acer aspire 5315-2153 problems

I work at tigerdirect and i just happened to get one of these and I want it to be faster, I have read alot of posts by bigOzone, but I really just want to upgrade my cpu from a celeron M 530 to any core 2 duo for cheap, does anyone have any idea on what the easiest proccessor to upgrade is? I dont know what kind of socket type I have or anything so please help. ALSO I HATE VISTA SOOO MUCH so i switched to xp pro, now my wireless drops all of the time, downloaded the driver, still drops. ALSO I Want to run LINUX, i thought it was free??? where can i get it if it is free and whats a good version?



Thanks bigO


Thank you

 

I'll answer just the Linux question: you can get all kind of Linux distros from internet..totally free..you just download the iso, then burn and install. Check the Linux section here in NBR.

 

any CPU T7700 or below that is a SOCKET P are all equally easy to install..

T5250 is the lowest C2D that will work.... T5450's are very popular and seem to be very good with undervolting *in my experience anyway*

but if i were buying a CPU to put in one of these NOW... i would probably go with the T8100 or T8300... they seem to be thought of as the "BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK"

as far as your network problem goes... what version of the XP driver for the Atheros 5007EG are you currently running??

try this driver
http://www.station-drivers.com/tele...xx_760126-760224(www.station-drivers.com).exe

and use this atheros WIFI CLIENT and disable XP wifi zero config option.. let the atheros WIFI client handle all the WIFI config and settings

http://www.station-drivers.com/tele...u-5.2.0.125-2kxp(www.station-drivers.com).exe
for step by step instructions see the thread near the top of the ACER FORUM

 

i will try and update those drivers when i get home, i guess my question is, is there a list of processors that has the ghz and fsb listed?

Thanks for the quick response

 

The Ultimate CPU Guide

 

the ASPIRE 5315 thread at the top of the ACER FORUM has links to 2 differnet CPU guides.. each has it's own pros and cons... i use both of them

 

ok thank you, and what is the fastest fsb I can go? cause i know the c530 has 533fsb can i go up without major mods or do i just have to update the bios?

Thank you

 

800 mhz FSB... i suggest the T8300 CPU if it's in your price range

just update to the newest BIOS... not sure if they have "officially" released ver 1.42 yet... but if not i can "find" a copy if you have issues w/ 1.40

some people had boot problems... i had to boot twice each morning. but the NEW version fixed that... just not sure if it's been added to ANY public support sites

 

CHECK YOUR GMAIL brett...

 

im about to burn linux, do i use all of the same drivers im currently using on xp, if not where do i get the new drivers.

is vuze and limewire compatable with linux?

THE DRIVER FOR WIRELESS WORKED!!!!
thank you again

 

linux requires a total different mind frame as well as different drivers...

there is one version of linux that reportedly has full hardware support for the 5315 with no need to modify or search for drivers read the 2 BIG acer 5315 threads i have started... i know the info is in one of them

but i never tried to install linux on my laptop....

 

k im sticking with xp pro, linux sounds like way to much work.

Thanks