Although I don't normally recommend flashing the BIOS unless there
is a real problem, it "appears" there is a new BIOS for your system
from 11/1 at
ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/note...ire_5100/bios/

(and you do need to understand that there is some risk in flashing a
BIOS, altho I've done it many times myself on various systems.)

Some of us were/are having media reader issues on Acer's Ferrari
4000 (and 5000).

I resolved most of my issues with a BIOS update for the 4000 (see
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/b...ew+BIOS.a spx
for my tale of woe).

Your chronology of interaction with the MS engineer is depressing.
I'm going to send it around to a few PSS and other folks I know at
MS. While I doubt they will comment, I will make them aware of your
bad experience.

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 03:33:26 -0600, coljohnhannibalsmith
wrote:


So here's the latest,


I performed a Clean Install of Vista x64 on my old 100GB drive. I got
BSODs after install and BSODs after inserting the SD Card, just like on
my new drive. I did not load any other programs other than Windows and
the Card Reader Drivers. So, at least I know my new HDD is not at
fault. Then I loaded Vista x32 from the Acer upgrade disk. I had no
BSOD problems during or after install and I restarted repeatedly to
stress test the install, still no problems. I then inserted the SD Card
and it worked flawlessly. I was able to perform quick and full formats
in all three file systems, FAT, FAT 32 & NTFS. I intentionally left the
SD Card inserted and restarted repeatedly. No further problems. It
certainly appears that Vista x64 is just a buggy, unstable "bowl of
sugar."

Thank You Microsoft!

Now all I have to do is do battle with their incompetent engineer. I'm
very close to asking MS to replace her. I have very little patience
left.


-John
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/