Windows Tablets

[padgett]

I have suggested that Acer provide both a meaningful readme and a checksum to verify downloads before. It has not happened.

The video for both a W3 and a W510 seems to be an Intel GMA 3650 but Intel says that drivers have to come from the tablet manufacturer.

All clover trail devices use only 32 bit (x86) OSs. I would not load a 64 bit (x64) driver. The support page downloads make no sense to me and I'd rather mot brick either of mine since I pay for them.

That said one of the W3 sets may be for both Others_Acer_2.0_W8x86W81x64_A.zip but that is very confused naming - sounds like Win 8 for x86 and win 8.1 for x64.

[KnoppersKing]

I've just installed the 64 bit driver "Others_Acer_3.00_W81x64_A" but it also doesn't work. But if it were a 64 bit driver you should not be able to install it on a 32 bit device.

Update: I've called the support hotline and reported the problem. The problem was not known to the support hotline, so he couldn't help me. But he said that this is a driver problem that should be fixed in a few weeks.

[padgett]

Makes you wonder how high some loading the web site can count without taking their shoes off. Do know that the 8.1 and Bay Trail intros have the best people scrambling but just adding a checksum and a contents list to a zip file is five minutes work. True, a change list takes a little longer but it is entirely possible that Acer creates the updates with pacakges from Intel, Broadcom, and the rest and they don't tell Acer what is in them.

That does not explain why no checksums (FCIV is free from Microsoft) but when I run into smoke and mirrors instead of meaningful information often the person providing the information doesn't know either.

My experience is that being completely open about information and asking for help along the way and listening is a recepe for success, history is littered with forgotten companies that relied on patents and protectionism (have quite few piled in my garage).

What happens is the local geek prefers systems that are well documented. Then the surrounding neighborhood starts leaning the same way because they have someone to ask for help (how to cut and paste is different on a MAC than a PC). Or that was then. Today the local geeks are all on the I'net and make their preferences known.

One of the things I liked about my Acer netbooks was how easy they were to hot-rod with more memory and bigger disks. Have had people comment that I have Win 7-64 on a netbook and have enough RAM that I could essentially turn the pagefile off. Makes for as very fast netbook.

The Tabs I consider as still "in beta" but the 2.0, Bay Trail is almost on my desk and a 8" Win 8.1 tab with 4gb ram and a 120 GB SSD could replace many desktops. That is the piece tab mfrs don't seem to realize, the value of the enormous amount of peripheral equipment that you can use with a Windows tab. Who needs a store, it is already out there. <end rant>

[yumms]

Acer did post a 32bit version of the drivers yesterday, but its not there today. I did download it though....here's the link. http://sdrv.ms/1bID5xP

[KnoppersKing]

-----UPDATE: Now it doesn't work again. I'm sorry.-----

You can find that driver under Windows 8.1 64 bit on the acer download page. But it doesn't work for me.

But it seems that the W3 has the same issue: https://community.acer.com/t5/Tablets/Acer-Iconia-W3-driver-issues-after-Windows-8-1-solution/m-p/13...

I've downloaded and installed the lenovo driver mentioned in this discussion and it seems working for me. If you want to try it, make sure you check for windows updates after the installation and disable the Intel driver.

[miray]

It's a know issue with windows 8.1 and GA rollup A..

Look here about known issues with GA rollup A:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2883200

If you uninstall kb2883200, our tablets will wake up from sleep just fine.

[stoffer]

Seems like it is not possible to remove that update

[miray]

For me it was possible to remove that update.. But I installed Win 8.1 from dvd image..

I think that if you installed windows 8.1 from store you will get the GA rollup included.

I installed the GA from windows update and maybe that is why I can uninstall it..

[cocotteseb]

hi

I got the same problem as everybody here. Ive downloaded under windows 8 32bits (and not under 64 bits) the bios 2.00. The bios zip does contain all the other drivers too. After the update I no longer have the problems mentionned below.

Hope this helps 😉

The link is :http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_2.00_A_A.zip?acerid=635175027981666480&S... W&Step3=W510&OS=ALL&LC=fr&BC=ACER&SC=EMEA_13

(for french)

[KnoppersKing]

How often did you you try to wake up? The update still doesn't work for me. And I guess can't uninstall the Update KB2883200 because according to Windows Update the update was already installed on 30.09.2013.