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花了我近四個小時才解決掉我這個多語言的機器. 實際上如果我找對地方, 只需要不用五分鐘的時間. 幾天前, 我使用的多語言的機器 Acer Aspire 6400 的硬碟終於壽終正寢. 於是我買了個 Maxtor 80GB DiamondMax Plus9 ATA133 IDE 的硬碟. 結果這台只有 P-III 677-Mhz 的舊機器竟然找不到這個新硬碟. 當然第一步就是上 Acer 的網站找升級的系統 BIOS. 結果 Acer 的英文網站並沒有任何 BIOS 的升級資訊, 結果只好用 Maxtor 提供的其他方式. 不過一直都沒有成功. 最後不死心再上網找找. 意外的在 Acer 的新加坡網站找到了升級的 BIOS, 下載, 安裝, 重新開啟電腦. 系統立刻就找到了. 最後的工作就是把我的日文, 韓文, 繁簡體中文的 Windows 2000 重新裝回去了… 真是的, Acer 的北美網站…

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