Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

ok thanks, in that case would my laptop support the Nvidia GeForce 120 M graphics card? apparantly that is simillar perfomance to the 9600m gt card, so i was wondering if i would need to modify or buy another heatsink for it to work, i have only found the 1gb version so far

 

Can Confirm 60.AP70N.001 would be the heatsink you need if ever wanted larger mxm 3a gpu.


And it should support it ask in the mxm cards thread though you wont neeed a new heatsink as the gt card you mentioned is same size as the 9600m gt. but you would want the 512mb ddr3 version

 

can anyone tell me whats wrong with my screen from the following symptoms;

screen went dark very suddenly.
in a brightly lit room information is only just visible on the screen.
in a darkened room the screen is pitch black.
during boot-up the screen is just as dark.
no combination of FN, F6 or arrow keys has ANY effect on the screen, even momentarily.

My instincts tell me its the inverter or backlight, however after extensive searching online I havent found anything that clearly distinguishes between the two.

 

Try inverter for cheap if your screen is 1080p its dual inverter.

 

Question for Shakennstirred you have usb 3.0 in signature which adapter are you using and drivers.
I have Two StarTech 2poort flush mounting adapters usb 3.0 but cannot get them to work properly latest drivers from startech and renesas ones tried.
They allow 1 pendisk to be seen but WD HDD 1TB not and vice versa and are only visible when I install drivers when one or the other is plugged in.
Also when waiting for the usual what will you do in windows takes a whole ten min's before I see a drive ???
Reason I ask is the spec sheet in your sig is exactly the same as my spec only SSD is 160GB.

 

Faid

screen went dark very suddenly.
in a brightly lit room information is only just visible on the screen.
in a darkened room the screen is pitch black.
during boot-up the screen is just as dark.
no combination of FN, F6 or arrow keys has ANY effect on the screen, even momentarily.
If you can see any script then it is your backlight as the inverter converts digital signal to viewable screen and the backlight brightens it so you can see it clearly.
The 18.4 inch screen is dual backlight which means the inverter board has two power supply's on it .
Just renewed one couple of weeks ago for a friend.

 

dutch that sounds faulty have you tried them with the pwoer adapter.

Im considering getting myself expresscard usb 3.0

 

Yes have tried using supplied cable and powered external usb 2.0 hub and no different with either of the adapters.
Tested both the usb3.0 pendisk and WD HDD usb3.0 on a friends computer yesterday and he needed new drivers for his inbuilt usb 3.0 poorts which was also by Renesas and noticed the driver for his system was april 2012 and checking system manager does not show usb 3.0 controller or root hub but they worked perfectly and copied a 1.4GB file from one to the other in less than 40 sec's so the usb 3.0 hardware are both good.
Laptop not have to try the same driver download from the Medion Akoya website and see if this works ??

 

i see games are now catching up to the 512mb we have in are 8930g acers bit worried if they games go higher than that. can play alan wake games fine on it as they say 512mb of video ram but if some games come out and say more than 512mb what can we do lol.

 

Went to a local computer repair shop to get a quote for repairing my backlight.
The "technician" said that "the inverter controls the power to the backlight" and therefore that should be replaced first.
By coincidence, he has a dead 8930, from which he thought he might be able to harvest the required spares to fix mine.
On opening his he discovered the 2 laptops were actually quite different inside, but he opened mine as well to get the part no. for bit he wanted to replace.
PN 6038B0019401
When he called to order the part he was advised "not to touch the laptop as this is normally an underlying issue elsewhere with these Acer's" !!!!

To make matters worse, when I got home, the blue power light comes on when I plug in the mains, but no lights come on along the front edge and it won't even power up when I try to start it

 

my usb 3.0 is from AKE and uses the renesas driver 2.1.32.0

 

Hi All, New here.
I Own a 8930G Model LE2
After reading some pages i got a little confused and was wondering if someone could clear it up. What could i upgrade to in:
CPU -
GPU -
USB -
HDD -

 

From the most likely choices.

CPU - Intel x9100 3ghz dual core which can be overclocked and undervolted
GPU -9700m gt or Quadro FX 3700m(gtx280 basically but right connectors)
USB - Express Card USB 3.0 Ports
HDD - Anything that 2.5inch aka sata 3 ssd,s work in sata 2 ports.
There are 2 bays.

