Strange cases Vista vS Laptops

[Rastalovich]

I`d never figure that an OS would frig a machine`s hardware.

Case 1. We get an Acer laptop in the stores today, had Visa on it and user wants a standard XP put on it.

It`s not a special laptop, infact it`s 2 models down on the Acer travelmate I got.

By all means - the harddrive is coming up *bad*. Attempt a vanilla XP build and it BSODs just before the writing to harddrive stage. Memory checks out fine. DOS tools won`t detect it, well one did but won`t do anything with it.

Switched out the drive for 2 others know to be ok and the same thing happens.

Search the `net and there`s many a problem exactly the same just for the Acers. Stop 0x0000007e pci.sys probs.

Gonna attempt putting Vista back on it - if that works then that`s pretty darn shocking.

My personal belief is that as soon as the bios is flashed and cleared, everthing will probably be ok.

Case 2. Come home to receive an email from Tx about another user with the same thing. Only this is a Compaq.

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What it looks like, for the want of a reasonable answer, is that sticking Visa on these laptops is playing with the bios - and if u attempt to re-install something else it effs it.

Can`t be all laptops, maybe ones it feels the need to *tweak* or something - I dunno, guess work.

Either way, what`s bothering me atm is I have Visa Ultimate on my Acer.... and I`m thinking of ditching it....

 

[nathan]

I`d never figure that an OS would frig a machine`s hardware.

Case 1. We get an Acer laptop in the stores today, had Visa on it and user wants a standard XP put on it.

It`s not a special laptop, infact it`s 2 models down on the Acer travelmate I got.

By all means - the harddrive is coming up *bad*. Attempt a vanilla XP build and it BSODs just before the writing to harddrive stage. Memory checks out fine. DOS tools won`t detect it, well one did but won`t do anything with it.

Switched out the drive for 2 others know to be ok and the same thing happens.

Search the `net and there`s many a problem exactly the same just for the Acers. Stop 0x0000007e pci.sys probs.

Gonna attempt putting Vista back on it - if that works then that`s pretty darn shocking.

My personal belief is that as soon as the bios is flashed and cleared, everthing will probably be ok.

Case 2. Come home to receive an email from Tx about another user with the same thing. Only this is a Compaq.

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What it looks like, for the want of a reasonable answer, is that sticking Visa on these laptops is playing with the bios - and if u attempt to re-install something else it effs it.

Can`t be all laptops, maybe ones it feels the need to *tweak* or something - I dunno, guess work.

Either way, what`s bothering me atm is I have Visa Ultimate on my Acer.... and I`m thinking of ditching it....

You cant really say its vista without any evidence. It could be something that the big OEM people do, or it could be a common hardware fault from the manufactoring process. Infact, it could be loads of things. Weird how people jump to anything microsoft when something goes wrong.

 

[Toxcity]

Pretty weird if you ask me! :eh:

Rast, shout back when you find the problem!

 

[fingz999]

You cant really say its vista without any evidence. It could be something that the big OEM people do, or it could be a common hardware fault from the manufactoring process. Infact, it could be loads of things. Weird how people jump to anything microsoft when something goes wrong.

i agree as surly that would hapen to most machines other wise where a few of my mate have gone from xp - vista i dont know how many times and now there back on vista

 

[Rastalovich]

You cant really say its vista without any evidence. It could be something that the big OEM people do, or it could be a common hardware fault from the manufactoring process. Infact, it could be loads of things. Weird how people jump to anything microsoft when something goes wrong.

One thing I haven`t done is jumped on the M$ bashing bandwagon regarding this, all I can do is look at the issues and deal with them. Can`t just chuck the things away and order new ones without answers.

What I can say however is the comon factor for the problem as it stands is that the users are attempting to revert from Vista -> any other OS, and I hope I don`t get the same issue. And the other factor that keeps coming up is that after having Vista on them, u are unable to access a hard drive, even new ones u try to put in them - even thru dos, which to me sounds like a bios related issue, as I said.

So the only 2 comon issues seem to be Vista and a change to the bios. If it happens that my laptop goes the same way, it`d almost certain it for me. I would say that these aren`t exactly state-of-the-art laptops, but atleast 1 I`ve seen has a badge on it with the Vista "capable" logo (however it didn`t come with Vista preinstalled afaik).

Weird how peoples get overly defensive over m$ stuff