Acer Aspire Timeline Owner's Lounge

There is a thread for that.
Hope it answers your question.

Still need help with my previosly posted problem.
Thanks.

 

Hi all, I'm new

I'm thinking of buying the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZG and I want to know if it's a good choice? I'll be bringing it in and out of college all the time so I want something fairly compact. However I do lots of multitasking and occasional gaming so the laptop would have to be able to keep up with that as well. At the moment I have a really slow 17.5" Lenovo and I really need a new laptop. It will be my main system so I want to make sure it will do everything I need it to before I buy it!

Also, does anybody have any recommendations for external cd/dvd drives since this model doesn't have an in-built one?

EDIT: I just noticed the website I'd be ordering the laptop from has the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TG for the same price. It has an SU9400 as opposed to the SU4100 in the TGZ version, so am I right in thinking I'd be better getting the SU9400 since it's the exact same price?

 

Hi I'm also new here , I recently got a Acer Aspire Timeline 4810TZG, I want to know if installing the latest ATI Drivers with Mobility Modder would work and if it would boost gaming performance??


@oeufa, What sort of games are you planning on playing on this?

 

Fairly old ones, nothing like Crysis on all high-settings!

 

Anything specific?

I can play games like Dirt 2, Team Fortress 2 no problem on 720p..

 

Nothing even that recent. Fable, Deus Ex, PoP series, Gex (^.-), AoE.

 

Wow ... you playin' them on a Commodore 64?

 

I know they're old! I don't like FPSs very much though, and I have game consoles for all my other needs so it's only very light gaming I'd do on the laptop.

 

I love Deus Ex and AoE

 

Some of the best games ever

 

Can someone tell me how to overclock Intel [email protected], can I use OC_RTM875T_signed?

Also can I use ATITool to overclock the ATI 4330?

 

Also can someone tell me if its possible to install the latest ATI drivers by going to bios and changing the GPU to discrete, install the drivers, then switch it back to switchable??

Thanks!

 

Well I Installed the new drivers by Mobility Modder, then I could overclock using MSI Afterburner,

I didnt find a difference in FPS by doing so, I want to overclock the [email protected], can someone tell me how please?

 

Hello, Back on page 183, there was someone that somehow unlocked a Insyde H20 bios to get all the settings. I need to do this for a HP dm3 laptop. I had to use a tool to unlock the bios password and now my wireless won't turn on because I believe it is not enabled in the bios. I think it is a hidden option. Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Doug

 

You don't need the Mobility Modder anymore. ATI releases drivers for the Mobility Radeons.

This is the 64-bit driver for Win 7.

 

The following notebooks are not supported in this release:

Any notebook launched after this driver release.
Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel chipsets.

I haven't tried them because of that

Can someone please tell me how to overclock the CPU??

 

The drivers work perfectly fine on my 5820TG (i5 450M). I just installed the Catalyst drivers provided by Acer and then I switched to "Discrete" graphics in BIOS and installed the Catalyst drivers from ATI over the old ones.

 

Hi guys, I want to change my 3810T BIOS from v1.20 to v1.17. I read that to do this in Windows, I would need to edit the file 'platform.ini' from:

[Bios_version_check]
flag=1

to

[Bios_version_check]
flag=0

Which will allow the program to run the flash process.

I have a question however, because I see that there are two executable files on the Windows folder, InsydeFlash.exe and InsydeFlash64.exe or something along those lines (don't remember the exact names).

I assume that one is a 64 bit version of the application and one is a 32 bit version, but I'm not too sure.

Which program should I be using? I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on my Acer 3810T.

Also, just as a side note, what can I do in case things go wrong?

 

I bought a Acer 3810T in July 2009. For some reason, there is a similar problem with charging (it happened overnight, when I left the computer running on the battery and was completly discharged). Now my battery indicator icon is flashing orange and the battery will not charge. It says 0% available (plugged in, not charging). I have tried power reset on it, tried another AC adapter - they do nothing. I have updated the BIOS from 1.04 to 1.27, didn't help. OS reinstall didn't work either (from Vista to 7) Is there something I should try more?

