AS6920 Owners Lounge

Holding down the power button for 5 seconds is the same a removing the battery it cuts all power.

 

No need to be sorry lol! If you've got access to Vista disks then you've got no worries, otherwise you may into some issues when the Beta expires if you don't have any sort of backup to fall onto.

 

yeah, i shoulda installed the win7 on a dif partition, i dont have any kind of backup, im keeping the drivers that im installing now, so i can use it on vista later, clean installation like i read around here

btw, im trying to install the bluetooth driver on my nb, it keep asking for a BT device, hmm, isnt that bluetooth button next to the wireless, email, internet? do i have to insert like, those pen-tooth things? >D

cheers

 

make sure you have the launch manager loaded first, so you can turn on/off the bluetooth, then load the bt drivers and should be ok (on vista 64 anyway)

 

hello, this one? LaunchManager_Dritek_Kilimanjaro_v2.0.00_Vistax32x64_XPx32x64.zip

for some reason i cant install it on win7, you guys know any trick?

 

LaunchManager_Dritek_Kilimanjaro_v2.0.00_Vistax32x64_XPx32x64.zip
yep, thats the one i have, i think wehn i installed the blue tooth first it hung untill i installed the launch manager to turn it on. had a similar prob on another laptop with wlan on vista 64, i never had a 'launch manager' type prog for the buttons. only way was to enable it on by default in bios so i did not need the hardware button to turn it on. any help?

 

Hiya guys, first post here and I am looking for a bit of help.

I have just reformatted the HDD on my Acer 6920G with a copy of Vista Premium 64-bit (I intend to install a RAM upgrade and also I got sick of the stupid partition and Acer's bloatware)

Problem is that I am now undertaking the long and arduous task of reinstalling all of the drivers onto my laptop. I have located the drivers on Acer's FTP and I am unsure which need installing onto my laptop.

I have a 6920G with a T5750, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD and a Radeon 3650

I have got as far as installing CCC and the wireless card drivers.

Can you please advise me which of the other drivers are neccessary for re-enabling cinedash etc to work.

Thank You

 

Hi Danger, and welcome to the forums.
The Realtek sound would be a good start - they run the Tuba subwoofer on the 6920G (get the ones from Acer).
Launch Manager is the system that controls the CineDash - get that too.
If you have a fingerprint reader, the ABIG software suite will re-enable that.

I'd help out more, but I'm kinda busy right now.

 

Thank you for your help.

I am currently installing the drivers but I am worried as my Blu-Ray drive is still showing as a DVD-RW. Is there any way to remedy this ?

 

hi dangerdan, there many threads about upgrading to vista 64, add realtek drivers for sound and you need to make sure you have whql signed drivers for graphics card to play blu-ray (are you sure you have a blu-ray drive?), get standard from recovery discs or acer site or latest signed from laptopvideo2go.
you can also load acer arcade from your recovery discs.

 

hi, is there any way to reassign the euro and dollar keys? dont need either of them. would like to change one to £ at least

 

Never try it out myself but check the page below, might be of some help..
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/remap-keyboard.htm

Also, the resourse-kit for Server 2003 has something called Remapkey.exe: Remap Windows Keyboard Layout . I have no idea how it works or if it works with other OS though..

 

doh! thanks atg, i will give them a try. tried to search but unless you know key words like remapping...

 

Hey guys, it has been awhile since I have posted here, laptop has been great since July. But know when I press the e button up near the right speaker, Acer Empowring Tech will not come up and I can not figure out why? I can go to the startup menu and it will open with no problem. This is not a serious problem just a slight inconvience that is bothering me. And another thing, is there a way to turn off the fingerprint scanner or deactivate it, because when I'm using my lappy with an external monitor it keeps thinking that I am swiping my finger and it exits out of any program that is currently open. Any help? Thanks a bunch.

 

There may be a problem with the launch manager Easiest thing to do is to go to acer (link below) and download the launch manager program, then install again.

http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_6920G.html

 

I have 180.20 drivers on Vista 64 which were listed WHQL but, as I have just realised, with the modded inf I have lost the sigining & blu-ray playing. Anyone have a list of which drivers are for the 9500M GS without modded inf so I can play blu-ray again?

 

Here's a list of all Acer-released drivers that I can confirm work for the 6920G's GeForce 9500M GS w/o a modded INF.

 

Okay mu 9500M GS downclocks all the time i tried to use some powermizer guides but mu registry hasnt got the powermizer entries for me to change them...

 

Where the heck do you all buy these things in the US? Newegg has a few models, but none have Blu-Ray and BestBuy's model is lacking.

Thanks.

 

@ Maniaka: add the entries manually
@ waterwagen: Costco, Amazon, Tigerdirect, use Google to find others...

