Install Windows 7 on Acer Aspire 5050 (part 2)

Continuing the first post, this article will focus on the driver installation only.

Overall, all drivers of Acer Aspire 5050 can be installed in windows 7. Some drivers detected automatically, some can be installed directly from CD and some of them need a bit advance method.

Below are step by step to check and install the drivers:
1. Open Device Manager

• Open Windows Explorer, click on My Computer.
• At the top, click Sytem Properties, and choose Device Manager at the left pane.
• For all items, which have exclamation sign should be prioritize to be updated.

2. Update Driver from CD

• Insert your windows XP Driver CD, and let the Autorun executed.

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Install Windows 7 on Acer Aspire 5050 (part 1)

Installing Windows 7 at Acer Aspire 5050 become a good experience. Can be said, I'm satisfied with Windows 7 run in Acer Aspire.

My laptop specification is Acer Aspire 5051 ANWXMi:

• AMD Turion 64 (2.0Ghz, 512 KB L2 cache)
• 2GB DDR 2 memory
• ATI Radeon Express 1100
• 80GB HDD (split into two partitions: 20 & 60GB)
• DVD R/W
• Wi-Fi - Atheros

• Bluetooth

As a common installation process, there are four main steps:
1. Prepare free logical drive
2. Insert and boot from Windows 7 installation CD
3. Follow step by step on screen
4. Done, enjoy the new interface

As the result,

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