboot". Click yes. When the System reboots and shows you a new black screen with print hit F2 to continue.
Now Your BIOS is Up To Date.

[Mr. Fox]

Nice work, Batman1. Good information for T101MT-EU37-BK owner's. The instructions for the teardown for HDD replacement is great. +1 Rep for what you're doing.

[Batman1]

Nice work, Batman1. Good information for T101MT-EU37-BK owner's. The instructions for the teardown for HDD replacement is great. +1 Rep for what you're doing.

Thanks Mr Fox, I have Two of these and I was surprised at the difference between the Seagate Momentus 500 GB 7200 RPM and the Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 7200 RPM SSD Drives. I'd like to make a video for YouTube but I need to get a tripod so that the camera is steady.

Bruce

[Mr. Fox]

I'm subscribed to your thread, so I'll keep an eye open for your video.