Acer Aspire 5740G Owners Lounge

You won't fry it but if you don't need more OC yet- don't use it.
I had to use OC for several games otherwise I wouldn't be able to play on high settings but there's no point in using OC just for the sake of it.

 

Fry? Obviously you don't know what are you talking about so it is better not to do that what you don't understand (oc). Hd 5650 is enough powerful play most games even without overclocking, just in some cases you will not be able get high settings. And wasn't clear why you was asking how to overclok your gpu if you even don't thought to to do that?

 

nah,I wasn't asking how to overclock my card..just for the cores if are ok or too low..hmm are you positively sure that there isn't any risk??.. are there any guides how to safely overclock your card ? and if I fry it...I have the warrany..but I guess they won't replace it?

so any guides?

 

Ask google or watch this YouTube - How to overclock ATI Mobility 5650 to MAXIMUM

 

Btw, is any of you guys were installed mac os x in your 5740g? There is many like leo4all, JaS, iATKOS and etc.

 

Lately I notice that the sound of video is not in sync...could this be connected to the latest catalyst driver 10.7 ?
That's the only thing I updated lately...

 

Probably not related to Cats but 10.8 is to be released on Wednesday so don't change anything for now.

 

guys i have been having this prob for sometime now, once in a while when i switch on my lappy it just shows a blank screen n a blinking cursor and won't boot...i'll hav to power it off n again boot...any suggesstions?

 

i tried atkos but its not possible as mac supports max 3 partition n our pc is partitioned into 3 already by acer..i even tried using external hard disk but failed to install

 

guys i hav still not able to resolve my display issues.. all the games that i am playing are on max resolution but still there are visible black bars on lhs and rhs... plss help me in getting full display.
my current display driver ver is : 8.753.0.0

 

ATI on notebook is not supported by Mac OS X. This is because Apple Macbook doesn't use ATI graphic card. Only iMac use ATI Mobility graphic card but it use different connection for display. Basically you can installed Mac OS X on your 5740G but with lack of hardware acceleration on your graphic card. The result would be fast Macbook clone but with software accelerated GPU. Unless if the internal display is connected internally using DisplayPort, you may able get it to work.

 

You can always wipe everything as I did. No need for Acer Crapware o recovery.

 

i tired OC 650/900 on crysis high sttings... playing 10 minutes was well than artifacts appeared...

 

What is artifacts? Are you getting crash or what?

 

guys i have been having this prob for sometime now, once in a while when i switch on my lappy it just shows a blank screen n a blinking cursor and won't boot...i'll hav to power it off n again boot...any suggesstions?

 

can anyone plss..???

 

Distorted images or pictures that not suppose to appear but appear on the screen. Usually happen when the GPU oveclocked more than it supposed to.

 

I think it should be a rule that people who ask for help must ask in COHERENT english, and ask in a respectful and proper manner. Not like "PLSSSS HELP." It makes the helper's day alot easier and plus, it's not a strain on the eyes and the mind.

Alright, so I may have to get my OS reinstalled because my computer's slowed down and I want it to get it back to Factory settings. Plus, my recovery disc programs gone to hell and will always freeze. Is there an alternate method of getting the disc and how would I exactly reinstall the OS?

And Kizwan, you might want to underclock a bit. Your GPU probably isn't suited to handle those clocks. Try underclocking by 25-50.

 

Did this happen with all games you played? What games did you played? Please list the settings you set in the game. Does windows appear normal on the screen?

 

Not all people speak English, i.e English language is not their primary language. But the effort they put to write in English should be good enough. Yeah, no shout (message in capital letters) please.

You're mistaken me with somebody else. Firestorm10 is the one who complained about the artifacts after OC.

 

can anyone use switchable graphics?

 

Mobile Catalyst 10.8 (direct links)

Win 7 32bit and Win 7 64bit

Second post of the thread also got updated.

 

Stupid question but should I uninstall my previous cat 10.7 from control panel as simple program, or should use some software like driver cleaner or smht like that? Asking because last time I was trying to update my cat I have problems when uninstalled previous version of cat and trying to launch setup of new cat, it would not regonized my card.

 

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This is another case of an unlucky GPU.

