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    6920G speakers + questions about win7 & Empowering

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by apamedvapen, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. apamedvapen

    apamedvapen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey

    I wonder if there's something wrong with my speakers on my newly bought 6920G. They are extremely oddly placed, at least what I think.
    One of them is located to the right (below the screen as it should be). However the other one is placed more closed to the middle (below the screen) than to the left as I think it should be. This makes the sound coming from left to sound like coming from the front instead, which can't be right... Should it really be this way?
    I should mention that I bought this PC from Acer with like 35-40% discount because it got sent back to Acer for repairs of the speakers actually. Did the assemble the left one incorrectly?

    Check this picture. I've marked where the speakers are located with red circles.
    http://i39.tinypic.com/5lpij5.jpg


    I also wonder if here's ANY way to get the Empowering softwares to work in Windows 7 (RC1)? I can get them to START (ePower, eSettings), but they can't be used. Any solution for this? I have them running in Vista compatibility mode already.
     
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  2. Eugene91

    Eugene91 Notebook Consultant

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    its acers normal placement for the speakers.. even my 6935g speakers placements are like dat..

    and about win7? im wondering the same too.. will vista 32bit app and driver work on win 7? frm acer app and drivers especially??..
     
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  3. powerfull499

    powerfull499 Notebook Evangelist

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    My 6930 is not like that. I can easily hear what left, right and middle is :), but I think i'ts normal for the 6920 because of the media control to the left ;)
     
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    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    I do have my speaker produce buzzing sound last time. But after some windows updates and drivers updates, the buzzing sounds gone and now it is OK.
    An external subwoffer and speakers are better than build-in. XD!
     
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  5. apamedvapen

    apamedvapen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm strange... fells funny playing a game and having the sound that's supposed to come from the left to come from the front. Oh well.

    eData, VCM and GridVista are the only acer programs that work for me. I should mention that I use the 64-bit version though.
    It's a bit sad that I can't use the other programs. I recall there to be a program that could change some BIOS settings from Windows, and in that program you're supposed to be able to change if the fan should always be on or not. The fan is extremely loud, yet the laptop is extremely cold :p
     
    apamedvapen, Jun 24, 2009
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