From: darth.vader@empire.gov   
      
   Alfie [UK] wrote:   
   > On Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:15 -0700 (PDT), Sentinel   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Alas, Acer does not support XP so they do not offer any drivers that   
   >> might help. If any of you know where to find drivers for this mobo,   
   >> I'd be a happy camper. Whatever that means!   
   >   
   > They NO LONGER support XP, not quite the same thing. The Aspire XP PCs   
   > had a hidden partition on the HD with the recovery files necessary to   
   > re-install XP and all relevant drivers.   
      
   I know they *used to*, which makes things all the more frustrating. Why not   
   provide the necessary drivers and make life nicer for their customers?   
      
   > You might be able to find someone who chose the 'backup to CD' option   
   > and has an ISO of the recovery files for your model. Failing that a   
   > drive image including the hidden partition. I don't believe that they   
   > issued OEM XP discs for the newer Aspire models.   
      
   That might work...   
      
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