Official Acer Aspire 5739G Owner's Lounge

Welcome to Official Acer Aspire 5739G Owner's Lounge !

Created this therad so we could have a place to discuss about the 5739G.

This model was delivred with

CPU
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9800 (6 MB L2 cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9600 (6 MB L2 cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9550 (6 MB L2 cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6600 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6400 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9500 (6 MB L2 Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P8700 (3 MB L2 cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P8600 (3 MB L2 cache, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P7450 (3 MB L2 cache, 2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 25 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture

Chipset
Mobile Intel® GM45/GL40/PM45 Express Chipset

Memory
1, 4, 5, Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules

GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 130M with up to 28156 MB of TurboCache™ (1024 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10

LCD Properties
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
16:9 aspect ratio
8 ms high-def response time
60% color gamut

RF-in jack for digital TV antenna cable input
TV-tuner cable:

PAL cable for digital TV input, PAL/SECAM-to-NTSC port converter
DVB-T antenna (UHF/VHF reception), supporting Acer SignalUp™ technology

Media Card Reader Media card reader supporting:
Multi-in-1 card reader
Secure Digital™ (SD)
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Memory Stick™ (MS)
Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO)
xD-Picture Card™ (xD)

Optical Drive1 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read
24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL (double-layer), 4X BD-R DL (double-layer), 2X BD-RE DL (double-layer)
Write
24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer)

8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read
24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Write
24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

Audio
Dolby®8-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers and one Acer Tuba CineBass booster supporting low-frequency effects

WPAN1
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

Modem
56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval13, Wake-on-Ring ready

LAN
Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Power
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
71 W 4800 mAh 8-cell Li-ion battery pack:
3.5-hour battery life14

48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack:
2.5-hour battery life14

Acer QuicCharge™ technology:
80% charge in 1 hour
2-hour rapid charge system-off
3-hour charge-in-use
3-pin 90 W AC adapter

Dimensions
(W × D × H) 372 (W) x 262 (D) x 26/38.8 (H) mm (16.14 x 11.25 x 1.37/1.63 inches)
2.8 kg (6.2 lbs.) with one HDD and 8-cell battery pack

Optional items
1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz soDIMM module
8-cell Li-ion battery pack
3-pin 90 W AC adapter
External USB floppy disk drive

Warranty
One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Some Pictures found over at notebookjournal.de

Owners list of this model and their specifications

akbisw

tuηay

Mimino

Gulkor

BIOS

Don't forget that BIOS flash is your own resposibility!

For those who are intrested in unlocked BIOS, here it is (the actually BIOS)

For the lazy guys, how to flash costum BIOS, by kizwan

Here is another "guide" written by me and actuall files ready

Overclocking

If someone is intrested in how to overclock with SETFSB and PLL here it is

Here is a actually guide on how to do it (OPTIMAL BIOS SETTINGS, actually)

Overclocking/Result of my T9900 and RAM sticks

Hardware modding

Nothing yet, but maybe this gives you an idea about what I'm on about

Sucsessfull upgrades, beside official support

BluRay ROM + 8x DVD+/-RW - tuηay
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (3M Cache, 2.26 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) - tuηay
8GB 1333Mhz G.SKILL RAM - tuηay
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9900 (6MB Cache, 3.07 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) - tuηay
Intel E8435, 45 Watts, 6M L2 Cache - akbisw
AMD 6770M - akbisw
Intel® Processor X9100 - Nik 7

Spare Parts

For spare parts the best is: ZandParts
They are not the fastest company, but you get orginal parts, which also means they are a bit expensive. But it is really worth it

Other

There is some usefull information over here for you who is intrested!
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/580125-should-i-get-acer-aspire-5739g.html
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/396320-acer-mxm-models-cards.html
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/480992-acer-laptop-phoenix-bios-bios-mod-request.html
Stability and stock tempratures

Reason Of Last Update

Minor changes

 

can pretty much put me on the list (wife's toy)

our cinebass(less) has been out for a while (no bass), so while disassembling the laptop yesterday, i've noticed that the tiny foamy speaker(?) on the right (once the panel above the keyboard is out) has dipped out a bit, so i guided it back in.
turned it on and tested some songs, the bass was trying hard, but sounded like somebody had uncontrollable farts. that stopped soon and we had no bass again.
i remember reading that these units were quick to fail. any tips/tricks/recommendations?

