ASUS EEE T101MT-EU37/Disgruntled Former HP tx1XXX Owners

Closure for this long, drawn out nVidia/HP debacle has finally come! It is, however, a much less than ideal outcome.

For (most of) us tx1XXX owners, an ASUS EEE T101MT-EU37-BK netbook. A netbook for a full-fledged laptop!

(Those who received a Compaq CQ56-115DX, visit: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...-cq56-115dx-life-after-nvidia-settlement.html)

Yet, in the interest of moving on and making the best out of the situation that we now find ourselves in, I think it's time to embrace the T101MT and molding it, in whatever way possible, to a more tolerable replacement. After all, this machine isn't "bad" in and of itself (well, I guess time will tell), just not comparable to what its replacing.

As such, this thread is dedicated to various tips and tidbits, and general discussion on the ASUS T101MT. This particular EU37 model with its Atom N570 dual core CPU is very new, so specific information about it is quite limited. Moreover, information about the older models that is scattered around the web, might or might not apply to our newer one.

So, I hope you can share whatever you find out.

Specs:

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Intel ATOM Dual Core N570 1.66GHz CPU
35W/h Lithium Polymer Battery (Up 6.5 Hrs)
1GB DDR2 1 x SODIMM slot;up to 2G
250GB HDD 5400RPM
Windows 7 Starter (32-bit) Operating System
2-in-1 Card Reader (SD/SDHC/MMC)
10.1-Inch Resistive Touch Screen Display
0.3MP Webcam
VGA Port
Wireless 802.11bgn
3 USB 2.0 Ports
1 Year Standard Global Warranty Included (6 months for the battery)

 

I'll start! (of course)

The infomation below focuses on unique intricacies of the ASUS EEE T101MT-EU37-BK. Instruction on more universally applicable tasks has been skipped. My ASUS is used by my sister, a budding young artist ( Oogeepatogoa on deviantART), so my goal in setting it up was to get things running smoothly, rather than pushing the limits of the system.

Partitioning and a Fresh Install

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Like any PC, this machine comes bogged down by OEM crapware. So for me, the first objective is to load in a fresh copy of Windows 7 (but not the useless Starter edition). It's mostly a typical format and install, but the one thing to watch out for is the slightly convoluted partitioning on the HDD.

I, myself, was a bit hasty and deleted all the partitions when installing...So, I can't give specifics. I would be happy if someone who hasn't formatted anything yet to give a more detailed description of the partitioning, but this is what I know...There is:

-A Win 7 partition
-An Express Gate Partition (this a fast linux distro which is intended for those times when you just need to check a quick email or something. More info here: Asus Express Gate – fast OS or useless toy? | Rarst.net)
-A partition that enables Boot Booster function (this shaves a few seconds off boot time by caching some of the system's status on the HDD, so it doesn't need to check it every boot. When enabled, you will need to spam F2 after turning on PC in order to go to BIOS setup because the ASUS logo screen will no longer show unless you do. Make sure to disable this before making any hardware changes).
-Probably some recovery partition
-Maybe a large empty partition for data (I think I remember seeing a big D: drive in Win 7 that was empty)

I formatted such that I only had one Win 7 partition. Later, I realized Boot Booster had disappeared and wanted it back. Thankfully, it can be recovered using some partition software by cutting out a small 8MB partition (I did 100MB to be safe) and setting its partition ID to hex 0xEF. This will allow it to be recognized as an "EFI System Partition" and reenable Boot Booster. More details here: Enable Boot Booster for Win XP or MCE Install. Shave ~5sec. off boot (Page 1) / Eee PC and Windows XP / EeeUser Forum

I skipped on Express Gate. Didn't want it.

Drivers and ASUS Utilities, Minus the Crapware

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All drivers and ASUS software can be found here: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download Eee PC T101MT. A lot of the drivers will be auto loaded in Win 7, but not all of them. Sometimes it might install a generic driver, and in that case, you can install a more specific (maybe more optimal) driver from the ASUS site (I think this occurs for the chipset, audio, camera, touchpad—Synaptics for multi-touch). IIRC, it misses the video drivers entirely, so get them there, or you can probably find more updated ones at Intel's site.