 

Waterwagen, you might have trouble acquiring a 6920G as they have been replaced by the newer 6930G and 6935G in most North American markets.
Go for one of those - newer chipset, possibly a faster CPU, and the awesomeness of the 9600M GT GDDR3. ^_^

 

Thanks, but none of those places have a Blu-Ray model. I believe TigerDirect doesn't even have any 16" Acers.

Can anyone from the US who has a Blu-Ray equipped machine tell me where they got it?

 

Hi Guys..i have an acer aspire 6920G and recently i have restored my system with the acer factory settings and since then i cant play any blu ray movies anymore. It just wont read the disk. DVD's play fine and so does any otha discs but my blu ray discs dont ever read nor play anymore

im sorry to annoy you guys if u guys find that i just joined this forum just to get help but i can assure u im an avid follower of this thread but i havent registered since long ago. I noticed there are several experts such as Tehsuigi. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the english since its not my first language:

and here is my specs..
t8100 2.1GHZ
4GB Ram
9500M GS
320GB HDD
Blu Ray drive

 

Is it because of my WHQL cert?...im using 176.37 which i installed after the moment i reformatted with the acer factory settings and it comes with a WHQL cert if im not mistaken. I downloaded from the page Tehsuigi posted.(Thanks man for all your effort on the drivers for the 9500M GS. Really2 appreciate it)

Oh yeah..what are the acer 6920G stock nvidia drivers?...thanks!

 

Hey Bourne! I'll see if I can be of help.
First off, your system should be able to play Blu-ray from factory settings. Are you using Acer Arcade Deluxe? Did you get all the updates for that software?
The fact that they don't read isn't particularly encouraging.

176.37 should have the WHQL certification necessary to enable Blu-ray playback (did you use the modded INF? That breaks it, and it's not necessary for the 6920G), but just to be safe, 174.51 is the "stock" driver for the 6920G. The Acer Euro FTP later listed 175.61 as an alternate due to some people having instability with 174.51.

Try it again on a clean install with 174.51 and the latest Arcade Deluxe updates.

 

Hey man wassup..im using acer arcade and power dvd 8 Ultra...im using the driver without the modded inf...and i have always been playing with power dvd 8..at times only with acer arcade coz power dvd 8 cant play certain titles(buggiest player ever encounted in my life) but both should have been run by autoplay like usual once i pop in the discs....thanks alot for the reply man..appreciate it..i will try the stock drivers with clean install...

it man..i have nearly 120 titles and 6920G has been my media center for my blu ray movies..hope its not hardware problem...but im still under warranty though...but the fact that i must wait for weeks for the repairs to be done if its hardware failure is just to irritating..luks like time for a ps3..just dont have the minerals yet..lol..

 

Well, if you're handy with computers, see if Acer Support can send the replacement Blu-ray drive directly to you for you to install.
It's a one-screw, pop-out-and-in job, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Yeah im doing com science....whoa..is that possible?..i didnt know its THAT possible..haha..so i shud give em a call?..or?...

 

How do i add the entries to the registry manually?Afther that I know the drill ow to stop powermizer

 

bourne44, if you put a blu-ray disc in it should either auto-play or open it yourself in acer arcade, either case without signed drivers you get the big popup warning message about drivers etc. ie. you can still read the blu-ray but just cannot play the content. if nothing happens at all and you cannot see the disc then sounds like hardware

 

Looks like its confirmed hardware failure for me... IT!!!...just bought king kong and now i cant enjoy it. i have tried the stock drivers and its still to no avail..anyways thanks guys for the replies.

 

Can someone tell me how to add the powermizer settings to the registry cuz i installed 2-3 drivers and still no powermizer in the registry.But it kicks in...

 

OK, my curiosity has been piqued.
Who is currently running on BIOS version v1.10?
And if so, are you suffering the same CPU overheating problems as others?

 

I am running 1.10, and have no heating issues... Specs in sig. Then again I am undervolting (but even when I wasn't didn't have issues).

 

Hm. That might finally explain why my system suffered from the CPU thermal issues but no one else's did.
Might have to look into that, although I can't say I'm fond of ending up with a bricked system.
Is Acer Support open on Sundays?

EDIT: Anyone else out there on v1.10? Did you update? How simple/safe was the process?

 

yeah, i am on 1.10. did it only a few days after getting lappy just before i formatted h/d and rebuilt. very simple and only a few minutes. dont know if anything was wrong with original bios though.

 

I want to update my bios but i want acer to give the go ahead.

I've noticed on my 6935G sometimes when restarting it the screen doesn't switch on, so i have to pull out the battery and psu then hold the power for a few seconds and then it will work normally.

I'll give acer a call and see what they suggest. I guess updating bios will be a good start.

 

Hi, can anyone pls tell me how to check whether the Tuba cinebass is working or not.I tried to use the test tone and there is no sound coming out of the sub.

Pls disregard,found the answer already.