 

Get a replacement bass tube, should be easily swappable.

 

tried a quick ebay and google search, but no dice. have a part#, by any chance? figured it was blown, but never bothered to investigate.

 

First page and first item of the FRU lol (also on the last page in the second final section), your google skills need work ^-^

23.PDS07.002

 

Congratz on the purchase & the lounge

 

c'mon now quick google search as in "acer 5739g bass tube" glance on the first couple results and the shopping tab lol

FRU? field replaceable unit? had to use my google skills for that one. what pages are you talking about though?

 

This made me laugh, hard.

Hey thank you! It will be good to have a therad where we can share things about this model

 

Every acer has a service manual and within that is the FRU (which you correctly identified).

The service manuals in full can be hard to find but the FRUs tend to be easier, a lot of them are listed on mk-electronic.com.

 

oh, you got all technical and ish (i'm a little rusty these days) thanks for the help, man! $20 bucks isn't too bad and can wait some more.

 

Couldn't fell alseep so I made my signature, added to first post, what do you guys think?

 

Can u guys help me out on how to flash the BIOS with the one listed in the OP. The easy way.

 

kizwan confirmed the way I wrote were the wrong way, I'll however try that as it is much easier and lot faster. But this is from the first post in BIOS modding therad:

 

first i would like to say this thread this awesome, it has very useful information about upgrading gpu and cpu upgrade's,

My first few qestion's are.

1st. will this laptop support MXM-A Mobile 5650 and Mobile 6770?
2nd. will this laptop support Q9000 series like Q9100/X9100/QX9300?
3rd. where do you buy MXM-A Mobile 5650 and Mobile 6770?

now for my spec's and temps and my overclock

Intel T6600 2.20/2mb/800 load temp 58/56
4gb 2x2gb DDR3 1066
WD Black 250gb sata 3.0
Nvidia GT 240M 625/1375/850 load temp 55c

my temps are so low because i removed the white wire on the fan, so it runs full speed all the time, which gives me the lower temps, which is fine by me.

Thanks

 

Hello there

Do you want me to add you on the owners list?

First, for MXM and GPUs look at this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/396320-acer-mxm-models-cards.html

Well, you could check with eBay, but be carefull who you do business with.

And about the CPU, I do have a Quad Core CPU. It is basiclly a Q(X)9200 with unlocked MP, which means it is a ES. Possible overclock to 3.00Ghz, I have to check with cooling system on this laptop. However, I have not tried it yet, and going to do it tonight. I just recived my laptop and currently doing some benchmarks to see if it is stable and if everything is fine before any update or upgrade.

I will most likely be able to confirm if a Quad core works with our 5739Gs in 12 hours. I'll also be the first one Have not yet found anyone with 5739G and Quadcore in it.

Your tempratures are very good actually. Isin't the FAN loud? I can't do that on my laptop tou, my laptop is on for 24/7 which means also when I'm sleeping. So I don't want a FAN spinning like crazy just for a download or when I listen to music.