 

Hey everyone.

Just bought myself a 3810tzg. Everything went well with setup and it had been running a couple of hours doing not much (installing programmes etc) when I walked out the room to return and find it switched off. I picked it up (it had been sitting on a laptop rest) to find the bottom scorching. Obviously auto-shutdown due to heat. I installed fanspeed and saw that my core temps were way high...came on here and I'm reading lots of comments about noisy fans then realised my comp is deathly silent...have a feeling the fan must be either broken or not being turned on for whatever reason. I can't find anyone else looking for ways to power UP their fan (given aforementioned noise issues) but does anyone know a way/have similar experience? I really don't want to have to return (hassle, and need comp for work) but since it's only one day old. i'm not too happy about problems already.

Thanks for any input.

 

I have the 4810t with the suyin cam running win 7 ultimate x64

I noticed it doesn't work at times. You'll hear the windows hardware disconnect sound & then it doesn't work. I tried to restart after the first tim eit happened & got some sort of USB error message in relation to the camera. Could a connection possibly be loose? Sometimes when I reboot, the camera will work again for a while. I downloaded the latest driver from Acer, but the problem still persists. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Hi

A while back i saw a post in here, with a link to a bios-update with the possibility to turn off the big gfx cart on an Acer Aspire 3810tg. With the result that is makes less noise.

Can anyone give me som help to find it?

 

Hi, does anyone know can I flash modded bios to 3810TZ without ATI discrete graphic card? Thanks.

 

I have a Timeline 3810TZ unit w SU4100 & Intel 4500 gpu, 3gb ddr3 and 320GB drive. How can one allocate more memory to the integrated graphics, when I enter bios the gpu/integrated graphics memorycan not be modified.

I wonder if increasing allocated system memory can only be done if the system has 4gb total memory over the 1x1gb 1x2gb configuration.

Any ideas? I have flashed bios to Acers latest 1.28 and this has not changed anything. I would like to allocate more memory to the integrated graphics to improve HD720 & 1080P video output via HDMI port

CK

 

Whoohoo, bios 1.28 for the 3810T fixed my battery issue!!

It used to charge only up to 87-88% for the last few months and now this bios fixed it for good, back to 100% charge

See this thread too
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/464387-battery-3810t-no-longer-fully-charges.html

 

Ok first of all hi. I've just got myself a nice little Aspire Timeline 3810TG-944G50n. Very small, nice and quick. However I've started having some issues with it and wondered if anyone could help.
I've tried looking up and found something in this forum called the "ATI suspend glitch" and I'm not sure if it is related to this issue.
Basically after using my laptop, randomly the screen will cut out. As in the screen is still backlit, I can still press and use the touch sensitive buttons on the panel and the laptop is still on but it just displays black. I try plugging a monitor into the HDMI and it says "no input detected".
Just wondering, is this a known, common issue or is my laptop screwed and it's time to contact Acer?
Thanks for your time.

 

hi, i got another question about the new 1.28 bios.

an update from the old 1.17 to 1.20 (up to v1.27) changed the fan-behaviour too: with the 1.17 the fan is running only once in a while in battery mode, whereas while recharging the fan runs almost all the time.
if installed the 1.20 bios the fan is running almost all the time in both modes.

did one of you guys, using the new 1.28 bios, noticed an differences in this behaviour, means: is the fan still running all the time in recharging-mode?

thanks for your help..
ticksen

 

Yeah I want to know that, too.
I'm currently on 1.17 because the fan is driving me nuts anyway, so I wouldn't want it on all the time when in battery mode...
But I also need the battery-charging fix, so that I can load over 88%

 

i had the same problem with the battery, that it stops charging at 88%. i sent it back to acer and they replaced the battery. not it s working fine, but the "new" battery has a wear level of 8% already.. it s a ..

