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    Acer 5100 orbicam issue

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ravikis2001, Apr 7, 2007.

  1. ravikis2001

    ravikis2001 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I've bought a notebook Acer Aspire 5100 and I am
    having problems with the laptop camera (Acer OrbiCam).

    Currently it is not working very well, because the
    image is showing green and purple lines across it in
    random places.After sometime OS reboots because of
    this issue.I tried many times to see if it is
    working,but still i face the same issue.
    I have Windows XP installed on the machine.
    I tried to re-install the driver for the camera using
    the driver I found at the following URL:
    http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_3100_5100_5110.html
    Bison Camera Driver 5.0.0.8c
    This installation was not helping me to solve this
    issue. Please tell me if there are supplementary
    settings that should be done for the camera to fix the
    issue
    Could you please provide me a link where I can find
    improved software and drivers for this laptop model.

    Thank you,
    Ravi Kishore
     
    ravikis2001, Apr 7, 2007
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  2. Zoomastigophora

    Zoomastigophora Notebook Evangelist

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    Update your video card drivers. They actually have an impact on your camera's ability to function properly.
     
    Zoomastigophora, Apr 7, 2007
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  3. ravikis2001

    ravikis2001 Newbie

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    i updated the driver , but still the same issue i have.
     
    ravikis2001, Apr 7, 2007
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  4. Raz007

    Raz007 Newbie

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    did you happen to try any of the other obicam drivers? which model of the 5100 have you?
     
    Raz007, Apr 8, 2007
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  5. ravikis2001

    ravikis2001 Newbie

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    Acer Aspire 5100 Amd Turion 64X2 TL-50 1.6 Ghz, 512KB L2 Cache, up to 256MB ATI Radeon Xpress 1100, 100GB HDD, 1 GB of RAM

    Thats the configuration. I hope you can help me out with this information.

    Thanks,
    ~ravi.
     
    ravikis2001, Apr 19, 2007
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  6. ravikis2001

    ravikis2001 Newbie

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    Sorry Its Acer Aspire 5100-5022 Amd Turion 64X2 TL-50 1.6 Ghz, 512KB L2 Cache, up to 256MB ATI Radeon Xpress 1100, 100GB HDD, 1 GB of RAM

    Thats the configuration. I hope you can help me out with this information.

    Thanks,
    ~ravi.
     
    ravikis2001, Apr 19, 2007
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  7. Skibums

    Skibums Notebook Evangelist

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    Try looking here, scroll down until you see the Camera Driver/Blurry Issues. Not sure if this will help, but it might be worth a try.
     
    Skibums, Apr 20, 2007
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