Feel free to ask any questions

 

6770 over here: Buy HD6770m, del M14x 6770M 1G DDR5 MXM3 VGA card, CARD, del M14x HD6770M 1G DDR5 MXM3 VGA card at Aliexpress.com
pretty cheap for a card that nice. i'm contemplating this for the near future.

other cards can be found on ebay. and yeah, those temps are nice! ours seems to idle at those temps lol

 

I were able to get my HP (dv5 series, known for heat issues) idle at 29/28C. I'll be dissapointed if the Acer does not go low as that after my modifications. ah also, I have not done any FAN mod

 

Okay, I got my 5739G up and running. It is a awesome machine but feels awfully slow. That must be because I'm used to have SSD and 8GB RAM in all my machines. This did come with Vista, I'm now as soon as finished this post going to do a clean install of Windows 7 and do some benchmarks with stock parts and try the Quad core. This is going to be a long night! I did really like the quality and all other stuff. The sound is much better then my HP but not hear as good as my Qosmio X300. The webcam is also very very good, as my HPs. One thing I did not like is that webcam have no light so you'll never know if it is on or not. Also, I hate that the lid is not going any futher back then half way.

This is my first Acer, and I'm liking it so far, I'll do some benchmark and see how this does under havy ussage now. As far as I can tell it idles a bit higher then my HP. GPU is now at 44C as I'm writing this post. The palmrest and computer overall is also warm as my HP. My ASUS had icecold palmrest feature, it never overall became hot.

I'll add some benchmarks to post 1.

 

half-way? make sure there are no wires (i had to disassemble the lcd on Monday and forgot to tuck the wires properly at first) that prohibit it from going a bit more (it should retract about 3/4 or a bit less). why did it come with vista? lol

 

It is OK. My ASUS also was this way.. I'm going to disassemble it when I get my new antennas for WiFi. I don't know why it came with Vista, Win7 upgrade discs did also follow but I have Windows 7 Ultimate license. It is not a big deal..

 

what are you upgrading the wi-fi card to?

 

I bought new antennas, 3 pack. Seller says those give much better range, I want to belive but I'm tbh sure they don't make a diffrence. I'm upgrade to Intel 6300 with 3 antennas. I'll compare against my HP, I also have 6300 in my HP with 3 antennas.

Before installing Windows 7 btw, I'm updating to unlocked BIOS...

 

Three antennas don't make any difference compared to two antennas unless you have a 450mbps capable router in which case you're capable of achieving this speed.
Intel 6300 is sort of future-proof because of that and if you are willing to spend some serious money on a Linksys E4200 you are going to see the difference.

 

I'm not at the speed tbh, I'm at the range my firend. In my kitchen I'm not able to surf with a 5100. Connected with 1 bar but no internet.. But with my HP (6300 and 3 antennas) I'm able to connected with 3 bars, and surf

 

you'll have to take the whole thing apart, since the cable is attached to the screen if you need disassembly instructions, i can email it to you. it's not hard at all, just be careful with how much torque you use to fasten the screws.

 

nah - I'll do that as soon as I get my antennas. It is not a big deal, I have taken bunch of laptops apart, it'll be fine But I'll let you know if I need some help I'm now installing drivers, some benchmarks will come soon!! Did you ever run 3dMark06 or 11 on your 5739G?

 

It's more dependent on a router/AP than on a client but Intel 5100 is a constant source of trouble so 6300 will undoubtedly perform better.

 

And my new Acer did came with Intel 5100. So, I'm upgrading to 6300, and when I first have started, I can also take the screen apart and add a 3th antenna
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I can't get bluetooth to work, laptop acts like it is not a bluetooth module installed. Is there any?

 

i don't think so, man. i might be wrong though

 

take a video or take pictures on how to dissemble the screen. im interested.
Also my cpu idles at 35C without any mods. so with mods I think I can take it down lower. Havent received my 8435 yet tho.
6770M idles at 55-58 and 68-72C on load

I recently replaced my fan with a sunon one. Sunon works much better.

 

You don't have bluetooth either? That is quite wired because we got all the indicatiors, but when I press the touch button it says hardware is missing... however, another thing to add

 

The initial batch was launched pre windows 7.

 

Okay guys, I have a update for you:

My extreme/quad core CPU did not work in this laptop. I'm stuck with a blank screen. I mean no lightup on screen All other lights come on, windows does not boot, fan is spinning laptop is getting warm. I'm still checking a bit around, but for now it does look like it does not accept the 45W CPU at all.

