The Black Boxes Out: I can't see shit.

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Originally Posted by !nstaGib

I honestly don't plan on ever going back to Nvidia. I just don't trust the company. After the BS they tried to pull with requiring you to use their chipset to SLI, and the toaster ovens that were the 400 series, I just do not want another card from them. PhysX was cool, but under used. So meh.

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I was suggesting you wait because prices will drop once they do :wacko:.

Time to finish Alan Wake.

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

Time to finish Alan Wake.

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Stab him in the throat, that'll do it.

:wav:

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Originally Posted by D

Bloody yanks are online.

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NO! They might drop a large copy of SOPA on us RUN! :awesomecat:

Once again downloading an OS for that freakin netbook.

One is too big, one has no way to activate, one has no drivers suitable for the ethernet/sound/video/chipset. Company website only has 3G/sound/video drivers. Company website no longer sells restore software.

ugh...

This one I'm downloading now is supposed to work perfectly on this specific netbook.

yeah...

Ubuntu?

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

Ubuntu?

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Hell no.

Windows 98SE.

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

Windows 98SE.

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I had considered that...

I'd like to at least have XP though.

Windows 3.1 :harold:

I'm fully prepared to be disappointed again, but this one actually looks like it will work...

Spoiler warning:

TinyXP for Acer Inspire One (100A/8GB SSD/512MB RAM)
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The included files are:

1) unetbootin-windows-275.exe: a tool to install FreeDOS to make your USB stick bootable.
2) ghost.exe: a program that runs in FreeDOS to write the diskimage to your SSD.
3) TINYXPAAO.GHO: This is a diskimage of a clean install of TinyXP.


The diskimage contains:

- a clean install of TinyXP rev 02
- tweaks to run faster and save the SSD as much as possible
- all drivers for the hardware to function
- AA1 Fancontrol to adjust the temperature for the fan to start
- MS Office 2003 (WORD/Excel/Outlook/Powerpoint)
- MS Outlook connector (hotmail/msn/live.com)
- Firefox (IE not installed)
- Windows Media Player 9
- all is in English

What is needed for a succcesful use of the image:

- Bootable USB stick (1GB is enough)
- Acer Aspire One 100A: 512MB - 1.5GB RAM / 8GB SSD
- A windows machine with internet connecion to prepare the USB stick for the AAO
- 20 minutes :)

Step by step instruction:

01) extract files 1 - 3 to your windows desktop.
02) format your USB stick with FAT (not FAT32) and leave it in the usb port.
03) run "unetbootin-windows-275.exe" by double click on the file -> RUN.
04) Select Distribution -> FreeDOS 1.0
05) check of Type: = USB Drive and that (IMPORTANT!) Drive: shows letter of the USB Stick.
06) hit the OK button and wait till program says REBOOT or EXIT -> EXIT to close program.
07) browse to the USB stick (start -> my computer -> click USB Drive.
08) copy GHOST.EXE to the USB stick
09) make a new folder (right click -> new ->folder) on the stick (i.e. IMAGE)
10) copy TINYXPAAO.GHO to the folder created in 09).

Congratulation: Your USB stick is ready for the AAO.

WARNING: 1st back up all the files you like to keep, the image will overwrite the total SSD!

11) put the USB stick into the AAO (the image takes care of format the SSD correctly)
12) start the AAO and hit F2 or F12 and make the USB stick first in the boot sequence.
13) when the USB sticks boot choos "default" in the 1st screen.
14) next screen choose option 1:Install to harddisk using FreeDOS SETUP (default).
15) when after an error and beep you see A:\>
16) type "c:" then [ENTER] (c: is the drive letter from the USB stick)
17) type "ghost" then [ENTER] (the program ghost starts)
18) hit 2x the OK button to open the menu.
19) your mouse doesn't work in ghost cause no drivers installed. Use TAB/ARROWS and [ENTER].
20) choose LOCAL -> DISK -> FROM IMAGE then hit [ENTER].
21) CHOOSE FROM: select the folder made in point 09).
22) select the TINYXP.GHO -> open then hit [ENTER].
23) CHOOS LOCAL DESTINATION: select your SSD drive (part 2/size 7695) the hit [ENTER].
24) select OK then hit [ENTER]
25) select YES then hit [ENTER]
26) Sit back and wait till Ghost tells you the operation was succesful.
27) Reboot the system and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron[nl]

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

Windows 3.1 :harold:

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Only if I can use Hot Dog Stand as a color scheme :ignore:

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Only if I can use Hot Dog Stand as a color scheme :ignore:

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No idea what you're on about. :wacko:

Why don't you use regular XP :thot:?

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

No idea what you're on about. :wacko:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/18093203@N06/4550799863/

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Originally Posted by Sprung

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18093203@N06/4550799863/

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Trying to go blind :wacko:?

Holy shit. O_O

It worked.

Xp Pro SP3
All hardware drivers installed
6.5GB free on SSD

awesome

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Holy shit. O_O

It worked.

Xp Pro SP3
All hardware drivers installed
6.5GB free on SSD

awesome

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Were you expecting it not to :lol?

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

Were you expecting it not to :lol?

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Absolutely. I have been trying to get a suitable Windows installation on this thing since Saturday.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Absolutely. I have been trying to get a suitable Windows installation on this thing since Saturday.