A newer BIOS is available. I updated it, but I didn't experience any differences, except that after pressing F2 to get to BIOS setup, you will now have to choose if you want to load defaults or continue to the BIOS setup screen. If you want to update, first disable Boot Booster, then you can either use one of the ASUS Update programs (supposedly riskier, but easier) or directly using EZ Flash (what I did). To do EZ Flash, dl, extract, and rename the BIOS ROM to T101MT.ROM and put it onto a FAT16/FAT USB drive. Have the USB plugged in and restart. Press F2 to enter BIOS, but right before it gets to the BIOS screen press ALT+F2 to enter EZ Flash (as soon as you see the ASUS logo screen change to black, start spamming ALT+F2). Let it do the work and reenable Boot Booster.

There are also a number of programs under utilities...only a handful I recommend getting (note that you should be able to install most of these by just running the asussetup exe:

-Super Hybrid Engine: easy ASUS endorsed overclock to 1.8 GHz and/or battery saving. You can probably overclock to higher clock speed with SetFSB. There's also an easy overclock tool a user made for the older T101MT called STUWAIN: NetBooks Philippines • View topic - STUWAIN for ASUS Eee PC T101MT tablet netbook. I am doubtful this works with our model since it's a different CPU...but what do I know? I'm overclock noob. Let me know if you try it out.

-Touch Series Application & KB Filter Utility: A couple things to pay attention to in the Touch package. The most important piece is PenWrite. I've heard that the touchscreen experience is much improved by its palm rejection tech. The second bit to installfrom the touch series is TouchSuite. Together with the KB Filter (for its hotkey service) and .net Framework 4 make the Express Gate/Rotation button next to your power switch work (TBH, I opted for a more advanced method of fixing this button described in the next section). The rest of the stuff is unnecessary, but can be interesting.

Express Gate/Screen Rotation Button

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I want to dedicate a section to this button because in addition to what I described above, there is another way to make it function that provides a greater degree of freedom. Enter TabletGoHome: TabletGoHome. This tool allows you to customize the functions for short and long presses of the rotation button. You can read more specific instructions on the site, but briefly, you’ll take the two sample ini’s whose functions you want to use for the short and long presses, place one in each of the other two folders, then edit the main tabletgohome.ini to match. There are many sample ini’s to choose from, but if you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can make your own. For this you’ll need to install KBFilter, but DO NOT install the TouchSuite. Thanks to Maxerist for creating this excellent little program.

Further Reading:
TabletGoHome - yet another try to control Home button (Page 1) / Eee PC T91 Specific Discussion / EeeUser Forum
T101MT rotate button (Page 1) / Eee PC T91 Specific Discussion / EeeUser Forum

Tablet Pressure Sensitivity in Art/Design Programs

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This is one of the only areas where (IMO) the ASUS exceeds our old tx1XXXs: multi-touch, pressure sensitivity, generally more responsive. Unfortunately, thanks to some conflicting APIs and services, it doesn’t always run smoothly. Make sure you’ve got the PenWrite software, mentioned previously.

The pressure sensitivity only works in a handful of programs, the ones that are compatible with the Microsoft Ink API. This means that it won’t work in Photoshop and Corel Painter (among others) because it uses the more popular WinTAB API (which is what Wacom uses, despite all the licensing and lawsuit issues associated with it). The Ink API is kind of new, and it seems that some of these proggies will support it in the future (albeit a bit grudgingly: Adobe Forums: N-Trig Tablet Not Recognized), but not at the moment.

Pressure sensitivity works in OneNote and Journal out of the box. ArtRage, Sketchbook Pro, and some other prgms will need a hack of sorts. Apparently, the Windows Tablet Input Service conflicts with some service in the programs, causing pressure sensitivity to malfunction. Just stopping the service won’t do, because that usually disables the entire touchscreen. The solution? Save the following code as a .bat file (using Notepad) and run it when you want to open the program.

