My System configuraton Acer details, as follows:
http://www.acer.co.in/products/notebooks/tm4050.html
Platform
Intel® CentrinoT mobile technology, featuring:
Intel® Pentium® M processor 715 (1.6GHz and above, 2 MB L2 cache, 400 MHz
FSB)
Intel® 855GME chipset
Wireless solution: integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection
802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDT solution; Acer SignalUp wireless technology
support provision
System memory
256+512 MB of DDR333 memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using dual soDIMM modules
Display and graphics
15" XGA colour TFT LCD with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
16.7 million colours
Intel® 855GME integrated 3D AGP graphics featuring Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
technology and up to 64 MB VRAM, supporting dual independent display
External resolution/refresh rate:
800 x 600: 200/160/120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1024 x 768: 200/160/120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 1024: 160/120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1400 x 1050: 60 Hz
1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability
S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support
Storage subsystem
40 GB ATA/100 hard disc drive
Optical drive:
DVD/CD-RW combo
Disc performance compatibility:
DVD/CD-RW combo
Read: 8X DVD-ROM, 24X CD-ROM
Write: 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Dimensions and weight
336.4 (W) x 281.5 (D) x 32 / 34.9 (H) mm
2.8 kg for 15" XGA LCD Model with 5hrs** Battery Backup Module
2.64 kg for 15" XGA LCD Model with 3hrs** Battery Backup Module
Power subsystem
ACPI 1.0b power management standard: supports standby and hibernation
power-saving modes
5-hour** battery life for 60 W Li-ion battery pack (1.5-hour quick-charge,
3.5-hour charge-in-use)
Also available option with 3-hour** battery life
65 W AC adaptor.
Input devices
85 / 86-key keyboard; Inverted "T" cursor layout; 3mm (minimum) key travel
Touchpad with buttons and 4-way integrated scroll keys
12 function keys; four cursor keys; two Windows® keys; hotkey controls;
embedded numeric keypad; international language support
Four easy-launch buttons: Internet browser, email with LED, Acer Empowering
Manager key, and one user-programmable button
Two front-access buttons: wireless with LED
Audio
Audio system with two built-in speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Communication
Modem: 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval2; Wake-on-Ring ready
LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
Wireless solution
Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection 802.11b/g dual band
Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDT solution
Acer SignalUp wireless technology support
I/O interface
Three USB 2.0 ports
IEEE 1394 port
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Modem (RJ-11) port
External display (VGA) port
Microphone/line-in jack
Headphones/speaker/line-out port
Infrared (FIR) port
PC Card slot (one Type II)
DC-in jack for AC adaptor
Parallel Port
Security
Kensington lock slot
BIOS user and supervisor passwords
Software
Acer Launch Manager
Acer eManager
Acer System Recovery CD
Acer disc-to-disc recovery
Norton AntiVirusT
Adobe® Reader®
CyberLink® PowerDVDT
NTI CD-MakerT
System compliance
Mobile PC 2001
ACPI 1.0b
DMI 2.0
Wi-Fi®
Thanks
Praveen
"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:eU9gkOlEHHA.4832@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hopefully Intel will soon release their own drives for your chipset for
> Vista. I would try WinUpdate under Vista and check the Intel Website again
> this Thursday the 30th since the business versions of Vista are being
> released on that date and I expect a lot of drivers suddenly to be made
> available on Vendor WebSites.
> "DCR" <dcr@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:VJEah.25566$dN4.18046@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com...
>> Are you sure this is the model no. of your laptop and not your battery?
>> Doing a search on Google finds only batteries.
>> Acer also does not list this model (Acer TravelMate 4052NLCi).
>>
>> "Praveen" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news
A566ECF-A205-45AB-8600-34388E9E8CEF@microsoft.com...
>> | Thanks for replying JW.
