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    XP install on Acer Aspire 6530g

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by strahinjas, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. strahinjas

    strahinjas Newbie

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    I have read and read Acer forum thorugh and through, but i didnt see the solution for my problem. I bought aspire 6530g in february with Vista HP installed on it. I dont like Vista and i wanted to downgrade to XP. But, after installation, while installing drivers, the laptop freezes and the only way to make it work again is to turn it off using power button. After being turned on again, it works for some time, and then again it freezes. I think that the problem is made by ati 3650 or realtek hd audio because the freeze starts after or while installing those two drivers.
    I tried using drivers for xp downloaded form official acer support site, but the problem happens again.

    Is there a way to make this laptop work with xp?
    If so, where can i find working drivers?
    Is there a specific order that should be followed while installing drivers?

    Processor is AMD Turion x2 64bit RM70 and graphics card is Ati mobility radeon HD 3650. Wlan card is Atheros as well as lan card and modem foxconn. If you need some other specs of my laptop, just ask, these are the ones that i can remember at the moment.

    Sorry if my english is bad.

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. kiriakost

    kiriakost Notebook Deity

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    Call ACER , ask for recovery DVDs or CDs with XP version .

    If you are a legal owner , they will assist you for a price .
     
  3. pegazuz

    pegazuz Newbie

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    Have you thought about trying windows 7 with 64 bit OS? It might work better than Vista?