Code:

net stop TabletInputService
start /d "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\SketchBookPro2011" sketchbookpro.exe
choice /d y /t 4
net start TabletInputService

This batch stops the Tablet Input Service, then starts your desired executable, then restarts the service after 4 sec. Change filepath and name as needed. Also, tweak the time value such that the service will restart after your art program has completely loaded. Source: No Pressure Sensitivity on Sketchbook Pro 2011

BTW, our T101MT has a newer “2nd generation” touchscreen (listed as Asustek, Inc. Multitouch(TTI) in Ubuntu GIMP). Any references you find on the net about eGalax or EETI refers to the “1st generation” and doesn’t apply to our model.

RAM

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More RAM? Our Atom machine can only address a total of 2GB of RAM. There are two memory slots. One bay is the normal RAM slot, easily accessible from the underside by removing the a single screw and the cover. This bay comes empty out of the box. The other "slot" is located deep inside the machine on the board and can only be accessed by taking the netvertible apart. This one holds the 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300/667MHz that comes with the machine. So to max out the PC, stick a 1GB in the normal slot.

The general consensus is that 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300/667MHz and 1GB DDR2 PC2-6400/800MHz (which will be clocked to 667MHz) work for the other N450 T101MT models, and I expect that it will be the same for ours. However, some have said that T101MT is finicky about the RAM, and some sticks that fall under this description refused to work.

I haven’t gotten another stick yet, but I think I will go for this one: Amazon.com: Corsair Memory VS1GSDS800D2 1 GB PC2-6400 800Mhz 200-pin DDR2 Laptop Memory Kit: Electronics. [ Edit: I got the stick. Works great.] It has been specifically indicated to work with the t101mt (at least the other models) several times:
YouTube - ‪ASUS Eee PC T101MT - OS and RAM Upgrade Tutorial‬‏
Asus T101MT Triple Boot and Program Recomendations (Page 1) / General Discussion / EeeUser Forum
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- Upgrade of memory?

BTW, I tried installing a 2GB Crucial DDR2 PC2-5300/667MHz left over from my defective HP (knowing that I would still only get 2GB total), but it blue screened at boot.

If you can't get another stick of RAM at the moment, you might consider dedicating a USB flash drive or memory card as a ReadyBoost drive. I noticed a difference when I was waiting around for my extra gig.

Further Reading:

Micro T101MT tear down (Page 1) / General Discussion / EeeUser Forum
Computer memory upgrades for ASUS Eee PC T101MT Netbook from Crucial.com
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- Upgrade of memory?
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum- Memory

Other Thoughts/Tips/Related Links

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-Interested in taking apart your T101MT to install an SSD or Bluetooth module, or just like looking at laptop innards? Take a look at this tear down: Micro T101MT tear down (Page 1) / General Discussion / EeeUser Forum

-I installed Ubuntu through WUBI in attempt to get pressure sensitivity working in apps like Photoshop, GIMP, etc. No dice. You can keep an eye on progress: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/T101MT and [all variants] Ubuntu on Eee PC T101MT - Ubuntu Forums

-You can Hackintosh (OSX) this thing (see second post): Asus T101MT Triple Boot and Program Recomendations (Page 1) / General Discussion / EeeUser Forum

-Android x86 might be interesting to try: Android-x86 - Porting Android to x86. The hardware list indicates full support on T101MT

-Flicks2 and TabletTools are cool apps to further enhance the tablet experience: Touch Friendly Software

-Modlock is a mini onscreen panel just for CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, SPACE modifier keys ofren used in Photoshop. Gives easy access when you flip the screen over. ModLock

Also, what temperature is your netvertible usually running at? Mine seems to run a bit hot averaging 60 C- 70 C under moderate load. Maybe because of summer?

