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    Help with drive problem and LAN problem.

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by sbpatel, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. sbpatel

    sbpatel Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    I have an Acer 5102 notebook. I've had it for around 2 years. Never been a problem before. Now it's starting to act up.

    First: I am trying to extract a 4.4gb file using winrar and it keeps saying ERROR drive too small use NTFS. I realize that I have to convert one of my two drives (it came partitioned as C: and D :) to NTFS. Could someone tell me the safest way to do so. And which one should I convert because I've read converting the one with the eRecovery program will mess it up. Which one has the eRecovery program on it?

    Second: There is about 3 wireless networks I pick up at my home. For some reason every time my note book turns on it automatically connects to a neigbhors connection instead of mine which it used to connect to. It's no problem to swich it to mine but when I try to change the preferences of the networks so it connects to mine first I get a program error then a debugger program error. Then my laptop freezes completely.

    One last thing: The task manger looks weird. There is no top part with the different tabs. only the part with tasks list. It's like it was just cut off. I always have to hit ESC to exit it.

    Thanks for any and all guidance.
     
    sbpatel, Feb 24, 2008
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  2. andyasselin

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    easy you hard disk fat32

    go to run type cmd
    hit enter
    run convert C: /FS:ntfs

    be sure do back up before you convert



    for you wireless network just make sure it at top listed on preferded networks

    doblue click on task mgr will put back
     
    andyasselin, Feb 24, 2008
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  3. sbpatel

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    thanks for the task manger part but i dont think you read the first 2/3s.
     
    sbpatel, Feb 24, 2008
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    exactly what program are you using to access your wireless settings?

    The eRecovery should be your D:\ partition.
     
    goofball, Feb 24, 2008
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    andy is right on how to convert C: to NTFS. It's also probably the safest (then again, it is Windows...), but it's a good idea to back up anything important. You usually won't have to back up, but hey, better safe than sorry.
     
    Zoomastigophora, Feb 24, 2008
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  6. sbpatel

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    I'm just using the windows software.
     
    sbpatel, Feb 25, 2008
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    I heard something about clusters and 512kb being bad or something. How do I prevent getting bad clusters?
     
    sbpatel, Feb 25, 2008
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    bumpaments
     
    sbpatel, Feb 25, 2008
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