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As predicted, now that the new patch means no CD is required to play Diablo II, it can indeed run on even low powered UMPCs such as the Eee 701. The game loads quickly and is very smooth and sharp…just the thing to start getting my adrenaline going for Diablo III…but THAT I will play on a desktop.

To get Diablo II to run on the 701, the following tweaks are required:

• AsTray+ must be installed to give a 1000×600 resolution
• eeectl should be installed to overclock the CPU
• 1.5G free SSD space needed, either internally or on an SD card/flash drive

When you install Diablo II, be sure to already have AsTray+ installed and in 1000×600 mode. Choose the full installation option, including cinematics. Then install the 1.12 patch from Blizzard. One file needs to be copied from the Play CD (D2MUSIC.mpq) and then you are good to go!

The same will work with the Lord of Destruction expansion, but remember you will need to get a different patch from Blizzard.

Happy demonslaying!

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