 

Outstanding! Thanks for opening this thread. I added a link on the Coping with the Compaq CQ56-115DX - Life After the NVIDIA Settlement thread.

Quite a few tips. Good job.

You may want to PM some of the Asus people on the closed thread with a link to this thread. Batman1 is one of the people that may be interested in it.

BTW, I looked at the link you provided to deviantART and your sister is a talented artist.

 

Thanks for the PM on the thread, right now my sister is using it, so I havent been able to use it much, so far I just upgraded it to windows 7 pro.

I kept it on the original system install, her husband complained it was a bit slow, thinking I may have to look at it later on, but for her use its probably good enough for her.

One thing I noticed was when I installed the ram, windows didnt detect the ram, but got it to work, looks like you have to go into bios first let it detect and then reboot again.

 

Great post on all the tips!

With no optical drive, what method did you use to reinstall Windows 7? Did you create a bootable USB key or did you use an external optical drive?

As for RAM, I have read notes that you need to disable the Boot Booster before adding the extra 1GB RAM. I also read that after adding the RAM on boot up you need to go into the BIOS and choose some 'Use Default Settings' option or something like that.

Any thoughts on using Windows XP instead of Windows 7 on this model? The Asus site does have Windows XP drivers for the T101MT available for download.

 

This was my last post from the Nvidia thread.

Traded in two TX 1000's for two Eee PC's (Short for Pieces of Crap) Took one and stuck in a 500 GB 7200 RPM HDD and 1 GB ram, upgraded to 7 Ultimate. Still won't hold a candle to the TX's. No Optical drive, no fingerprint reader, no remote, no Express slot, only one ram slot. Thanks Judge Ware, you (BLIND B_STARD ) !!!

Really needs to be RAMMED up Nvidia's and the Lawyers Donkey's even though I know for a fact it was the leaded solder and POOR cooling design not the video chip ( I have one TX1000 that I cooked the motherboard in the oven almost a year ago and it's still working).Thanks HP, you'll never sell my Business anymore computers or printers again and I turn over 25 laptops, 6 PC's and 9 printers every three years, since 1992.

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I have a spare optical drive and bought an enclosure on ebay, if I had taken the risk I would have kept the tx1000 optical drive, buy the 5 dollar enclosure on ebay and just use as an external.

But on the asus, I just did windows anytime upgrade and put the key in and upgraded to pro.

 

I made a bootable USB using this tool: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Downloads. I do have an external DVD drive, but I thought the USB might install a little faster.

As for XP, it might use less resources...but the XP page on on the ASUS Drivers and Utilities site doesn't have as many things to download as the Win 7 page. So, you might not get the full experience using XP.

 

djc89 - agree with your comments about XP. Performance under XP would most likely improve a great deal with the 2GB maximum RAM installed. (Having 2GB is almost not enough for Vista and Win7 to function well.) Additionally, I don't think that XP has quite the same robust level of touch-screen support that Win7 does. Users would possibly lose some degree of functionality with XP installed. So, it would most likely be a trade-off in performance versus functionality.

 

djc89
I don't know why your 2 GB stick of ram won't work in your machine. I just took my 2GB back out of the TX1000 that I still have because it still works, put it in this Asus Eee and it booted right up even though it only recognizes 1GB of it. It's a MT 16HTF25664HY-800E1, 2GB, DDR2, 800, CL6. It's an Original HP part # 480861-001.

Bruce

 

Just as well you DIDN'T keep the optical drive from the TX1000, It's for Nvidia Video chip and doesn't work with Intel, ATI, Etc. video chips. I found this out when I bought one on eBay for one of my TX2500's. It causes the machine to not boot at all.

 

Just ordered an external DVD burner. From the reviews it sounds like a good device. It's the Asus USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive SDRW-08D2S-U (Black). It's $39 on Amazon.com. Doesn't have LightScribe, but I didn't use that feature much on my Tx1000.

I saw a couple nice slim HP burners, but I just won't spend any more $$$ on HP stuff.

