deadwood I think this laptop can be added to the recommended hardware list, it has a supported graphics card and network card and costs little

I also tried the device at 64-bit, it works properly even with AROS despite having 2 GB of RAM

ok no problem Neil

I also get such low speeds when downloading from the Internet. Only transfers across my LAN are fast.

It seems to be a problem with every driver, so it might be an AROSTCP problem.

In twenty years of using Aros, I've downloaded at a maximum speed of 400kb. I don't know what else to add.

I am directly connected to the internet.

I don't know, I get those values on Windows, but not on Aros.

[quote name=Amiwell79 post=11193]@Amiwell79 - With the Wi-Fi connection, I can download a bit faster.[/quote]

Is your wired connection connected to your router at 100 Mbit? I get almost full 100 Mbit speed on a local FTP transfer (downloads at over 11 Megabytes per second).

With the Wi-Fi connection, I can download a bit faster.

This laptop model can be added to the hardware compatibility list. It has an OpenGL-compatible graphics card and now a network card again

OK, it works. I can't try the 64-bit version at the moment.

I'll try it now.

...and the 64-bit version.

I fixed the bug. I've attached the new 32-bit driver.

nvidia Neil I need to change my hard drive, I want to install a solid state drive pata

Thanks for looking. I actually ordered another one (in better condition than my last one) earlier this week.

Out of interest, do the ones you've used have Intel or nVidia graphics?

Neil, I found another one at a good price. If you're a developer, I'll gladly give you mine. Maybe if you fix the network issue, it could be a good candidate for the compatibility list. It's difficult to find a laptop with graphics of a certain level that is compatible.

@magorium I found the service manual as well, but searches within it for CMOS and RTC didn't reveal the battery location. I'm not sure it was soldered as I didn't get that close to it, but it definitely wasn't in a convenient socket

The reset jumper I found was pointed out by the service manual and was under the RAM slots. It's not a normal pinned jumped, it's a "junction" on the PCB traces that you can close with a metal object (I presume).

The only good that did come from this laptop was that I finally transplanted the mostly working keyboard to an Aspire 3630 I have that had a mostly broken German-layout keyboard.

[quote name=ncafferkey post=11009]@ncafferkey - [quote name=Amiwell79 post=10998]@Amiwell79 - I can give you mine, you pay the shipping costs[/quote]

Thank you, but I don't want to take it away from you, as it seems to be a nice AROS laptop for you to enjoy when the hardware is OK [/quote]

ok all right

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Thanks, but I actually can't find it (so far I've only prised the front apart because I'd have to remove the screen and deal with a stuck screw at the side to open it up completely). I did however find a CMOS reset jumper, so maybe using that should be just as good? Bridging the jumper for ten seconds didn't change anything that I can see.
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There is indeed a reset BIOS jumper that is easy accessible from the bottom (for me it is white). There is a service manual floating around on the web (I have it as well and more than willing to share but am not at home for a couple of weeks).

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I think I'll give up on it, as it doesn't seem to want to live! As well as the other faults I mentioned, the back two USB ports don't work.
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There are a lot of (hidden) key/button-combinations that are acer specific that makes your neck-hairs raise such as f.e. turning on/of wifi, bluetooth, turn on/of the display/trackpad and more of such things you would not expect.

Sorry to hear it gave/gives you so much trouble already.

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EDIT: I found the battery under the PCMCIA slot, but it appears to be soldered in
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The cmos battery itself you mean ?! Darn, that is mischievous. The one over here has some glue-like blob of paste on it (nearly impossible to remove without destroying some surrounding things but at least it moved).