interesting! nope, didn't help on my acer board
i'm glad you guys and gals also got a little bit out of it other than the warm and fuzzy feeling of having helped a guy out.
yeah, fixing something and restoring value to it is most satisfying indeed! i often do it even when it's not economical, for various reasons (environment, being used to a particular device, no good alternative...). this acer laptop is a particularly troublesome device: even though i am treating it like a raw egg, i have had to fix it many times already (display backlight under warranty, hinges, 1 fan, battery) but i am refusing to let it die young because it was somewhat expensive, is
relatively lightweight, has the best ips display i have
ever seen in
any device, great speakers, great performance and it almost passes for a business machine (not the usual brightly colored kid's toy). also, it was a trial balloon if acer still make highly unreliable devices and if i should consider them for any of my clients (yes they do and no i won't
).