Upgrades so far:

Kingston 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300/667 chip..... $15
Asus USB External DVD Writer................. $39

Next upgrade will be Windows 7.


And still it's nowhere near the system my Tx1000 was. It will be interesting to see how my development tools run on it. I'm not expecting much.

 

That's a nice looking external DVD-RW, and a decent price as well.

 

djc,

"I made a bootable USB using this tool: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Downloads. I do have an external DVD drive, but I thought the USB might install a little faster."

When upgrading Windows 7 in this manner, did it accept the Windows 7 Starter Edition license key during the clean install and were there any problems with activation?

Cheers...

 

Hi smc,

I didn't install Win 7 Starter over again, because I got a Professional edition through my school.

However, if you wish to clean install Starter, you can do one of two things:

1. Use the key on the bottom and call to activate (I don't think the online activation works with that key).

2. Use the Activation Backup and Restore BETA tool: ABR (Activation Backup and Restore) | directedge.us. Make sure to get the Beta version, because the stable one doesn't work with Win 7. Use the tool to backup your activation before clean installing. Then, install w/o entering product key and uncheck online activation. Finally, restore the activation using the tool. Check this guide for many more details: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-compaq/120228-clean-vista-install-no-activation.html. I haven't used this myself though. Good luck.

You'll encounter this situation whether you install via DVD or USB...The installs proceed in the same fashion.

 

I brought this over from the Nvidia thread so people can see how to get into the case to install a different HDD. One note of caution, when you disconnect the ribbon from the keyboard the black lock slides toward you and doesn't lift up like the others also be careful not to slide it so far that the tabs break, keeping them from locking in place.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=84868

http://www.crucial.com/?gclid=CP_pu...le_us&ef_id=NLVOFo8JBgsAAEP9:20110708050305:s

 

Batman1, thanks for bringing the information over. It should prove very useful, but the hyperlinks don't seem to be present in your post.

 

djc,

I plan on upgrading to Windows 7 Professsional. I know I could go through the online upgrade and pay, but I have a Windows 7 Professional disc from work I can use and I'd like to get rid of the bloatware as you did. I was just wondering if the Windows 7 Starter license code on the bottom of the Asus would be okay to use to activate the Windows 7 version I install from this disc.

Legally speaking, probably not...

 

In one word NO, Each Product Key knows which version it's for, ie Starter, Premium, Ultimate, etc. The same goes for Office, Home & Student, Home & Business, Professional.

This May Help you find your key on the disc : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY5j33H_zO8

 

Batman is right... not possible. You can only activate what your product key applies to and product keys are not usable for a different version than what you have.

Also see this thread. LINK

 

Speaking for myself the Asus seems to be built strong, but so did the tx1000 so only time will tell, from the wife's opinion....Love it ! This product is too good to come with Window 7 Starter, Asus, you should be ashamed. I am so happy that I didn't have to pick a HP product, if I would have I would have donated it to someone, never, every another HP product in my home.

Great idea to keep a topic going to learn tips about the Asus...

 

To those buying an external optical drive, don't bother buying a LG BP06LU10 Blu Ray player because the LightScribe and regular DVD player works great but the Blu Ray's won't play because the video chip won't support it. Works fine on my TX2500's though. I guess you get what you pay for. Crap-o-la !! At least Nvidia was smart enough to NOT buy us their stinking Chips, and then on the other hand maybe their chip would play Blu-Ray's.
Sure wished I live closer to Milberg's office, I'd take a dump in a paper bag and put it on their door step and light it on fire ."What comes around goes around".

 

I had just sat down a glass I was drinking from. I'm glad I read your comment after swallowing, otherwise I would have shot water across the room. That's way too funny, man.

 

If anyone finds their calender blank, just close all gadgets and then click on start menu, type in SFC, when that comes up, right click on it and click on Run as Administrator. Then open the calender first and then the other gadgets. You can move them around by grabbing the paddle on the right and placing them where you want.

 

Posted a review on CNET for the Asus PC t101mt eu37-bk. Let Nvidia and HP chew on that for awhile.