>> |
>> | BTW, my laptop is just 8 months old
>> |
>> | Acer TravelMate 4052NLCi
>> | Intel Pentium M 726 processor (1.6GHz, 400MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
>> | 15" XGA TFT LCD
>> | 40GB HDD
>> | DVD/CD-RW combo
>> | 768MB DDR
>> | 802.11 b/g wireless LAN
>> |
>> | Looking @ the configuration i guess that vista should support atleast
>> | 1024x768 resolution.
>> |
>> | Further, the driver installed i guess its windows vista driver, and not
>> | intel. I was not able to find any latest INTEL video drivers for Vista.
>> |
>> | However, the driver which vista is installed for my Laptop TFT/LCD is
>> | "Digital Flat Panel (1024x768 60Hz)"
>> |
>> | Regards,
>> | Praveen
>> |
>> |
>> | "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>> | news:eKOfMljEHHA.4024@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> | >A fixed pixel display only has one native resolution just like an
>> electric
>> | >light sign on the freeway. If you select a resolution other than the
>> | >native resolution the graphics card just scales the image of to fit
>> the
>> | >native resolution by adding pixels(up) or deleting pixels (down
>> scaling).
>> | > From your problem description it appears that your native resolution
>> is
>> | > 800x600 and that the MS supplied WDDM drivers in Vista for your card
>> were
>> | > or still are doing a poor job of downscaling the 1024x768 image.
>> | > After you downloaded latest Vista drivers from the Intel drivers and
>> you
>> | > go into device manager does it show the Intel drivers instead of the
>> MS
>> | > WDDM drivers. If not although they are installed it appears that
>> Vista
>> | > has not started using them.
>> | >
>> | > "Praveen" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> | > news:1FEF7F6B-36F1-4655-A299-71E3D50DA551@microsoft.com...
>> | >> Thanks for replying...
>> | >>
>> | >> Q1: native resolution supported by my Laptop (Acer Travelmate
>> 4052NLCI)
>> | >> is 1024x786 and 800x600
>> | >> Q2: Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller (Microsoft
>> | >> Corporation - XDDM) and 64MB Shared Memory
>> | >> Q3: I had run Windows Update, and i have downloaded, and installed
>> latest
>> | >> INTEL driver for the video card without any luck.
>> | >> Q4: Before VISTA, i had Windows XP Professional and it was running
>> fine
>> | >> under 1024x768 resolution.
>> | >>
>> | >> If you require any more details, please let me know the same
>> | >>
>> | >> Regards,
>> | >> Praveen
>> | >>
>> | >> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>> | >> news:eLgbNDdEHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> | >>> It would be easier to help you if we knew:
>> | >>> 1. What is the native resolution of your Laptop screen.
>> | >>> 2, What your laptops video card/chip is and how much on board
>> memory it
>> | >>> has.
>> | >>> 3. If you have run Winupdate with your RTM release since I
>> understand
>> | >>> that there are 11,000 drivers available with it in addition to the
>> | >>> 19,000 that are contained in the acutal RTM release.
>> | >>> 4. Prior to upgrading to VISTA Ultimate RTM did you have any
>> problem
>> | >>> running 1024x768 on your laptop and if not what OS was it running?
>> | >>>
>> | >>> "Praveen" <praveenreddy_sofwiz(no-spam)@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> message
>> | >>> news:7069EB16-6CC4-4A6F-9392-397B6E4E1EEA@microsoft.com...
>> | >>>> Hi,
>> | >>>>
>> | >>>> Windows Vista Ultimate (Final release - MSDN)
>> | >>>>
>> | >>>> Windows vista set to 800x600 resolution works fine. However, when
>> i try
>> | >>>> setting the same to 1024x768 resolution my screen stretches
>> vertically,
>> | >>>> and i cannot see start menu/taskbar?
>> | >>>>
>> | >>>> Any help will be appreciated.
>> | >>>>
>> | >>>> I have a latest Acer Travelmate 4052NLCI Laptop with 40GB HDD, and
>> | >>>> 768MB RAM
>> | >>>>
>> | >>>> Thanks,and Regards,
>> | >>>> Praveen
>> | >>>
>> | >>>
>> | >>
>> | >
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