HolyDriver

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Under the Tools tab, you don't seen an option that says "Error-Checking" with the text "This option will check the volume for errors"? Could you tell me what operating system you're using? And if possible, post a screen capture of the point where you're running into the issue?

At this point, there are two things that I can suggest: - Try completely uninstalling the audio driver, reboot the system, then attemp to reinstall (double-check that you do have the proper audio driver beforehand, too). Reboot the system after the installation, and try your audio again. Be sure to check the "Sounds and…

Windows can, and often does, automatically install a driver for any device that your system has if it is able to, but those drivers usually are not as good as the specific drivers that the system manufacturer may have for your system. As such, you would want to go here, look up your model of computer, then download and…

If you go here, you can look up your system by model and find the Win7 drivers that you need. In order, you'll want to enter: Notebook, Ultrabook > Travelmate > Travelmate 5730 From there, you'll get a pop-up window asking you to choose the operating system you need drivers for.

Win8 doesn't support Microsoft Security Essentials. Instead, it relies on an updated version of Windows Defender, which is built into the operating system and automatically installed.

Two things to check: - Make sure that you have the proper VGA driver installed on your Windows 8 system - this will determine whether the graphics device is working properly or not, which could effect the video out signal. - Make sure that you have set the proper resolution for the monitor that you have connected to the…

Win7 does take up more disk space and system resources than XP does by a long shot, but it actually performs very well due to how it manages your system resources - though it is actually very similar to Vista in appearance and use, the performance is much better. As for the mention of security, there are a lot of security…

You could always try reinstalling the original RAM, entering the BIOS, and telling it to restore defaults/use fail-safe settings/however they word it. Changing the RAM around may have messing with timing values somehow, so telling them to reset could help. If you're having booting issues even with the original RAM after…

Anything available from Acer that wasn't shipped with your system would be available here. Click on the Documents tab to find the guides that they offer.

Any option for that would be in your system's BIOS. During startup, look for a prompt that says something like "Press F2 for Setup" or something similar. Once in setup, look for an option that offers information on video RAM or shared RAM and see if it is adjustable. As a note, this may be a hard limit on the system that…

Two options are: - Do a system restore to before you lost your audio to see if that restores the missing file. - Go here, look up your model, and download the audio driver for reinstallation.

That does sound like it's the issue. Whether it's caused by incompatible or just bad RAM remains to be seen. However, Crucial does in-house testing to make sure that RAM is compatible, so if they say it's compatible, it most likely is. What I would try is downloading Memtest86+ and making a bootable USB drive, reinstall…

If you have installed any programs right before this began happening, I would suggest uninstalling them and seeing if that resolves the issue - it may be a bad installation causing the problem, and reinstalling it may resolve it. Otherwise, I would try the following in order: 1: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System…

It sounds like your hard drive may be dead - your hard drive is your "bootable device," so if it isn't responding, then your computer has nothing to boot from, and you get this message. Try making sure everything is unplugged from the system aside from the power plug and try again. If you are getting the same message, then…

It sounds like it couldpossibly be a video driver issue. Either it corrupted, or if Windows Update attempted to update it and didn't do the job properly, that could cause an issue as well. My best suggestion would be to go here, download your VGA driver, then un/reinstall your driver and see if it resolves the issue. If…

Acer has a download section for getting your old drivers back, a utility for identifying your devices, as well as some of the old software you may have had here. Once you have the proper driver installed for your touchpad, the advanced features of it should be available again. You may be able to contact Acer and see if…

Windows XP loses performance over time - after anywhere from 6 months to a year of use, a reinstallation is needed to get the system back in shape. Since it sounds like this is the case, there's no harm in trying 7 and seeing how it works for you. I experienced the same thing that you did with an Acer netbook - Vista had…

First thing you're going to want to do is use this utility to see if your system is compatible with Win7. If it is, do yourself a MASSIVE favor and check the device manager while you still have Vista to see what components you have in your system. You'll have to do some sleuthing to track down drivers for Win7, since Acer…

Your laptop should have a backup or recovery utility for creating restore discs - typically the options are to create a set of discs that will do a complete factory restore, and a disc that is just software and drivers. Click on the start menu, then All Programs and see if there's an Acer folder that contains this utilty.…

There are a couple options for you: Cnet has a download available here. There's also another program that I've seen suggested as a replacement to both this and Acer Crystal Eye software called YAWCAM. If you can't get the download from Cnet to work for you, this may be a suitable replacement.