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/asu...contentMain;contentBody&refresh=1310327453545

 

Nice review, Batman! I hope it is read by thousands and influences their decision to not purchase a computer from HP. +1 rep, buddy.

From what I can see from the posts here on NBR, I agree with your comments that the T101MT is an excellent choice for anyone on a limited budget wanting a great netbook.

 

Thanks Mr. Fox, We fight for the freedom of this country and everybody just does their Boyscout Honor. You know the one. "On my honor I will do my best to help myself and Screw the rest."

 

I installed the Corsair RAM stick that I mentioned in the 2nd post ( Amazon.com: Corsair Memory VS1GSDS800D2 1 GB PC2-6400 800Mhz 200-pin DDR2 Laptop Memory Kit: Electronics). Works great! No BSODs, no crashes, and I can definitely feel the benefit of the extra gig.

If you can't get to the extra ram any time soon, you might consider using a flash drive/memory card as a ReadyBoost drive. I'd all but forgotten about that feature until recently, but it did make a difference when I only had 1 GB RAM.

 

What about using the extra gig and flash card as ReadyBoost drive. Even better? I would think it might be. Only 2GB is just barely enough for Windows 7, so having the ReadyBoost on top of the 2GB might be the ticket around the RAM capacity limits.

 

Yes, that is a good point Mr. Fox. I actually have it setup that way now...However, I haven't been able to use the netbook enough after upgrading the RAM to see if the ReadyBoost on top of 2GB made a noticeable difference. It certainly did with 1GB, but I already relinquished control of the computer to my sister

I'll try to sneak in some (non-technical) testing when she's out.

 

In case anyone is interested, I saw 1gb from a tx1XXX (HP part #441406001) recognized by the BIOS and functioning in a T101MT.

Also, thanks to all of you who started and continue to contribute to this. The information is invaluable!

 

I used the ram out of my TX1000's. The 1GB #'s are Elpida 1GB 2RX16 PC2-6400S-666. The 2GB chip's worked also but the Asus Eee won't recognize more than 1 GB.

 

First, thank you to djc89 for the PM showing me the way to this new thread. My ASUS 101 MT-EU37 looks to be a good lightweight option to take while traveling.
I ordered the suggested additional 1Gb memory, due to arrive tomorrow.
Today, I started working on it, downloading needed software, and copying folders and files I need into it.
I came across something disturbing to me when drive C had limited space. The label on the carton says it has a 250Gb Hard Drive. But, drive C is 99.9Gb.
Drive D should be just the small ‘recovery’ partition. But, I found that drive D is 117Gb. I set folder options to show hidden files, and it appears to be empty, but ‘properties’ indicates that it contains 93.4Mb.of something, maybe the recover system?
I would rather have all that space in drive C, but I don’t see how that can be done and preserve the operating system and the recovery system. It’s frustrating, and I don’t have time to deal with it.

 

You can use your Asus Web Storage to back system up and then go to Control Panel, click on System and Security, scroll down to Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions in the Administrative Tools section, click on it, Right click on D: drive in the box below the thick Blue Line and click on Delete Volume, Then Right click on C: drive's box and click on Extend Volume. You'll still have 16mb that's used for system restore.

 

Thank you very much for that info. I was considering it, when I noticed your edit, to say ‘back system up to web storage’.
To back up the system, you mean the Windows 7, etc, that was preinstalled? Things I created don’t need further backup right now.
I am not sure where that 16mb system restore is, it does not seem to be in the d drive. I recall that you have several of these, so have done this partition removal before..?

I never did complete the registration with ASUS because of the line for ‘reseller name’.

 

I have done the partition removal approx. 30 times this year.
I didn't use Asus system backup so I forgot to add it. I put in a 500 GB 7200 rpm HDD so I have the original one for backup. The 16MB isn't in D: drive, it'll be separate and you'll see it when you do the extend C: drive volume. As for the registration I answered other and typed in Nvidia.
Bruce

 

Never mind. Just dead.
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thanks for the pm and starting this form.

