Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable Than Vista
Blog I tried loading on a Fujitsu Lifebook S6120 (Intel Pentium-M 1.6 GHz), and while it would load and boot, it was ridiculously slow, the Aero interface wouldn't run, and there were quite a few devices that I couldn't get Vista drivers for.
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Having had so much success with Ubuntu on the older "test" laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110), and not expecting to want to try Vista on the newer Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 again anytime soon, I decided to try installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron...
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Lifebook S6510 - Part 3; Networking, Software And Drivers
Blog I have continued to make good progress in moving to the new Lifebook S6510. This may turn out to be a driver problem on the Lifebook, or firmware in the Linksys router. The Lifebook S6510 seems to be a bit of a special case, just because it is so new.
[January 3, 2008, 13:43]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog I have downloaded and installed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. I sincerely hope that OEMs such as Fujitsu, Dell, HP and the like, who will have to take the brunt of the customer support calls and...
[April 30, 2008, 8:53]
Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog After several days of struggle, I am still unable to get a triple-boot disk set up on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. The first problem that I ran into was that the Windows installation disks I have are actually "recovery" media from Fujitsu, and as...
[June 17, 2008, 15:16]
Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog I have now take the XP Professional disk out, and put the Vista disk back into this Lifebook S6510. I checked Fujitsu's web page, and sure enough, no graphic driver updates there. First, installing the Vista updates which were released while I was...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog This laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook S6510) has the optional 1 GB of "TurboMemory", and I can guarantee you that the previous times I ran Vista I could not see anything unusual about the suspend/resume speed.
[August 8, 2008, 7:51]
Vista Vs. XP: The Final Retreat
Blog My Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 is running Windows XP Professional again, and I have no intention of spending any more time or effort on Vista until Vista SP2 comes out, at which point I might consider it again.
[April 24, 2008, 20:19]
Vista To XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog It has been exactly a week since I put the Vista Business disk back into my main laptops, a Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. But I said that I would keep this blog up to date with my Vista/XP adventures, and I want others who may run into this situation to...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Vista SP1 - Now Installed And Running
Blog Ok, in large part due to some good advice from David Long, I now have Vista SP1 installed on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and after two days it is still running with no problems. I have no way of knowing if any or all of these drivers are...
[March 24, 2008, 10:37]
Laptop Review - Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Although I did choose to go back to XP on my other Lifebook, so far I have not wanted or needed to do so on this one. The OmniPass software included with the Lifebook walked me through activating the fingerprint reader with my Windows account, and...
[December 27, 2007, 12:15]
