Comments on: Aspire One: Installing and Running Windows XP http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/ Acer Aspire One user resource site - laptop netbook forum blog news reviews hacks mods Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: stormbringer http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-389 stormbringer Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:19:12 +0000 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/?p=181#comment-389 I've installed everything and followed all the instructions. My Aspire One seems to be doing just fine... everything seems to be working except the Storage Expansion slot. Is there a driver for this as well? The Jmicron driver only applies to the card reader on the right side and apparently not for the storage expansion slot. Help! Thanks in advance. I’ve installed everything and followed all the instructions. My Aspire One seems to be doing just fine… everything seems to be working except the Storage Expansion slot. Is there a driver for this as well? The Jmicron driver only applies to the card reader on the right side and apparently not for the storage expansion slot. Help! Thanks in advance.

]]> By: bjquinn http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-149 bjquinn Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:26:22 +0000 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/?p=181#comment-149 I really don't think it's the cluster size. I've reformatted to FAT32, and noticed to my surprise that my "allocation unit" size (or cluster size) is only 4K, as returned by chkdsk, and everything seems to work fine. Not perfect, but very useable. I've disabled D2D, installed non-Acer chipset and VGA drivers (the ones for the MSI Wind, actually), installed FAT32, and disabled paging. I think that's about it. For what it's worth, I've not tried NTFS with a larger cluster size, but if 4K cluster sizes were the problem, then I ought to be seeing the problem, and I'm not. I really don’t think it’s the cluster size. I’ve reformatted to FAT32, and noticed to my surprise that my “allocation unit” size (or cluster size) is only 4K, as returned by chkdsk, and everything seems to work fine. Not perfect, but very useable. I’ve disabled D2D, installed non-Acer chipset and VGA drivers (the ones for the MSI Wind, actually), installed FAT32, and disabled paging. I think that’s about it. For what it’s worth, I’ve not tried NTFS with a larger cluster size, but if 4K cluster sizes were the problem, then I ought to be seeing the problem, and I’m not.

]]> By: ICMPECHO · Got my A1 today ;) http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-143 ICMPECHO · Got my A1 today ;) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:58:39 +0000 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/?p=181#comment-143 [...] A1 References: - Memory upgrade - User forum - Hardware forum - How to ruin a perfectly good Aspire One [...] [...] A1 References: – Memory upgrade – User forum – Hardware forum – How to ruin a perfectly good Aspire One [...]

]]> By: gadgetmind http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-140 gadgetmind Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:13:39 +0000 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/?p=181#comment-140 I often see mention that FAT32 is faster on SSD than NTFS. However, I really do think this is because the default cluster size for NTFS is much smaller than FAT32. Format the drive as NTFS with 32KB or even 64KB clusters and it should be OK. Oh, and people also need to disable the NTFS last access update as this generates HUGE numbers of writes, which SSDs hate. Google for NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate Ian I often see mention that FAT32 is faster on SSD than NTFS. However, I really do think this is because the default cluster size for NTFS is much smaller than FAT32. Format the drive as NTFS with 32KB or even 64KB clusters and it should be OK.

Oh, and people also need to disable the NTFS last access update as this generates HUGE numbers of writes, which SSDs hate.

Google for NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate

Ian

]]> By: Cyclone42 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/2008/09/05/aspire-one-installing-and-running-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Cyclone42 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:18:31 +0000 http://www.aspireoneuser.com/?p=181#comment-138 A couple of months ago, I started looking for an ultra-mobile notebook. I knew then that whatever I got, it likely would not have a CD/DVD drive. So I found a nice external slim USB-powered drive on ebay for $15. Then when I got my Aspire One this week, I was all set. A couple of months ago, I started looking for an ultra-mobile notebook. I knew then that whatever I got, it likely would not have a CD/DVD drive. So I found a nice external slim USB-powered drive on ebay for $15. Then when I got my Aspire One this week, I was all set.

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