 

For those wanting to delete their D: partition and get more space for C: drive, this video does it a little different than I do but the results are the same.

‪How to Delete a Partition on Windows 7‬‏ - YouTube

 

If anyone has been looking for a cheap way to add Bluetooth, Newegg has this dongle for $2 after rebate, which has been working great on mine. I had thought briefly that I might try to install the actual BT-183 adapter and cable but the micro-teardown was a bit too imposing and this is much cheaper anyway.

 

Thanks, onree! I am going to post a reply to this over on this thread also. This is something many of the CQ56 owners might be interested in as well.

 

When deleting partition d:, did anyone else notice an unnamed partition, sized 15GB..? This partition prevents extending the c: partition to the unallocated space left after deleting d:
Did anyone experience what happens if that 15GB partition is deleted? It warns that it 'was not created by Windows, are you sure you want to delete'.
Not knowing what it is, I did not delete it as yet, but I think I will just go ahead and delete it, see what happens.
Would like to know any previous experience with it first.
Thanks.

 

Boot Booster:
The Boot Booster item in BIOS setup helps shorten your Eee PC bootup time. However, you MUST disable this BIOS item before you change any Eee PC components or perform system recovery (from USB flash disk, external optical drive or hidden partition). Follow the instructions below to disable Boot Booster:
1. Start the system and press F2 on bootup to show the POST screen.
2.Use right arrow to go to Boot and down arrow to go to boot booster, hit enter, up arrow to disable, Hit enter.
3. Press F10 to save the configuration and restart Eee PC.
Remember to enable Boot Booster after you complete hardware change or system recovery.

I'm learning as I go on this machine and I didn't do the above before I added the Ram and I haven't figured out how to get rid of (Boot Booster not working this time). Anybody else with this problem?

 

When I installed my second 1GB memory last week, the computer still indicated only 1GB. I had it in and out several times, then read more closely djc89’s instructions in the second post, about use of F2, and allow the BIOS to read the new memory. After that, the computer shows 2GB memory ok.
I did not know about the need to disable ‘boot booster’ first. Now, I have disabled, and re-enabled it a couple of times. I can’t tell any difference, it appears to boot up about the same as any other laptop. How would I know if the ‘boot booster’ is working?

Still no reply from ASUS support as to what this 15GB partition is that prevents extending c: partition into the unallocated space left when d: partition was deleted.

 

When you first boot up, you get the grey Asus screen and then there's a black screen and at the bottom it Say's (Boot Booster doesn't work this time) Now if you go to F2 and disable it, it won't show the black screen at startup. I don't really notice any difference in time but it must do something or it wouldn't be there. Wish I could get rid of that Virgo (perfection) attitude.

 

Seeing how this thread is for Disgruntled Eee owners I started a new thread for Problems and Fixes.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/596489-asus-eee-pc-t101mt-eu37-bk-problems-fixes.html

 

just before my extended hp warranty was to end i sent in my hp tx1220 tablet, my acer aspire 13.3 got a cracked screen and cannot be used, so i have been using the hp for the last 6 months being lazy about sending in the acer...
burned myself seriously about 1 month ago with the hp, fell asleep with it near my abdomen, ...got what i thought was a comparable to the litigation netbook with 2 gig mem and win7 prof, but its cpu is n455 not n570 dual, but anyway, i want to send in the hp and give the asus to my sister, how long will i be able to do this? -mark

 

I love my T101MT. I use it whenever its viable just because it's so comfortable to use. It's light, cool, and noiseless, not to mention the novel tablet and screen rotation aspects.

But there are many little things that keep me away from fully embracing it. Things like sluggish speed and imperfect touch screen. Does anyone have any news on an update or successor to the T101MT? I've Googled and haven't found anything!

 

Just checked out the http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/596489-asus-eee-pc-t101mt-eu37-bk-problems-fixes.html thread... nice job, Batman.