Fujitsu Lifebook U2010 problem

[toyota_scion_tc]

I have a Fujitsu Lifebook U2010 UMPC
Specs:
Intel Atom Centrino Z530 1.6Ghz processor
1GB 533Mhz Ram
32 GB Samsung SLC SSD
External LG 16x Slim DVD drive
4GB SD card for readyboost
Windows Vista SP1 with updates ( I have diabled system restore, UAC, hibernation,visual theme set to performance and etc Its an UMPC that doesn't need that stuff taking up memory)

Here is the problem I tried watching a dvd using the LG software which I believe is powerdvd. When the dvd window is minimized it plays fine but when I change to full screen it starts skipping. Any suggestions?




This is a little off that subject but question number two; what is the diffrence in Centrino and Centrino2 is it only the processor because the newer processors use less power?

[toyota_scion_tc]

I forgot to mention one thing the video card is integraded Intel Media Accelerator 500.

[mjc]

I don't care what anyone says a 1.63 GHz Atom processor, 1 GB of RAM and Vista are not a well mixed set up...

You are definitely suffering from 'overload'. The amount of 'ready boost' doesn't matter...it is basically 'swapfile' on Flash, but slower than if you actually put you swapfile on a USB drive.

The bare minimum for doing anything in Vista, especially with a 'shared memory' graphics card is 2 GB of RAM. Get another GB in there and see if your 'full screen stutter' disappears.

[toyota_scion_tc]

I don't care what anyone says a 1.63 GHz Atom processor, 1 GB of RAM and Vista are not a well mixed set up...

You are definitely suffering from 'overload'. The amount of 'ready boost' doesn't matter...it is basically 'swapfile' on Flash, but slower than if you actually put you swapfile on a USB drive.

The bare minimum for doing anything in Vista, especially with a 'shared memory' graphics card is 2 GB of RAM. Get another GB in there and see if your 'full screen stutter' disappears.


I agree with you, the problem is the small form factor I am not comfortable taking it apart. I was trying to find articles on it but didn't have any luck, I think the memory might be soldered direct to the Intel Controller Hub. Has anyone had one of these apart this is the same as the U820. As far as the flash being slow I am not sure about that I bought the extreame III sandisk 30/MBs transfer rate.

[mjc]

Yes, but RAM is several hundred to several thousand MB/s....orders of magnitude faster.

And it looks like it may very well be fixed at 1 GB...no expansion slot. The chipset should be able to handle more RAM, but it looks like there is no place to put it.

[toyota_scion_tc]

Yes, but RAM is several hundred to several thousand MB/s....orders of magnitude faster.

And it looks like it may very well be fixed at 1 GB...no expansion slot. The chipset should be able to handle more RAM, but it looks like there is no place to put it.

I must have misunderstood what you were refering to I thought you meant that usb thumb drive is faster than the sd card.

As far as the ram could a pc repair shop unsolder the memory and replace it with store bought ram and solder that in place? Or would this be really risky?

[mjc]

As far as the ram could a pc repair shop unsolder the memory and replace it with store bought ram and solder that in place? Or would this be really risky?

Probably not...I haven't tried to find any pics of the insides, but it is probably just bare RAM chips soldered onto the motherboard...not a stick/slot type arrangement (although some of the mini do have a single slot...you need to disassemble it and replace the single stick in that slot).

I wouldn't worry too much about it...if it were mine, because, for me, I'd want one for each eye...that screen isn't exactly the largest thing around, so I wouldn't be watching too many videos on it. :D