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6930G (with blu-ray) and fresh install of Windows 7

Discussion in 'Acer' started by Erik108, Nov 17, 2009.

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I've just purchased a 6930G from Acer direct and am thinking of changing the hard drive (250GB to 500GB) and doing a fresh install of Windows 7 (rather than upgrading).

I've heard there could be some driver issues for the blu-ray drive though as these aren't readily available. Has anyone else come across this and can you think of any other issues i may experience?

Thx
Matt

Acer 6930G
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400/2GHz
3 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M
Blu-ray drive - Hitachi i think

Erik108, Nov 17, 2009

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TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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Hi Erik108, and welcome to the forums!
Blu-ray drivers don't need drivers - the necessary data Windows needs to use the drive is provided through the installation process.
You will need software to play Blu-rays however; that's not native in Windows 7 like DVD playback is. If you use Acer eRecovery to burn your Drivers & Applications disc ( and your recovery DVDs while you're at it), you should be able to install Acer Arcade Deluxe back on your system after the Windows 7 setup.
You may also need a graphics driver update, as Blu-rays will not play on any graphics driver that isn't WHQL-signed. The latest non-beta from Nvidia.com will work.

TehSuigi, Nov 17, 2009

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