I´ve been playing Mafia 2 a few hours today with 670/1000 and everything was "smooth", 50+fps with No AA and V-sync ON.

Some other people can get their GPU´s up to 715/1100.

The maximum stable clocks on my card are 690/1000. If I hit 700 Core I get crashes, freeze and so on...

 

Well you are very lucky to go that high, I get only 635 and 900 and really not happy about that (((

 

What are you guys using to test if there are artifacts and freezes after OC?
And do i have to turn off ATI PowerPlay when i OC it?
And what is better to use to OC MSI Afterburner or Ati Tool from the second post?

 

Choose the one which have better graphic card. Make sure GPU "Memory Bus Width" is 128bit or more. DELL have better warranty. If you have any problem, just call & the engineer will come to your house at the next day.

 

why acer don't let this

 

Read here (second part of the post)

 

Damn my GPU sucks.I only got max 610MHz Core and 890MHz Memory.Any higher values crash or freeze on the MSI Afterburner Stability test.

 

Hi everybody
I recently bought a 5741G, it has OS Win7 64-bit.
Unfortunately the hard disk has no partitions (don't know why. Personally I find it useful.my old Ferrari 3400 had 2 partitions)...
Anyway I'm new on Win7, and I would like to create a partition using the specified tool of Windows.
Will it work? After the partition will I still have the hidden recovery partition? Should I create/burn the recovery dvd before proceeding to the partition or after that?
Thanks in advance.

 

Yes it will work and you're still gonna have the hidden partition. That said burn recovery DVDs beforehand just in case something gets messed up- you're gonna forget about it anyway if you don't do it soon.

 

Thanks downloads for the quick response
In case I burn the recovery DVDs before the partition and then in it the future try to recover I will still have the partition right? I mean the recover dvd (created under only one partition) won't delete my second partition, right?

 

Your recovery partition won't get deleted unless you do it manually but DVDs are useful just in case.

 

pgup pgdn not working all of a sudden on my 5740g-6979...the pgup pgdn near the upper right still work...anybody have any suggestions on a solution?...thanks guys...

 

Hello everyone.

I own the Aspire 5740-5255.
My question is: What would be the Blu-Ray recording drive that will fit my PC?

Thanks.

 

Another question, is it possible to install an i7 CPU in my PC?

Thanks.

 

You can, 5740g sells with i7 620m (two cores). It is limited by tdp, adapter, MB ....

 

It doesn't mean that he can do it himself. Supposedly CPUs are soldiered to the mobo in some newer Acer notebooks including 5740G. If it's true you are left with what you bought- no upgrade possible as far as the CPU is concerned.

 

Does anybody knows how many cores have i5? I thought it has 2 cores like dual core but gadgets (tryed 4) all show 4 cores.

 

Two physical cores but hyper threading being on makes the system see four. It usually slightly improves performance compared to no-HT situation with few exceptions and applications that can’t use multiple cores. In the latter situation an application uses only 25% of your overall CPU power whereas it would use 50% if HT was off and it could see only two cores.
An option to disable HT (among others) is available in the hidden Intel tab in BIOS.

 

Thanks for explaining So downloads, have you played mafia 2? And can you run lost planet 2 with cats 10.8 as you were expecting?

 

Mafia 2 run around 50 fps on high without AA and apex/physx, Lost planet 2 benchmark work without problems

 

Good for you when your gpu well overclocked. I play mafia 2 on medium.

 

Hello,

I am new here and also a proud owner of this item.

My question is, what I have to do for upgrading the GPU driver? Must I deinstall the old driver first and then only install the driver from post 2? Please could you explain me exactly what to do?

Sorry for my English

 

Uninstall your previous driver from control panel and install new catalyst 10.8.

 

Last but not least, there is the 5740G-436G50Mn which is part of Acer's 5470D 3D series. It sports what Acer calls a TriDef 3D screen. This means that the sceen was coated with a special 3D Pixel coating. Acer claims that, using the required 3D prism glasses, effects akin a 3D digital cinema are possible.

Anyone tried this??

 

You can just install the new version without uninstalling the old version.

 

Please help
I have had a 5740g for about 3 months but the webcam has stopped working! Has anyone else had this problem? Or knows how to fix it?

Thanks.