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Also, to get the function keys to work, you need to change a BIOS setting (something like ‘allow user change’ – it’s obvious when you see it)
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thanks for pointing this out. i found the BIOS option in Boot > Brightness Mode Control > User Control, but the brightness function buttons still wouldn’t work for me until i installed Easy Display manager. Normally i’m alergic to all the ‘Manager This’ and ‘Manager That’ software, which Vista manages very well in most cases, but for the sake of brightness control then i can live with it. Easy Display Manager also controls the wifi on/off key, and the other hardware related keys, touchpad on/off etc., in case anyone else is scratching their head wondering those keys won’t work.
on a related note, with “Magic Keyboard” i was getting an application crash on start for Easy Speed Up Manager, which is tied in to the Keyboard programme. The error went away when i set XP compatibility mode on c:program filessamsungmagickbdPerformanceManager.exe. i uninstalled magic keyboard anyway because i couldn’t see what good it did. i still have pinch/zoom gestures via the Synaptics software.
by the way, i can confirm that 2Gb DDR 2 800Mhz ram works great 🙂 and a 64Gb SLC SSD 🙂 i can’t get over how silent the laptop is, there is a tiny whirr off the fan when it’s working hard but it’s barely audible. i also got a bluetooth mouse (microsoft wireless presenter 8000) which works great with the on-board bluetooth, no need for the dongle.
one last tip to anyone installing Vista off a USB drive, make sure it is configured with a MBR and a bootsector. i ran bootsect.exe from the Boot vista installation folder, but it still wouldn’t boot, i got a “Disk Error Press any key to restart” message. i was quite impressed with the BIOS, the boot ordering options are excellent. no need to go fiddling with making a ‘system disk’ DOS style, just make sure it has an active primary partition, with a MBR and boot sector, and the files from the Vista setup disk, bootmgr etc.
Bluetooth dies for me after Vista resumes from Sleep. but that’s my only outstanding issue, so overall, i love the NC10.