AS6920 Owners Lounge

isn't the fingerprint reader in with launch manager ?
if you look in add and remove you can remove certain parts of the acer junk(bloatware)

 

hmm. youre right
its not a part of acers junk

But the cinedash is? (arcade deluxe)

 

Nargh.
So it turns out that yes, I'm supposed to have a subwoofer, but I'm going to need a restore to factory default to get it to work.
Failing that...it's warranty repair time.

EDIT: Yup, off to the depot it goes. Hopefully it comes back in decent shape, and with a working 'woofer.

 

Soon I'll get mine back. I'll make an article about removing the junk and making a clean and stable system. I think (time is the only problem, I have three jobs ).

 

That would be MOST helpful.
There seemed to be even more Acer junk on my new system than my old TravelMate when I first got it.

 

if the acer bloatware is in add and remove programmes.
then it can be removed most of the bloatware is just a nice looking front end for the same stuff in control panel.

and if you find you need the bloatware its on the second DVD you burned when you first started your laptop.
an Apps disc

 

By the way, what GeForce drivers are people using?
I'm probably gonna start tweakin' things more once I get my system back from the depot.

And one other things - has anyone else run into issues involving audiodg.exe? The darn thing kept slowing down my TF2 game, despite me turning off enhancements.

 

Reinstall Windows and configure it on your own. I'll be doing this also, soon he gets back.

 

A couple of questions here guys.

1.) When i was creating my recovery discs, i failed a total of 5 times. The program kept telling me that the data on the burnt disc is corrupted. Anyone encountered a similar problem?

2.) I tried to install Forceware for my GPU but when i reverted back to the original Acer drivers via the Recovery menu, my screen went blank after reboot but i could still hear windows in the background like log in sounds and such

Anyone else got hit with the same problem? I fixed it though by going into Safe Mode and reinstalling the Forceware

3.) What's the 3dMark06 rating you guys are getting? My 6920 is running 9500MGS and the 3dMark06 rating is 3230 with forceware 174.70. Seems pretty low to me >_<

Thanks guys

 

When creating my recovery disks, it failed the first time on the second disk. Second time around, all worked fine.

Until I tried to reload my system. The disks were shot. Luckily, the first disk either created enough of a recovery partition on the hard drive, or the recovery partition wasn't touched at all byt the reload of the disks...but either way, I had to piece back my hard drive from there.

I have since made new disks. Not tested yet, but there were no errors after the reinstall.

...On another note, I'm now having issues with my Cinedash control. Volume on the screen (green horizontal bar that appears when using the touch controls) stays at full, volume itself stays at full, even though I've turned it down via the dial. Muting works, but that isn't really helpful. I heard someone mention popping the battery when the Cinedash wasn't responding at all, but mine is responding...just not entirely. It's like the physical volume is somehow stuck.

As a note, this is after returning home, knowing that my sister was playing with GH3 all day on here. Perhaps changing volume while in fullscreen...or something of that nature? Rebooting doesn't seem to help.

 

I have the same problem with the recovery disks. Havent managed to get it to work yet Anyone have any ideas?

Also had a problem with blurry out of focus text. Got round it by turning cleartype off. Anyone else experienced this? Never had any problems using cleartype before (though on previous laptops I am using XP).

Marc

 

I cant use correctly the soft acer bio protection whit applications. Including msn messenger or firefox passwords.

Somebody help me please.

 

is this laptop hot and noisy?

 

Surprisingly not as much as you'd think.
It runs surprisingly cool around the keyboards and palm rest where it counts, and much cooler than my old TravelMate 3252 (helps that the hard drive isn't under the palm rest).
As for noise - the fan runs almost constantly to keep everything cool, but it's quiet when it does so, and only gets loud under load.

 

thanks, hehe

erm... when running applications, is it different? since the screen ration now has changed. can all the softwares run properly? more specifically... can i play counterstrike on it? will the game gets 'flattened and elongated'? or do i see more areas of the game(horizontally) compared to a normal laptop? or the screen has two black lines on the left and right side of it to make the game in a 'normal' viewing mode

 

Hey, is this laptop getting a refresh soon?

I'm thinking of going for a 16" Laptop(portable with a good size screen) and was thinking about getting this. It looks good so far.

Also, what is the resolution, 1600 x 900? If so, how does it look compared to 1920 x 1200?

 

@red_wine: Well, it depends on the resolutions supported by Counterstrike. There may be options for 16:9 resolutions like 1280x720 or your native res. Since it's running Source engine, there may even be custom resolutions you can use. Look around and see.

Otherwise, if you're using a 4:3 or 16:10 resolution, it will get letterboxed or elongated. The choice for which you prefer can be found in your NVIDIA Control Panel.

@Count Kaiser: A refresh? This series just came out in March! With Centrino 2dropping soon, I'm honestly not sure it'd be getting one in the near future.
I've taken the system on the road a few times - it's kinda chunky at 7 lbs or so, but still portable-ish.
You have two screen resolution options - 1366x768 WXGA (basically 720p) and 1920x1080 WUXGA (Full 1080p). It depends on which model you choose.

 

WOW! i can choose either 4:3 or 16:10! both worlds in one laptop!

thanks, TehSuigi!

 

Was that sarcastic?

EDIT: Oh, NOW I see what you did there. I meant you could choose between elongation or letterboxing, you silly silly person.

 

i have an acer 6920
ive been having problems with msn messenger.
it wont sign me in
i go online but it doesnt work.

doesn anyone know how to fix this problem?

 

What are the pros and cons of the 6920? No one ever made a review for it.