 

Tehsuigi, do you know what's the best driver available for the 9500M GS in terms of limiting the downclocking problem and the most lowest temp driver available for the 9500M GS? with or without whql...it doesnt matter..

 

RiderXPS, to test the Cinebass, start playing a music track. Then right-click on your Volume Icon, click Playback Devices, then pick your Speakers and hit the Properties button.
In the window that pops up, click to the Levels tab, then turn the "Internal Subwoofer" volume all the way down/up. If it sounds like your music is coming out of crappy earphones when the level is 0, and much more full when at 100, your Tuba is working. If there's no difference, make sure you have the Acer-supplied Realtek audio drivers.
It's not a subwoofer per se - more of a low-to-mid frequency booster. If you want bass, get a good set of headphones or speakers.

@Bourne, I'm using 179.28, and it's never given me any problems. Heck, I'm even overclocking, and I haven't seen a GPU temp over 70! (then again, I have AS5'd my GPU core)
And on the other hand, Nvidia just released their latest notebook driver, 179.48. Give that a shot!
Go check my GFX Driver Thread for ideas.

 

Hello

I'm curious about one thing. My 6920g has a hitachi sata hd. Ever since the beginning, it has abnormaly long times copying and installing programs.

I've noticed this as when I install games some take as much as 2 hours (GTAIV) to install. I have a wireless network, and I noticed that the transfer rate between my desktop and the laptop varies greatly, going as high as 7mb/s and as low as 100kb/s.

I eliminated a possible DVD drive problem on the install issue, as I tested also installing through game images stored in the harddrive.

I'd like to know if anyone experienced this and if there's a solution.

Thanks in advance

 

x64man on 8930 owners forum is installing one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Avermedia-A312-Mini-Pci-e-TV-FM-NTSC-ATSC-Tuner-Card_W0QQitemZ120376508378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards
would it work on 6920g? (please do not answer 'it should do' )
i can see drivers on acer site for A309 so is it just plug in, connect aerial and play? has anyone actually installed a similar tv card?

 

hey everyone i seem to be having a similar problem as bourne44, my drive won't recognize the dark knight blu ray at all. When i click on the drive it says please insert disc. I dont get why this is happening all my acer arcade software is up to date. i contacted acer they said it had todo with my mcafee dat files and i should update it. i did that no change. they told me to send it in for repair. before i do that i figured i would see if anyone here had solutions so i don't have to be without my laptop. hope someone can help me.

 

loaded on nvidia 179.48 signed and made for mobile (no modded inf) and got a black screen

forget this post. did another remove and clean in safe mode and ok now, signed and with blu-ray support on vista 64. can also overclock ;-)

 

Hi guys,

I'm thinking of buying one of these with the 2Ghz CPU and the 9500M GS card.

Can anyone give me there experiances with gaming on World of Warcraft and if Crysis is playable? If so what settings should i expect?

GAZZACBR: I have used a TV tuner on a laptop before via usb, they work well but make sure you have a good antenna or they are pretty useless.

Thanks

 

@coops025, thanks but i have a usb dvb-t and without a good antenna they are not much good. i would like to have one built in because, er..., well because i can
i have 2.4ghz t8300 and 9500m gs and farcry 2 is very playable. bought crysis warhead couple of weeks ago and its really struggling, i was told that it is not as demanding as crysis. still trying to overclock gpu in xp (no problem in vista 64). let you know how it goes

 

Thanks for the info.Cheers

 

Hi Gazzacbr,

Yea i stopped using mine, just bought it for a new gadget i guess haha.

Bought this laptop last night and made all backups as suggested a few times in this forum so not had any chance to game yet.

Read a few times that crysis can play ok providing all shadows are set to off. Seen a few youtube clips on that too. Just managed to get world of warcraft on it last night after 10 discs of loading lol, got the updates downloading tonight.

Farcry 2 is on my list of games to buy so im happy that it will cut it.

I have the 32bit Vista all stock speeds at the moment.

Another thing i was concerned about was the CPU stepping down once it gets to 58c, its not happend to me yet and i cant see anything under the thermal ACPI to indicate that it will do anything unless it gets to 106c critical. I wonder if Acer managed to bump up the temp threshold on the new batches? Amazed to see that my CPU settles at 22c when idle Well i will have a good mess tonight and see what happens with thats.

 

Costco 6920

Hello, i bought this at costco, im having problems with it, do you think they will replace it even after the 3 month return policy?

 

Coops, the Aspire 6920G can be somewhat wonky in its temperature reporting. On BIOS version 1.06 (use CPU-Z to check), RMClock and HWMonitor both read the CPU temp 15 degrees celsius below actual.

I upgraded to BIOS version 1.10 last night, and it looks like I need to double-check which tool's telling me the truth here. Good news is that it seems the CPU downclocking is GONE. I'll make a full post here later tonight on the subject.