Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

Hi,

Do you continue using that configuration (specially the QX9300) with no troubles of overheating or other issues? I have read that the maximum power of the QX9300 is greater than the original one. I have a P8600 now. Can I upgrade the CPU? I am really in love with this laptop.

Regards

 

Hi, I have a 8930G, where a BIOS update went wrong. Now the laptop starts but there is no POST screen, just a black screen with fans at max. Also laptop turns on on its own when power cord is connected.
The laptop apparently reads the crisis cd I made for a moment, but nothing happens, even when I left it for a good 10 minutes.
Is there something like a clamp programmer so I can program the chip directly? Or is the laptop dead?

 

Help please, explain how to make the QX9300 worked for Acer 8930G? I have QX9300 processor and 8930G Notebook.
Thank you.

 

Help please, explain how to make the QX9300 worked for Acer 8930G? I have QX9300 processor and 8930G Notebook
If you can help, contact me please. I'm from Russia.
https://vk.com/igor_karpovs
WhatsApp: +7 (988) 578-84-83
I can not write in English, I have been through a translator.
In advance thank you very much.

 

Hi, had an 8930 for some years, it's time to upgrade it though..

What is the current max spec I can get to?

Already running 6GB ram and SSDs

Cheers

 

i have this specs on mine acer 8930G:

Monitor: Samsung LTN184KT01A01 Resolution: 1680 x 945 (upgrade soon to 1920x1080)
Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X9100 (upgrade soon to Q9300)
nvidia 9700M GT 512mb up to 2300MB (with overclock) (maybe soon upgrade to Nvidia 240m GT with mod)
6GB ram (mine don't boot with 8GB)
Wireless: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
ExpressCard 54: Fresco Logic USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
1º Disc SSD: KINGSTON SHFS37A120G (120 GB, SATA-III)
2º Disc HDD: Western Digital Blue (2TB, SATA-III) ( EAN: WD20NPVZ)
Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S
TV Card: AverMedia A316 mini-card Hybrid analog/DVBT
Charger: Trust PLU&GO 120W (EAN: 8713439168914)

After that i think... you can't do much better

 

Sounds like nice machine, mine won't take the Q chips, I've tried.. and now it has a few problems, battery drain when turned off and random shutdowns

 

- What Q chips?
- battery drain it's a firmware bios problem, i read something about that on another thread
update your bios and you will be fine.
- about random shutdowns i don't know nothing about that...

 

oh you mean "Q" chips like Q of Quad-core ?

 

Hi, yes Quad core chips Q9000, Q9100 etc

My Bios is latest version but I will flash again when I have fixed the shutdown issue, which I think is the decoupling capacitor (Nec Tokin) behind CPU, this could also cause the power drain I think, have to do that at weekend

 

since have so many "8930G" differents specs and some can handle and anothers not, i don't undersand this anymore.
anyway i use this bios modded: Acer_Aspire_8930G_VT_Slic21_7Menu_EIST

and work fine, but i need to try "Q" processors to be sure because of the compatibility xD

 

I have Q9000 and Q9100 chips and it does not boot with either installed, I know these are good chips

 

Like i say... on some 8930G boot's and work fine... and another's not lol

but this is a ****ing beast laptop, i'm in love with him and past almost 9 years and i can still play my recent game with him.

 

Yeah, I had mine from new when they first on sale, been through 2 batteries, multiple versions of windows and it was until the last month fine, now it needs a litttle repair

 

Whether your 8930g can take a quad core is down to motherboard revisions. MB.ASZ0B.004 can take a quad core but MB.ASZ0B.001 cannot. This is posted earlier in this huuuuge thread but this saves you looking through the whole thing hehe
The motherboard number should be printed on the board just next to the CPU slot I believe.

 

Yes, I've just got schematic for both boards, seems the 004 has a different chipset, it also allows 8GB ram not 6GB

I have now repaired my random shutdown issue, I was right it was the decoupling capacitors on the CPU, runs much cooler now and I have also swapped to a T7500 CPU

 

that's right!

Mine is MB.ASZ0B.001 and work's with intel x9100 with overclock (but don't boot with 8GB Ram)
in the future i will test with intel Q9300 if works...

like i see, all motherboards (MB.ASZ0B.001, MB.ASZ0B.002, MB.ASZ0B.004, etc...) are the same, only thing they change is chipset and capacitors and maybe graphic card too they can handle

 

I was wondering if you guys would have an answer for a problem that I recently encountered. I have recently bought a Nvidia GTX 1050 ti along with a EXP GDC Express Card External GPU base and a corsair CX650M 650 watt power supply (to power the external 1050 ti card) to use with my Acer Aspire 8930g. Unfortunately in order to fully utilize an external GPU with this laptop it requires a UEFI Bios with a Legacy mode toggle option which is not available in the stock insydeh2o bios 1.20 and 1.21 vt mod versions that was provided here.

