Category: NetBook

Are we entering a new era of mobile computing where the UMPC could be the only computer you ever need? The processing module you can take anywhere? Raon Digital are breaking into exactly that category of converged mobile devices with the new and interesting Everun Note. Here at UMPCPortal we’ve been lucky enough to get hold of one of the first samples out of the door for some long term testing but after 4 days of hard but enjoyable testing, were ready to bring you the full review.

Chippy, at UMPCportal.com is very impressed with the Everun Note and so am I!

Head over to the UMPCportal.com to read the rull review

ASUS EEE PC 70x, 900, 901 and so on uses SSD. True, some of the latest models are coming with Hard Disk Drives instead of SSD. I have always preferred SSD in such small mobile devices. Why? That I’ll be mentioning in my future posts. Let’s me come back to the topic.

How to increase the performance of your EEE PC by using RAMdisk?

First of all, why move content to RAMdisk?

• to increase life of SSD
• faster web-experience
• very fast for copying and moving small amount of data
• save precious space on your ASUS EEE PC

I guess the reasons above are enough. Now, Let’s implement the RAMdisk on the ASUS EEE PC.  Continue reading “How to increase the performance of your ASUS EEE PC by using RAMdisk”

There are many instances when you have installed an OS on your EEE PC(say, windows XP) and your device is unable to even recognize find  the WiFi hardware. It has happened a lot of times with me and I went nuts. It even got me into thinking that it must be just plain bad luck that the unit I got was a bad unit.

But, all what had happened the the WLan(wifi) got disabled on it’s own in the BIOS. Here is how to enable it.

Continue reading “WiFi not available on your ASUS EEE PC?”

The 700s(this includes 700 and 701) come with just 512MB of RAM. You may wish to upgrade the RAM in near future especially if you are using XP on it.

Let me clear facts about the RAMs before we install a new RAM module in ASUS EEE PC 700:

• The RAM in 8G vesion is not upgradable
• 2G-Surf versions are not upgradable as the RAM is soldered
• Black 4G-surf versions have RAM access cover. White ones don’t have it
• Warranty won’t get void if you do a RAM upgrade
• ASUS won’t be responsible if anything goes wrong when you’re doing a RAM upgrade
• In Xandros(with which it actually comes with) is hard-coded to recognize upto 1GB of RAM
• So even if you put in a 2G RAM module, only 1GB will be visible in Xandros

Here are the pictures:

1) Carefully remove the “ASUS” sticker from the RAM access door*. Put it somewhere else so that you can put it again later on incase you want to send it back to Asus in case of some problem.

2) Remove the screws. Take extra care of the ‘holders’ of the RAM chip.

3) Gently, remove the RAM

4) Put in a new RAM. Make sure the holders are correctly placed

Continue reading “Installing or Upgrading RAM in the ASUS EEE PC”

ME CRAZY!

Yesterday, I bought myself another EEE PC! I already had one, then one more? Well, I needed one for fun.

I’d $400 lying around. Just kidding. I needed one to do other stuff than programming. I thought once for Nokia N810 and iPod Touch too which were avaliable for the same price but didn’t go for them.

I just installed a 2GB RAM module on it and it is flying! :D