 

Right got my 9700m gt GPU bracket so its now fitted.
6gb ram

Next time i get paid its an x9100
feels good man

 

i have 4gb of memory in mine what is the highest memory and it will still work fine and is there another free slot to put more memory in or i have to get bigger memory and remove one of the sticks in there

 

6gb is the max it will run with and yes you will need to remove one of the 2gb sticks to put the 4gb stick in

 

you can have 6gb total

1x 4gb 1x2gb

 

i looked on amazon for a 4gb ddr3 but i am finding it saying diff things for each example Kingston 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 SODIMM or this
Crucial Sodimm Laptop Memory Upgrade (4GB,204-pin,DDR3 PC3-10600,Cl=9,1.5v) or Corsair CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9 4GB DDR3 Laptop Memory does it matter which one as long as i get 4gb ddr3

 

also about these CPU - Intel x9100 3ghz dual core
GPU -9700m gt or Quadro FX 3700m

can these 2 just be bought and replace existing cpu and gpu with it. as i am seeing loads of x9100 for a laptop but how did the cpu stick the the motherboard what held it down? and what is the video mb on the quadro fx 3700m.

 

weird the stickers on my laptop always say i have ddr3 memory installed which is 4gb. i downloaded crucial scan to scan pc for what memory i have it tells me i have DDR2 PC2-6400. can someone explain this so does this mean i cant get ddr3 even though laptop sticker says its 4gb ddr3 inside but have ddr2 in machine

 

and ddr2 4gb is expensive people selling it for like 70 pound

 

check the ram itself if it says pc3 its ddr3

or use cpuz to tell you

 

just used that cpu z and it tells me this DDR3 MANUFACTURER ELPIDA PC3-8500F (533MHZ)

 

the 8930g is ddr3 its the program thats not reading it right

the cpu is held down by the socket, you dont need anything extra

 

so i need to get that cpu and gpu thing i dont know when i am not working at present but i just ordered Crucial 4GB DDR3 PC3-10600 SODIMM 204 Pin Memory Module to make it 6gb of memory shud be maybe a tiny increase in gaming doubt it though lol.

also the quadro fx 3700m how big is the video ram on it is it still 512mb like the 9700m gt which i have already

 

NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M - faster than GTX 285M would that fit in and if it comes with motherboard can you just take chip out and put in your existing motherboard. and would i have to do anything to laptop to be able to have the gtx280m or the gtx 285m or put it in to motherboard and then turn on laptop and it works?

 

Hi Guy's just thought I would share a titbit gleaned off the net which worked for me.
Got hold of a dead 8920G-934G64BN T9300 4GB 120GB SSD OCZ 9650M GT.
Took it apart tested usual things ie ram motherboard batt cpu etc etc even tried my own video card a 9700M GT nothing.
Closer look at parts revealed slight discolouration on one chip of video card so put it in the oven for ten min's at 250 degrees and it works fine now.
New OS installed win 64 pro retail and been running now for solid 8 hours and no problems so far.
Only took it in for spares for my own 8930G but what the hell have at least gained a blueray drive and bluetooth for a couple of hours work .
When I took this thing apart its cooling was fully blocked so had obviously unseated the chip from the card and cooking it for ten min's just about melts the solder again to re-seat it.
Will be stress testing after all software updates to put it under some heavy loads like rendering 20Gb of film in Adobe Prem Pro.

 

upgraded memory from 4gb to 6gb now it says 3gb usable. just need to get the processor and video card where ppl put gtx280 person selling gtx285 will that fit also but dont have any funds coming in for processor or vid card so i just have stick with what i got for now which is 2.53ghz and 512mb 9700gt

 

on the x9100 extreme processor for the 8930g i finding quite a few but they all have diff things in the title like
INTEL X9100 3.06GHz QS mobile CPU processor
INTEL X9100 3.06GHz OEM SLB48 mobile CPU processor
Intel Core 2 Duo X9100 3.06Ghz QS QBDW CPU processor

so which one is it lol and do you just lift it of the motherboard as it just pushed on and place on your laptop ?

 

INTEL X9100 3.06GHz OEM SLB48 mobile CPU processor is the official one

the other 2 are Engineering samples but would work all the same.
Aim for the OEM one or if you can this type (i jsut wn this one lol)

Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.06Ghz QHBQ CPU processor 45 chipset | eBay


Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 3.06Ghz QHBQ CPU

This is also an engineering sample but its the rarer one with ES stepping instead of C0. Which results in it running cooler.


Also you cant have a gtx 280/285 in this laptop.

But you can have a quadro fx 3700m in it which is the same spec as the gtx 280m

its ddr3 1gb gpu which same speeds as gtx 280 but laptop spports it.some can be flashed also to come up as a 280m.

are yu sure your on 64bit windows btw cause 3gb usable is a limitation with the OS not the laptop

 

Does anybody here know if it's possible to disable the touchpad on the lefthandside with the movie controls? I never use it and if I touch it while the laptop is off, it will startup with that Acer Movie program which annoys the hell out of me.

