no choice...i am using linux all the time...
but my ubuntu 9.04 failed me when i try to install..
the keyboard cant be use....so have to get a jacky win 7..

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Added on January 6, 2010, 4:01 amalright finally the graphic is ok...
phew..4am...
tomolo i gonna die...
by the way...there are still 2 base system device under other devices, shown the driver is not install..wat are these two devices in s42??? anyone have any idea??

This post has been edited by wanttobuylaptop: Jan 6 2010, 04:01 AM

i seriously think you shld get another version of win 7. None of us experiance so complicated problems man....

system base device usually refer to Card Reader or Intel Chipset..try and install the card reader driver/chipset ...

you want to use Ubuntu on S42 ..there are guides on the 2nd post 1st page ...the one written by master of ubuntu, the keyboard thingy, i think every S42 users in here know about that problem...you need to adjust the loader and put in some code so that the keyboard can be use ...read through bro ...its easy ..

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Added on January 6, 2010, 8:04 ambtw, how rude of me ...Morning people ..a very gloomy day here in KCH ...

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jan 6 2010, 08:04 AM

about the keyboard issue, u go ubuntu forum ,seach for me(same username as here), and check threads started by me..i posted the same question there and gotten the solution...
too bad our marine Mr Poison not here, if not he would be able to find it in almost no time...

about the driver, u can only install the hybrid graphic ones, the 195.81 is not for hybrid graphic..if u wanna install normal drivers, i'm afraid you'll have to flash to XP bios, that would disable intel GMA and remove our power saving mode...

anyway i just checked notebook review, it seems like Nautis's Vaio broke down, and he'll need to repair it before he could develop any new drivers again...however he would post a guide on how to make the drivers..i should prolly go learn how to do it lol..haha

morning ~
i wanna try OSX

still cant really get it..OSX that good?

dont know ~
still hvnt try it out ... can boot the disc but hvtn install it ^^
hmm ... think where should i go industry training ? hometown,KL or follow lecturer

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Added on January 6, 2010, 10:03 ama busy day for me ><

This post has been edited by Dackson: Jan 6 2010, 10:03 AM

well, stability OSX is better than Window but really comes down to what you really want in a OS...Window gives us much more software while OSX just software that people usually use when using OSX ..

i heard the overall usage experience is better, for non-gamers
especially with the multitouch mouse/touchpad, switching between apps, forward back, scrolling, all done by finger swipe

bad day...
erm...i will probably try to get unbuntu installed...
i realised i cant live without multiple desktops!!!

my s42 is 2499 come with 200hdd n 2nd year warranty, is the price ok??

morning peeps...

cold rainy day over here today...

well, from my POV..i would say that OSX is good for a non-gamers ...the problem is, S42 cannot support all the hardware for OSX ..if not, i'm willing to multi-boot my S42 between 7,Ubuntu & OSX ...

200?? not 320 meh?? ...well, for that price it would be ok as S42 spec is quite powerful

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Added on January 6, 2010, 11:09 ammorning astria...mine here is shiny bright ...yesterday rained from morning till the next morning ..

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jan 6 2010, 11:09 AM

were... here is dark and gloomy... can't see further than 2km...

and it will still get colder the next 2 days...

sorry,type wrongly...is 500hdd....

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Added on January 6, 2010, 11:20 ambtw,after i installed the hybrid graphic, can i still update the GMA graphic card driver?

This post has been edited by wanttobuylaptop: Jan 6 2010, 11:20 AM

500GB is ..some more got 2nd year warranty ..that really good price ...

hybrid graphic driver include driver of both Forceware and GMA...

@astria
I guess what wantobuylaptop referring to is after installing the hybrid graphic driver, whether or not he can update the GMA driver to the latest one ...

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Added on January 6, 2010, 11:25 am@want
I guess cannot...both need same version to work

This post has been edited by miahahaha: Jan 6 2010, 11:25 AM

lol, i dun think updating the driver of GMA would give u any difference in performance...

haha ^^...yalor, not like GMA got heat temp problem also ..

End up nt buying from thundermatch's demo set?