 

Is there a way to modify the LCD screen hinge so I can tilt the screen further back ? There is nothing blocking the angle so i was wondering

 

Why does GfxUI.exe hang when I try to double click it...

i can run igfxcfg.exe

 

Hello,

Can someone make the modified version of 1.28 BIOS with the Intel only option and post it here?

Thanks!

 

Hi!

I'm going to buy the 3820TG, but I'm not sure whether I should go for the one with 450M CPU or the one with 460M CPU. The 450M costs 915£, while the 460M costs 753£.

Other than the CPU and 180GB larger HDD I can't see any difference.

Which one should I buy?

 

The 460M is cheaper? Then its a no brainer....
Unless you mix up the price, I would say go with the cheaper one...

 

Yep, wrong price tag. The 450M is cheapest. So 450M is the best choice? I've read something about better screen with the 460M. Is this real?

 

Hmm, not sure about the screen, but seems like less complaint about it on 460M version...

 

Please! And please turn off the fan noise! It is so annoying!

 

Yes!!
The Bios for the 38x0 definitively need some work:

1° enable the INTEL ONLY mode in the 1.17 or 1.28 version, Avansys made the nice mod but I can only for the versions 1.27 and 1.20.

And obviously bringing the no fan on battery from the 1.17 version to the recent onces would be appreciated. Any one of these would greatly enhance the usability of the notebooks!

 

another forum user actually posted the modded 1.28 Bios HERE with (i) battery fix, (ii) fan fix to start spinning only at 52deg C and (iii) ability to select only ATI or intel gfx

however, his bios is for the travelmate 8371 which apparently is the same as the 3810TG.

But someone tried it and it could not flash.

Any ideas?

 

nevermind...

 

Who is going to be that person?... :O

 

BIOS 1.28 for 3810 with Intel Only mode and really new fan table (any speeds on any temperatures available) is ready. Coming soon

Look here also: [FAQ] Acer Aspire & Travelmate Timeline (3410,3810,4410,4810,5410,5810,8331,8371,8431,8471,8531,8571) (÷àñòü 2) [31] - Êîíôåðåíöèÿ iXBT.com
(Russian)

 

Don't try to flash bios for 8731 on 3810 or you will brick your laptop. Also note that this 8731 BIOS is hybrid of modded bios 1.24 for 3810, regular 1.10 for 8731 and latest 1.28 for 8731. So battery fix and some other improvements won't work with this version.

 

Hi advan,

is it possible to mod the fan table for 4810 bios too?
That would be very cool
I've tried to control the fan through manipulating the EC registers, but it doesn't seems to work on that damn 4810.
Is it also possible to unlock the sata II mode while on ahci?

Thx

 

Do you know what EC is used in this model? It is possible if EC is the same as in 3810 (ITE8502).

I'm not sure because I didn't use this model. BIOS structure is very similar, so it may be possible.

 

Sry, found no answer. How can I search for it?
Just found this.
Also service manual (Aspire_4810T_4810TG_4810TZ_4410T__JM41_MS_.pdf) has no info. Damn

 

Disassemble the laptop or look for photo or schematics.
Also chip name and version can be found in RW Everything Super IO window if it recognizes the EC

UPD

According to scheme it is Winbond. See KBC item

 

Thank you advan!

The information you gave us is very handy!

 

No problem.

Installing half-slim SSD as second drive makes 3810 completely silent:
Äîïîëíèòåëüíàÿ êîìïëåêòàöèÿ äëÿ Acer Timeline è TimelineX (11,6-15,6") Âûáîð 3G ìîäåìîâ, bluetooth, àêêóìóëÿòîðà, SSD èòï [2] - Êîíôåðåíöèÿ iXBT.com
(Russian)

 

Wow, that's impressive.. Hmm, but i think i wait for a larger half-slim SSD.
30gb is realy bare. I hope the modded 1.28 Bios for 3810 is available soon