Secondly, if I choose to upgrade my 8930g from the standard Core 2 Duo T6400 to a Core 2 Extreme X9100 will I also need to replace my heatsink and if so, which should I take?

Thridly, I'm running Vista 32 bit atm, will I see a big performance boost when I upgrade to W7 Ultimate x64?

 

you dont need a heatsink for the new cpu.

windows 7 is a performance boost in general and with the 6gb of ram you will notice it.

also because of your old cpu having 800mhz fsb and your new one having 1066mhz fsb. your ram will run at its max speed.

when you install windows 7 you wont have the acer movie garbage on it so you can not worry about it. though hitting the very top panel activates media center.

Watch your speeds increase

 

are yu sure your on 64bit windows btw cause 3gb usable is a limitation with the OS not the laptop

REPLY is its windows 7 32bit ultimate

 

also since we both in uk you got any free stuff for my laptop lol

 

lol im not that rich. and all you do is remove the heatsink for the cpu. theres a small screw that holds the cpu in place. unscrew replace cpu then screw it again. then reapply heatsink.


dont forget thermal

 

is heatsink and thermal paste same thing like using artic silver to replace cpu. also is gtx285 the highest are laptops will go to or can we go higher. i do all my gaming on laptop even though i have xbox because i just love laptop gaming loads lol. at moment playing rayman 3 on it and after will play spec ops the line

 

just watched this changing laptop cpu so arctic silver can be used to do it all and it was easy how in video he pulled out old cpu and fit in new one . How to Replace a Laptop CPU - YouTube

 

quadro fx 3700m is highest that will work its practically a gtx 280m

the actual gtx 280m and 285m will not work in the laptop

also found out my acer 8930g is using the chi mei screen and not the samsung counterpart.

meaning the quality isnt as good and the fact it runs 50 nits less brighter than site specifications state.
explains why the whites also are more of a cream my last laptop a samsung np-x460 had 300nits brightness and it was always at max it helped exponentially though it was led backlit.

gonna probably save up for a matt samsung lcd with the extra 50nits brightness which is a 20% boost. that and using nvidia control panel to put up vibrance with no glare will be a boost

 

but that person you bought your ghz from laptop monkey he doing the nvidia quadro fx 3800m not the 3700 have a look NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3800M - faster than GTX 285M 280M laptop monkey | eBay also what can i put on my mouse pad as it wore tiny bit white before i used black nail polish and black felt pen both no good and i took it of straight away as not match colour of rest of laptop.

 

so is that card ok then the link i sent its a better card than 512mb 9700m gt yes as i do alot of gaming on laptop even if it means lowering resolution a bit for stable framerates. so when you put the quadro fx 3700m is highest that will work. willl the quadro fx 3800m work as thats all i can find and what video card you got in yours at the moment.

 

also if the quadro fx 3700m is same as gtx 280m what is the quadro fx 3800m the same as because the link says faster than gtx285m. but how would you flash card so it no longer quadro but a gtx card to find drivers on nvidia site better. also how is your quadro card doing, do you game alot on it.

 

Nvidia Quadro FX3700 FX 3700 FX 3700M MXM HE IBM W700 | eBay

you see the pins at bottom. thats why it fits and x 3800m doesnt its due to mxm type.

I have a 9700m gt upgraded froma ddr2 9600m gt and had to get new heatsink.

ask in the graphics card section about updating its bios or you can get working drives from laptopvideo2go.

 

damnit so we are gonna be stuck with the nvidia quadro fx3700 card and not be able to go any higher?. do you game on yours? i can get drivers on nvidia.co.uk but cus it quadro card there are drivers for lots of things for it. but i remember you said to someone on the site i will take your fx3700 but can you flash it to a gtx280. that link i gave you that person only doing the fx3800 card. but the processors he is doing. did you look at the link to the fx3800 card

 

i did do some reading before and it did say if you have a quadro card and want to make it into a geforce just download the geforce drivers for it instead. as you said its the same as gtx280m you just would download geforce 280 drivers

 

I'm still so happy ... for buying as used this laptop , for 400 €

Does anyone know anything about sticker's that we protect the top shell?

 

acer 8930g leather | eBay

 

Has anyone had to replace the battery on their 8930, and done it successfully.

I have tried 2 'compatible' batteries and neither will charge. When first plugged in the battery meter shows them charging (icon flashes) and states '6% available (plugged in, charging)', but it shows this permanently and doesn't charge.

Anyone any suggestions??

Thanks.

 

I mean sticker, with image . Not to change the top cover

I haven't done it, but to test it out, i have also put my battery into the computer to charge it just now and it doesn't charge. ( maybe the cause of that is because i haven't charged the battery since ages )

 

Batteries do that, if left too long they seem to die.

However my problem is with new batteries being recognised by the laptop, but not charging.