desiking911

hello all its me again i was just wondering if anyone can help me i want to buy this pc its a Acer - Aspire Q6600 Desktop
it comes with vista but i don't really like vista as you can tell form some of my other i want to put xp on it would i have any problem if i do



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Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year limited
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Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year limited
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Product Height
14.5"
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Product Width
7"
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Product Weight
25 lbs.
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Product Depth
18"
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Processor Brand
Intel®
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Processor
Intel® Core(TM)2 Quad
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Processor Speed
2.4GHz
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System Bus
1066MHz
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Cache Memory
8MB on die Level 2
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System Memory (RAM)
2GB
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System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
4GB
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Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR2
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Hard Drive Type
SATA (7200 rpm)
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Hard Drive Size
500GB
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Graphics
ATI RADEON HD 2400
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Video Memory
Up to 128MB (dedicated); up to 384MB (allocated by Windows Vista)
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Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
No
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TV Tuner
No
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MPEG
Yes
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Audio
High-definition audio (8-speaker support)
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Speakers
External stereo
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Built-in Web Cam
No
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Modem
None
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Network Card
Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
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Wireless Networking
None
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Recordable DVD Drive
Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
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Recordable DVD Drive Speeds
8x DVD+R DL; 8x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 48x32x48 CD-RW
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Direct-Disc Labeling
No
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Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
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Total Expansion Bays
External: 2 (3.5"), 2 (5.25"); Internal: 4 (3.5")
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Available Expansion Bays
External: 1 (3.5"), 1 (5.25"); Internal: 3 (3.5")
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Total Expansion Slots
2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2
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Available Expansion Slots
1 PCI-E x1
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USB 2.0 Ports
6 (2 front, 4 rear)
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IEEE 1394 Ports
1
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S-Video Outputs
None
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Additional Audio/Video Connectors
1 DVI, 1 SPDIF
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Serial Ports
1
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Parallel Ports
1
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Game Ports
None
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Keyboard Description
USB keyboard
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Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.)
USB optical mouse
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Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium
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Software Included
Adobe Reader 7.0; Microsoft Works 8.5; NTI CD-Maker Gold and more

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justpassingby

Hello again desiking911 !

Here are the complete specs for that Acer Aspire M5630 :
http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/for...ords=&areaid=7
(Q6600 is the processor code, not the model)

About replacing Vista by XP the problem will be the same than with your laptop. If there are no XP drivers for your hardware on the manufacturer's website you may have a very hard time finding them.

First thing when you get a computer with an OEM version of Vista is to make sure you have the recovery disks. They'll be your only way to reinstall Vista later if something fails, and eventually we'll all have to use Vista anyway. If there are no CD's coming with the computer then you can create them (follow this guide) or order them from Acer.

Then download all the XP drivers for your hardware and save them to some CD or to an external drive :
http://www.acerpanam.com/flex/acerdr...n/drivers.html
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers...ire_m5630.html

Drivers for XP seem to exist for that model but if some drivers are missing then look at the specs to find the component's manufacturer and go to their websites for the proper drivers.

That computer uses a SATA hard drive. There are no sata drivers on Acer's website which may mean the controller will be recognized by Windows right away, but in case the windows installation can't find your hard drive then create the RAID/SATA drivers floppy and insert it when prompted to press F6 to load the SCSI/RAID drivers.

Use an XP SP2 CD to install XP, if you haven't got one then use this guide to create a slipstreamed CD with SP2 : http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp

chapmando2000

Hello. I just added a second SATA2 Drive to my Acer AM5630. I added Windows MCE 2005. I had to cheat to install it. First I put in a PCI Lan card so I could get on the internet. I installed Windows MCE 2005 & hooked it up to the internet. It was no problem with the Motherboard drivers - WindowsXP already supports this motherboard except for the built in sound & LAN. I registered my copy of Windows MCE & went to Windows update to get the LAN Drivers. It saw the RealTek LAN & I installed the drivers. I removed the LAN card & started using the motherboard NIC. I next installed a SoundBlaster Live 5.1 because I have yet to get the onboard sound to work. The Acer Website does not seem to list the correct hardware for this machine. WindowsXP is very boring next to Vista but I like my computer to be boring yet functional. I am happy with the results. I now only have to figure out how to hook the original HardDrive back so that I can use both of them. I had to use the SATA hookups from the Initial Vista Drive because I did not have a spare.

chapmando2000

Just a note. The Acer site has the wrong information for this computer. The drivers with the exception of the ATI Video drivers are wrong.

topolinux

hello chapmando, my girlfriend has your same computer and wants switch to xp pro. can you tell me which sata drivers you used?
thank you!