Acer Aspire 5020 Series AMD Turion 64 Notebook Review (pics, specs) - FOLLOW-UP

[LeDuc]

If this can help, here is the debug page I get :

LOclockerDrv found, checking if actual..
Driver is OK.
driverinstall:Opération réussie.
driverstart:Opération réussie.
Processor name : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50
Chip ID : 026410DE
5 SMBus candidates found!??? Checking...
ChipID=0x02FE10DE SMBus Base=0x3050
ChipID=0x02FE10DE SMBus Base=0x0000
ChipID=0x026010DE SMBus Base=0x00C0
ChipID=0x026410DE SMBus Base=0x3040
ChipID=0x026510DE SMBus Base=0x3080
Testing SMBus base = 0x3050
I2C chip unknown.
Testing SMBus base = 0x0000
I2C chip unknown.
Testing SMBus base = 0x00C0
I2C chip unknown.
Testing SMBus base = 0x3040
NVidia MCP51 found.
Testing SMBus base = 0x3080
I2C chip unknown.
Clock Gen regs 0..255:
read unsucc.
Trying block command.
-1 regs found
Failed, maybe unsupported yet.
Scanning PCI space...
PCI Bus #0 :
C51 Host Bridge, chip : 0x2F710DE
C51 Memory Controller 0, chip : 0x2FA10DE
C51 Memory Controller 1, chip : 0x2FE10DE
C51 Memory Controller 5, chip : 0x2F810DE
C51 Memory Controller 4, chip : 0x2F910DE
C51 Host Bridge, chip : 0x2FF10DE
C51 Memory Controller 3, chip : 0x27F10DE
C51 Memory Controller 2, chip : 0x27E10DE
C51 PCI Express Bridge, chip : 0x2FC10DE
C51 PCI Express Bridge, chip : 0x2FD10DE
C51 PCI Express Bridge, chip : 0x2FB10DE
MCP51 Host Bridge, chip : 0x27010DE
MCP51 LPC Bridge, chip : 0x26010DE
MCP51 SMBus, chip : 0x26410DE
MCP51 PMU, chip : 0x27110DE
MCP51 USB Controller, chip : 0x26D10DE
MCP51 USB Controller, chip : 0x26E10DE
MCP51 IDE, chip : 0x26510DE
MCP51 PCI Bridge, chip : 0x26F10DE
MCP51 High Definition Audio, chip : 0x26C10DE
MCP51 Ethernet Controller, chip : 0x26910DE
K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration, chip : 0x11001022
K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map, chip : 0x11011022
K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller, chip : 0x11021022
K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control, chip : 0x11031022
PCI Bus #3 :
Quadro NVS 110M / GeForce Go 7300, chip : 0x1D710DE
PCI Bus #4 :
AR5005G 802.11abg NIC, chip : 0x1A168C
PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller, chip : 0x8039104C
5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD), chip : 0x803B104C

[LeDuc]

Sorry for flooding, I hadn't read all previous messages... So I'll get informed smetimes on this page of any update. And if someone have an information about th controler in this laptop (aspire 9300), thanks for it !

[marcorcun]

Hello everybody..! i have acer aspire 5024 and i want to install windows vista but i can't find laptop drivers (important launchmanager) how can i find drivers? i'm new at this forum Help me pls...!

[GHam]

Oh my god, have I seriously just f*$£%$ it??

I've had an Acer Aspire 5020 Turion 64 for nearly 2 years now and it has served me well but today experienced a problem (possibly self-enduced) that seems to me irrepairable, can anyone offer any suggestions?

Current situation is: When power button is pressed (with battery or AC power) button lights up but there is no noise whatsoever (no fan, clicks, whirrs etc) and yet the light stays on and cannot be switched off.

Leading up to it: My 'N' key wasn't working so I pressed a bit too hard and everything went immediately dead. When I say too hard I don't mean hit, I just mean FIRM The same thing happened last week and I resolved the issue by removing the battery pack, replacing it where it was and everything worked fine (all the while thinking 'What's going on here??')

One other thing that may be of relevance is that prior to this problem I flashed my laptops BIOS with an update recommended by ACER which apparently dealt with memory issues.

I might be persuaded to look into the inner depths of the laptop i someone feels they know what might be the problem.

** Fingers crossed **

GHam

[Kurt_Aust]

Hello everybody..! i have acer aspire 5024 and i want to install windows vista but i can't find laptop drivers (important launchmanager) how can i find drivers? i'm new at this forum Help me pls...!

Take a look at post #947 in this forum, where I detail my experiences installing Vista x64 RC1 (Ultimate). Most importantly I had to obtain some files from a working XP x64 installation as the launch manager did not extract and install correctly.

I would however recommend that you do NOT install Vista on the 5024 series as I found that it is extremely sluggish by comparison to XP. I have the top of the line version (Turion ML-34, 1GB RAM, 256MB X700 graphics, 100GB 5400rpm HDD) and I demonstrated Vista to my neighbour (who is thinking of getting a laptop).

Vista x64 took 4 minutes to completely boot while XP x64 took only 2 min 40 sec (defined as hard drive activity light stays off for at least 2 seconds). Putting Vista into sleep mode takes 25 seconds while XP only takes 5. Also you will have to deal with 6 UAC prompts each time you logon and if using a limited account this will reqire entering a password each time, under XP there is no such annoyance (if running as a limited account in XP you will have to enter a password 3 times).

[Angello]

Sorry for flooding, I hadn't read all previous messages... So I'll get informed smetimes on this page of any update. And if someone have an information about th controler in this laptop (aspire 9300), thanks for it !

Thanx, for information, i thought that on MCP51 it would work I`ll send you a newer version to try ( 1. i must get it to read from MCP51 2. we need to identify what clock chip is inside 3. I must implement support for it. simple but takes some time
Now I`m working on it. Got voltage adjustment for AMD K8 serie working, now I`m working on frequency/memory controller config. as i found that my DDR config is broken. I`ll post an update when ready.

[sarkanik]

For all Vista positive users: New drivers on Acer support page )

[gregd]

Hi guys,

Does anyone have an idea where can I buy/get a LCD case for acer aspire 5024wlmi (the full case - front and back)?

I've been using the laptop for 1.5 year so far and the laptop look horrible (wouldn't buy it again)...


Thx

[LeDuc]

Thanx, for information, i thought that on MCP51 it would work I`ll send you a newer version to try ( 1. i must get it to read from MCP51 2. we need to identify what clock chip is inside 3. I must implement support for it. simple but takes some time
Now I`m working on it. Got voltage adjustment for AMD K8 serie working, now I`m working on frequency/memory controller config. as i found that my DDR config is broken. I`ll post an update when ready.

OK fine, ask me if you need some further info, as a report from cpuid or else. I still haven't found anything about the controller on the net...

[Kurt_Aust]

For those of us running XP professional x64 edition on this laptop:

Service pack 2 is now available for download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en