 

Check out my quick review. Never really got around to doing a comprehensive one.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=250648

 

Hi, I,ve got a 6920G with Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit, everytime I boot up the Bluetooth is by default turned off..... I have a Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse and I have to turn on Bluetooth of the notebook everytime I boot up... Is there any way to start up Vista with the Bluetooth turned on? Thank you in advance.

 

Any hint?

Thanks

 

it can be changed to ON by default by editing the REGISTRY...

NOT A PALCE TO PLAY and since i don't have access to that model i can't tell you any more because that's all i know!

 

Does anyone have any review info on the AS6920-6508 model? I considering buying this one for my daughter who is going off to college next month. Circuit City has it on sale for $699 through the end of the day. Thanks in advance for any advise.

 

http://www.officemax.com/omax/catal...c2-app8?skuId=21669623&category_Id=cat1060082

check that model out too.... cheaper.. and i don't think specs are all that different...

i alos buy alot of accessories from these guys they sell mostly refurbished units... so if you buy from them get an extended warranty!

 

anyone know what video formats acer arcade deluxe supports? very few of my videos play and contrary to what the user's guide says, there is no list of supported formats in the help section of arcade deluxe

 

anyone have freezing problem on this notebook??

every time when i reinstall (format) windows and install drivers etc my windows randonly crashes, all programs says "Not Responding" after this my screen go white, the only way is stay pressing power (on/off) to shutdown and turn on again...


randonly crashes i think every 30minutes or 1hour... on internet, working, or in games...

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=252064
check out the above link in particular trinity999 posting

 

alerdy tested it, but problem stays...

 

my mcafee internet suite has expired (the one that came with the laptop) and i want to install just the mcafee virus scan plus because my subscription to it is good till next year. Do i uninstall through control panel -> programs and features before installing the virus scan plus? or can i install virus scan plus over internet suite so that i can continue to use the other features of internet suite but still get updates for virus scan?

 

is it normal to get a pcmark05 score of 4400 out-of-the-box?

 

um... also why does cpu-z say that my cpu is running at 997Mhz? I have it on high-performance mode too...

 

are you running RMCLOCK??

even without RMCLOCK... intel CPUs now use speed-stepping,, they slow down to save battery and reduce heat when the system is not being stressed by heavy CPU load

 

i dont even know what RMCLOCK is so unless it comes with the system, i shouldnt have it running

 

RMCLOCK download

use it only for monitoring temps

it has many nice features like undervolting your CPU to increase battery life and reduce heat,, but until you have read FLIP FIRE's UNDERVOLTING GUIDE at least 2 times and know what you are doing,,, do not even try to under volt.

just install RMCLOCK and use it to monitor the temps...

all you do is install it.!!!!


LINK FIXED!!!!!

 

Bigozone, I couldn't get your link to RMCLOCK to work.

Also, is there a link to the undervolting guide?

Thanks.

 

weird
it seems like my cpu keeps on alternating between 1.00GHz and 1.83GHz
is this normal?

 

Well, yes. When your CPU is idle, it uses things called CxE states to temporarily drop down to a lower frequency and voltage. Coming back to full power from these states is instantaneous, and it can help reduce heat and power usage.

 

Sorry to bother you again but, can anyone help me?

 

sorry i dont know the answer to ur question (mine doesnt have bt, lol)
but i'll bump this up for u


edit: quick question - is there anything specific that I should check on my notebook to see if everything is working fine? just in case there is something wrong so i can quicky get it exchanged.

 

you may try searching thru the REGISTRY SETTINGS for the LAUNCH MANAGER program... and find the setting for the blue tooth start-up

change it from 0 to 1

if you can find it.. i have no clue where it is and don't have bluetooth.... my laptop doesn't even support BT.

 

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=752554&affixedcode=WW

Acer Aspire AS6920-6968 $999.96! I have $40 coupon - which price will be $960

2.00GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750
3GB DDR2 SDRAM (expandable to 4GB)
320GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Variable speed Blu-ray Disc reader and CD/DVD multidrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS with 512MB dedicated memory and up to 768MB (shared) memory
16.0” Acer WXGA CineCrystal (1366 x 768) LCD
Wireless a/g/n network
Wireless Bluetooth
Integrated webcam
Ports: 6-in-1 Media Card Reader, 4 USB 2.0, VGA port, HDMI port, Headphone/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support, microphone-in, line-in jack, RF-in, Ethernet LAN (RJ-45), Modem (RJ-11), consumer infrared (CIR), Acer CineDash media console with volume control, ExpressCard slot
Windows Vista Home Premium

can anyone suggest to me if I should get this or not
I've read a few pages in this lounges - and still can't tell if this laptop has a good quality rate and low rate of failure or I should stay away if I want a peace of mind


Thanks for any response

 

That looks like an excellent spec and at a price streets ahead of anything we can get in the UK!

All the good basics are present and there are lots of upgrade options when the time comes :~).

 

yeah dude the machine specs and price looks very good but after seeing all the guys here complaining about their units i really don't feel like getting it

 

I thoroughly enjoy my system, and the config you posted is a better one than mine for roughly the same price.
I say go for it if you want, but you might prefer a proven design like the 5920G instead.

 

GO FOR IT!

 

get it, but be check the dead pixel policies and soon check if you have a problem with the gpu.

 

WOULD A ACER 6920 OWNER KINDLY HELP ME?!

i got a Acer 6920-6968 and i made the recovery DVD's i would like to know how you got rid of the bloatware that came with the PC. I don't have a fresh copy of vista so I'm gonna have to use a program to remove the bloatware

also when i first turned on the computer the setup took some time to complete, is this normal? it took more than 30 minutes