A Bios mod that enables these modes would be a life saver for me. I was hoping if there was a modded bios that enabled the Boot mode feature for the 8930g?

Thanks.

 

Hi all,

I have had this laptop since forever and I'm now looking into upgrading it for the first time ever (besides the SanDisk 250GB SSD I bought for the spare slot). I'm not ready to give up on it yet!

Does anybody have any advice for a complete newbie on what I need to know before I start digging through this post to self teach myself how to do it?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

 

I sold mine a few years back . I can tell you that the motherboards are definitely different. Only the 004 revision came with quad cores which is why it supports it. Chipset changes are a big thing.
And yes most of these models only support 6GB ram tops.
I had a x9100 CPU and 6GB ram back when i owned it.

Sure the 9600GS/GT card and 9700GT card use different heatsinks
the best card you can get if you have a 9600 heatsink is the GT240M if im correct.

The best GPU you can get if you have a 9700GT heatsink is the Quadro 3700M(needs to be a HP model) which is the equivalent to a GTX 280M it can also be reflashed to a 280

https://www.ebay.com/itm/QTY-1x-Nvi...345229?hash=item25f0c6b8cd:g:7YEAAOSwWSZarxPi
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ACER-60-AP...32V0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357079892&sr=8-1

The more powerful Quadro/9700GT require a 120W power supply. also heres abetter bios for it http://forum.notebookreview.com/attachments/v2fx3700mv10-zip.107139/

When i ran a x9100 and 9700GT it could OC the cpu to 3.5 stable on a 90W supply. It required undervolting of the cpu or battery would drain under load until i got the 120w

If you have the 900P screen model and want a 1080p display it also requires a dual lamp inverter.

But yes the x9100 CPU is recommended or if you MB says 0004 on it you can get quad cores

Hmm sold it 5 years ago

 

Greetings, I'm having a spot of bother with my 8930g, the random reboots, it's already taken it's toll on my SSD, looking under the memory for the motherboard model it would appear that, "none of the above" is the model number to purchase a replacement. Ten years I've had this beast and I'd like to keep using it as a back up. Any information to get me back up and running greatly appreciated.

 

hi I'm going to upgrade my aspire 8930g hardware. which cpu and graphics card would be best? and there is something else I should think about upgrading now I'm in progress

 

Dear all. Does anyone know where i can download Acer aspire 8930 recovery disks? both drives in my laptop have to be changed cause they are faulty and now i what to format my laptop to factory state. can anyone provide a link or can upload the recovery disks? thank you

 

Hey guys sorry to awaken this thread, I'm very late to the party. I upgraded my old Acer Asprice 8390G from T5800 to T9600 alongside 6gb ram, 120gb ssd boot and 320gb HDD storage. It boots fine and seems noticeably quicker. I ran Prime95 on it and no crashes. Only thing that was strange is that the CPU temperature doesn't show properly in HWmonitor. It stays at min 3°C and Max 18° but I can hear the fan loud and think this is wrong. What do you think, am I risking breaking it with this 45nm processor instead of the original 65nm?

 

you tried using other software its weird your temps are showing weird
and using a 45nm is fine certain configs came with a p8600 which is 45nm but the motherboards the same.
either your windows or the cpu has a fault if temps not detecting

 

Hi, I think that is almost impossible, but is there any way to swap the motherboard to a more recent one compatible with connectors and that can be placed replacing the original? I love this laptop.

 

Hello experts. I have a very big problem. Just update with some sort of a 1.21 bios update, and my old 8930G just passed away. The lateral blue lights are on, but the computer won't start anymore. Is there any way to get it from the deaths? I am thinking in buy an interface that can write the Bios Chip on the motherboard and try to rewrite the bios file inside the Bios. It will be possible?

 

Bought one of these and waiting to arrive. How can I determine if it's the quad core variant or the dual core variant without opening it? (as in disassembling it) Seller has posted a few photos with the specs and I see a T6400 CPU but that doesn't really say anything.

Otherwise, how good should I expect the TUBA bass be after all those years? I remember my 2x 6930Gs had issues with the subwoofer membranes being brittle, until I swapped one of them (9600M GT 512, T9400, 6GB DDR2, 1TB+500GB) with a different one from a old and long dead 6530G, and it looked very different to what the other 6930G used.

 

I had one of these very recently, a T6400 is a dual core, the TUBA bass is usually strong on these, but if you have any audio crackling like I did it will be either worn out speakers or the driver, I have my old driver if you'd need it, let me know, also 6gb ram max on dual core board.