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Regular XP refuse to install? I had the same issue with my laptop, took me a while to find the SATA drivers so I could install it :\.

It's a netbook, so there are some strange drivers required, and limited space.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

It's a netbook, so there are some strange drivers required, and limited space.

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What OS did it ship with?

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

What OS did it ship with?

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I believe it originally had XP Home. It was screwed up pretty bad when I got it.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

I believe it originally had XP Home. It was screwed up pretty bad when I got it.

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Oh. What did you use to install XP? I didn't have any trouble installing from a flash drive on the last netbook I tried it with.

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

Oh. What did you use to install XP? I didn't have any trouble installing from a flash drive on the last netbook I tried it with.

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Instructions:

Spoiler warning:

TinyXP for Acer Inspire One (100A/8GB SSD/512MB RAM)
================================================== ==

The included files are:

1) unetbootin-windows-275.exe: a tool to install FreeDOS to make your USB stick bootable.
2) ghost.exe: a program that runs in FreeDOS to write the diskimage to your SSD.
3) TINYXPAAO.GHO: This is a diskimage of a clean install of TinyXP.


The diskimage contains:

- a clean install of TinyXP rev 02
- tweaks to run faster and save the SSD as much as possible
- all drivers for the hardware to function
- AA1 Fancontrol to adjust the temperature for the fan to start
- MS Office 2003 (WORD/Excel/Outlook/Powerpoint)
- MS Outlook connector (hotmail/msn/live.com)
- Firefox (IE not installed)
- Windows Media Player 9
- all is in English

What is needed for a succcesful use of the image:

- Bootable USB stick (1GB is enough)
- Acer Aspire One 100A: 512MB - 1.5GB RAM / 8GB SSD
- A windows machine with internet connecion to prepare the USB stick for the AAO
- 20 minutes :)

Step by step instruction:

01) extract files 1 - 3 to your windows desktop.
02) format your USB stick with FAT (not FAT32) and leave it in the usb port.
03) run "unetbootin-windows-275.exe" by double click on the file -> RUN.
04) Select Distribution -> FreeDOS 1.0
05) check of Type: = USB Drive and that (IMPORTANT!) Drive: shows letter of the USB Stick.
06) hit the OK button and wait till program says REBOOT or EXIT -> EXIT to close program.
07) browse to the USB stick (start -> my computer -> click USB Drive.
08) copy GHOST.EXE to the USB stick
09) make a new folder (right click -> new ->folder) on the stick (i.e. IMAGE)
10) copy TINYXPAAO.GHO to the folder created in 09).

Congratulation: Your USB stick is ready for the AAO.

WARNING: 1st back up all the files you like to keep, the image will overwrite the total SSD!

11) put the USB stick into the AAO (the image takes care of format the SSD correctly)
12) start the AAO and hit F2 or F12 and make the USB stick first in the boot sequence.
13) when the USB sticks boot choos "default" in the 1st screen.
14) next screen choose option 1:Install to harddisk using FreeDOS SETUP (default).
15) when after an error and beep you see A:\>
16) type "c:" then [ENTER] (c: is the drive letter from the USB stick)
17) type "ghost" then [ENTER] (the program ghost starts)
18) hit 2x the OK button to open the menu.
19) your mouse doesn't work in ghost cause no drivers installed. Use TAB/ARROWS and [ENTER].
20) choose LOCAL -> DISK -> FROM IMAGE then hit [ENTER].
21) CHOOSE FROM: select the folder made in point 09).
22) select the TINYXP.GHO -> open then hit [ENTER].
23) CHOOS LOCAL DESTINATION: select your SSD drive (part 2/size 7695) the hit [ENTER].
24) select OK then hit [ENTER]
25) select YES then hit [ENTER]
26) Sit back and wait till Ghost tells you the operation was succesful.
27) Reboot the system and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron[nl]

You should have done it the easy way.

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

You should have done it the easy way.

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I used that with 3 or 4 other ISOs I downloaded. This one is a Ghost image of the SSD, so I doubt WinToFlash would have worked.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

I used that with 3 or 4 other ISOs I downloaded. This one is a Ghost image of the SSD, so I doubt WinToFlash would have worked.

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Probably not.

Seems to be working nicely now :]

Had to update Firefox...was on version 3 lol

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Seems to be working nicely now :]

Had to update Firefox...was on version 3 lol

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u no liek IE?

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Absolutely. I have been trying to get a suitable Windows installation on this thing since Saturday.

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at least you had access to the files to install windows, i haven't managed to find a copy of windows i could borrow for years, i did own a xp install disk when i was 10 or so but didn't see its importance, it ended up being used as a coffee coaster by Dad, wish i had rescued it now.

:pirate:

Oh no, Its a pirate.

:lol

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Originally Posted by Rasgrez

:lol

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You tired? That wasn't funny. :|

I'm wide awake. :)

not much to do tonight yay! found I missed some things in FO2 that i think are impeding my progress not yay :(

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Originally Posted by Jazzmarazz

You tired? That wasn't funny. :|

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You're a funny guy :wacko:

But looks aren't everything, right? :jazzhole:

Ha...Haa.....haaaaa......