Asus Eee Pc 1000he Wins 7 Problems.

I bought this ASUS Eee PC 1000HE on Ebay. Wins 7 with no Disk was preinstalled.. I have had nothing but trouble with it. It is sluggish and slow. Because of Admin password set in BISO, I am not able to add another OS--- Linux Mint in created Partion. I am fedup with Windows.

QUESTION IS:
1. CAN I FORMAT C DRIVE AND INSTALL MINT AS MY PRIMARY AND ONLY DRIVE??
2. ALSO THE NETBOOK ORIGINALY CAME WITH WINS XP, CAN XP BE RESTORED WITH NO DISK??
INSTALLATION STICKER IS STILL ON THE BOTTOM OF NETBOOK.

Please let me know what route I should go to correct my situation.
Thanks for any and all the help you can give me. GOD BLESS.

 

First of all, I would contact the seller and get the BIOS password taken care of. I suspect that will prevent you from installing anything. Second, you will need a disc, actually a bootable USB drive with the installation files since it has no CD/DVD drive. I would go Linux as XP is no longer supported and is a huge security risk online. Upgrading to the 2GB RAM maximum will help some also.

 

Thanks for the reply. Downloaded AdAware and ran a scan. It removed a lot of my garbage. Plan to upgrade Ram.
God Bless You.

 

Thanks for your reply. Have Mint DVD. Also created a Partion for the installation. I want to create my own password in Bios but the present Admin password won't let me in. There should be a way to get in without having to breaking into the netbook and removing the Cosmos Battery. That would be a fun job.
ASUS should have a Bios password of their own that would help me.
Anyone have anything that could help me?? Thanks for any assistance.

 

Restart the PC and repeatedly press the F2 key.
http://itstillworks.com/how-to-enter-the-bios-on-an-eee-pc-10184.html

 

Thanks for the info. I see what I did wrong. I pressed the F2 key only once.

 

Thanks for your reply. another question. How much RAM can my netbook accept. They recommend 2gb
I was thinking adding 4gb. Is that too much for this system?

 

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THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. GUESS I WAS HOPEING FOR MORE MEN THAN ALLOWED.

 

With Windows 7, you could use a usb stick to "boost" the ram- This is called "readyboost"- I am assuming you have a usb slot ?I have not, yet, looked up your system.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff356869.aspx
Windows 7 system.
Plug a USB drive into a USB port
Windows brings up the AutoPlay dialog box. - If not, right click the usb
Choose "Speed Up My System" Using Windows ReadyBoost.
Windows shows you the drive’s Properties dialog box,
On the ReadyBoost tab Choose the Use This Device option and adjust the slider to reserve the indicated amount of space for ReadyBoost
Choose Speed Up My System Using Windows ReadyBoost. - on the ReadyBoost tab.
Choose the Use This Device option and adjust the slider to reserve the indicated amount of space for ReadyBoost
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I understand that you can use more than one usb stick, but I only ever used one of 4gb,or, more , when I used them on older computers
Ready boost is quicker than a 5400 hard drive, but slower than ram,using the superfecth in Widows 7, but will speed up the system as required.

 

Wins 7 won't let me install Mint. That is why I am trying to change my Bios password setting. I am Fed up with Windows. Also, planning to add more Ram to 2. THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.

 

I found t -his on Asus - if this is the original hard drive.........and you want to return to XP- it might just possibly get over the bios password bit .......
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx...20&model=Eee+PC+1000HE&page=1&SLanguage=en-us
"the 1000HE Eee PC (Windows only) could be restored to factory settings with the quick recovery system by just pressing the F9 key three times during start-up. There is no need of a Windows CD or driver CD. After pressing the F9 key three times it may seem that Windows is booting again but that’s how the recovery console works be patient. If you want to know if the recovery partition is still there on Windows go to Disk Management* console to see the available partitions on your hard drive. Back up your data to an external storage or the Eee Online Storage prior to using the recovery system, since all your data will be overwritten."

 

Bios battery- I found this video, for your model, and about 3/4 of the way through, you can see the bios battery (look for yellow plastic covered blob ) where it gets to detach speaker cable- it seems it is a plug in type, so you may be able to disconnect it, and wait 30 seconds , or, so, and re-attach it, to clear the bios lock.
It says power jack replacement, but just let it run

 

Ithank you for your help I was hoping I was not going to do that .
I may have to since I going to add more Ram.
Also i found that no recovery Disk Partition was never created. I did create a new Partition for the Mint Install. All i have is 2 partitions now.

 

I am pleased that you found those items useful - The stripdown will at least help, if you still cannot get to install anything with that bios password problem.
This was offered by dunnstephan -----Try pressing Alt+R and entering ALAA4ABA- See his full answer to bios password removal on most modern Asus https://nl.ifixit.com/Answers/View/107075/I+forgot+my+bios+password
I also found this item https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28421159/Recover-ASUS-Eee-PC-1000HD-BIOS-Password.html

 

THERE IS NO WINDOWS RECOVERY PARTITION INSTALLED!!

 

That is an easier way- try Plodr,s suggestion- worth a try,and not too complicated like completly dismantling