 

Also under the ram cover there's a sticker under the ram, if it ends in 004 then it will allow a quad core upgrade

 

Wish I'd be that lucky lol, it's a 001. Just stuck a P7350 in place of the T6400, added a 250GB HDD along the WD5000BPVT it came with, and so far so good. Need to look into a battery tho, the AS07B42 it came with seems to be on its last legs, it discharges in about 5-10 minutes.

Came with a 1680x945 panel btw, but manually set it to 1920x1080 through the NVIDIA Control Panel.

 

If you want the most performance out of it I would upgrade the cpu to a either a T9900 or x9100, screens aren’t pretty good on them ain’t they

 

I'm going with what's available on here. I did find a T9400, which should be more than enough, but it's going to take a while until it gets here.

 

Hi everyone
I recently joined the forum as i came across a bargain Acer Aspire 8930g (T9550, 9700m) that i bought, i used to have this notebook and i loved it so much
I saw this GPU listed for sale the other day

It's a GTX280M M57TU N10E-GTX1 V1.0 1GB DDR3
What do you think?
Will it work on 8930g + 135w power supply?

 

the 280x may not be worth the trouble, barely any faster really

 

Hi guys i have an acer aspire 8930g since 2008
full specs
intel core 2 duo p8600
nvidia geforce 9700m gt (overclocked)
ssd 120gb + hdd 700gb
4gb ram 1066 mhz
Can i change my video card with an amd one ?

 

HD4650 (Acer OEM, 1GB DDR2) should work. I tested the card on my 8930G and it worked perfectly.

 

Sorry for the delay!!
Thank you very much for you awnser !!
i would like to ask something else.
is there a compatible motherboard that has sata 3 and/or first gen core cpu support ?

 

8930G is Core 2 Duo + SATA II only, and Core 2 Quad for boards marked with MB.ASZ0B.004. No Arrandale mobos, only Penryn and Merom although I don't see why would you drop a Merom in there.

 

Hey guys its me...again!!
My laptop is 001 rev
But it dose not boot with x9100 cpu
My power supply is 120w
And i have 6 gb 1066mhz ram
Any suggections ??

 

Try lowering the RAM to 4GB and check if it works.

 

Hi There. I have the ATI hd4650 card too and whilst it works perfectly in my Acer 8730. When i put it in my Acer 8930. It would come on then instantly shutdown. May i ask if you have a special bios version for 8930 or any other info that might help me. the 8930 works with nvidia 9600M GT. The current card installed. Thank you in advance for any advice. Best Regards, Colin

 

Not any I wouldn't know of. One thing I know is mine came from an previously dead 6930G (bad mobo) that eventually got restored with an 9600M GS. That card works on most machines I've tried - 5720G, 5920G, 6920G, 6930G (obviously), and my 8930G which now runs a DDR3 based 9600M GT, but other than that I don't know any differences that there would be BIOS wise.

What I can highly suggest is taping the main chip in such way that you only have the GPU die exposed, as well as taping the backside so it doesn't short out, leaving only the holes for the heatsink mounting. The reason your 8930G might shut down that fast is that the card is probably shorting out against the heatsink mounts that are used on the 6920/6935/8920/8930 machines. Basically insulate most of the card's backside and most of the GPU's die surroundings on the top side.

 

• Hi, Thanks for the reply and some interesting hints re the ati card. Just out of interest. it wouldn't be due to there being 2 versions of the motherboard. the 001 and the 004, The 004 , which i believe, is the only one that will support quad core cpu's. I will try your suggestion re taping die surroundings etc and let you know. But sounds a positive suggestion even before i try it. Best Regards, Colin

 

Guys i change my battery on my laptop
and the laptop dosen't charge the battery but it dishcarging it.
i use my laptop 4 years without battery
plz i need your lights..
also nothink work to get core 2 extreme x9100 insyde to laptop
ram ssd oc nothink. i have stuck with p8600

 

Have you tried running the laptop again without the culprit battery? As in, no battery and DC plugged in.

 

The battery is new
Laptop detect the battery and say charging
After that says 1 minute to full charge but battery does not charging. Is n AS07B72
And the original was AS07B52.

 

Is it one of those "replacement" chinese batteries? Those are known to be wonky at best (except the extended ones which are actually decent.) so you should try an original AS07B32 or AS07B42. Original batteries usually have an barcode sticker that reads BT followed by a bunch of numbers.

 

Ok i will try another one AS07B42 and we wwill see !!!
Thanks a lot !

 

ok i try another battery but......nothing
now i have the 1 minute until fully charged error.
can someone helps me ?