 

Please add my to the owner's club, i am perfectly happy with that

the fan is not really that loud, its quiet to me

also the fan does not bother me, i would rather have a nice cool running gaming laptop then a hot quiet one.I have not tried any game's yet but i play wow on it here and there and it looks pretty good, i might put sc2 on there and see how she does, and cnc3 and some older games as well, mine did not have bluetooth,for the GT240M i made a back planet for the ram, which helps the ram

here are my 3dmark06 scores just for the gpu

SM 2.0 3190
HDR/SM3.0 3136

i am running Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit

anything else you guys would like me to run, also i am figuring out a way to o/c the cpu. i might pick up a P8600 ES off ebay for around $50 unless some has a better idea. and a qiuck qestion dont ES simples have unlocked multiplier?

 

It depends on every ES.. Well, my ES Quad did just refuse my laptop to start... I'm going off for a T9900. The best option available, for now.

 

it might be the bios not be supporting it, i have not looked on google yet. i can look on google and spend some time looking,

 

I said you would need to mod the bios at the VERY least.

 

I have the 'modified' BIOS at first page here. I'm going to look more in to it now. I just tried off and it did not work. It is not a big deal. I'm glad I tried it actually, the state of Thermal Paste were awefull!! My idle tempratures fell with 4-5Cs. There was no dust inside tou..

I got the old CPU in, reinstalling Windows 7.

Agh, I also removed modem, I have never used it and I don't like having things I don't use..

 

I tried to replace the CPU with the e8435 45 watt version and just like Tunay it didn't work. I got a blank screen and it turned off. I feel like its more of a heat issue as I heard my go the loudest for the first time. I heard it go loud when I'm testing new parts or something with it being open and all but this time it was extremely loud. I'll do some more tinkering and see if I'm right.

 

You have the 90W PSU right? Maybe we should try it with 120W. Not that it will work as I have tried every method with and without battery.. The only thing I can think about is the BIOS is limiting the power draw or something.

But our cases are diffrent my friend, my FAN didn't spin like crazy but as the laptop got warm it did spin up then go back down again. Only the ring around 'power' button lighted up and the battery (when it was plugged in) and power indicatior.

Don't worry akbisw, we'll figure this out

Ah also before I forget, I have replaced the DVD drive with BluRay and it works Just to let you know The standard dvd rom felt for somereason very cheap, the bluray drive I got looks so much better!

 

How much was the bluray BTW. That's awesome and all but I have grown to use internet to get Hd content. But I will certainly look into bluray as pc games might come in blurays one day.

 

I changed it from the laptop in my signature From my heavly modified HP dv5 series laptop

I'll not lie to you, I have never ever used a BluRay disc in this laptop, but it may be usefull one day if I'm over at my girlfriend's and we want to watch a movie or two or three.. I replaced the 'cover' thing and you can't actually see it from outside because it's looking just as it did before

 

I have been thinking of picking up a blu-ray to have one, but at the same time, what is the ponit. i am at 50/50

whats funny is, my friend gave me this laptop, because it just quit on him, and i had it sitting on my desktop for about 2 months, this is after i bought a dell e1705 for $99 and go 7900gs for $149.99 off ebay,

we'll while i was waiting on my video card for my dell, i was like lets play with the acer, and i was doing a blind flash, and before i put even put my usb flash drive in the usb port's guess what, one of the usb ports was grounding out the whole computer pins were bent touching mental, so i fixed them, and i turned it on and it booted good as new, i was like SOB, lol

so now i have a dell e1705 with a new 7900gs sitting here doing nothing.

but i might sell the dell and pick up a 6770m just to have more gpu power

 

This made me actually laugh

I bought this laptop because I got it for cheap money, and because I wanted something else then my HP to test my Quad Core on. But I did actually like it. I'm going to buy off RAM sticks, SSD and Intel 6300 to start with. I have 8GB RAM kit from G.SKILL but those are sitting in my ASUS which i permanent connected to my TV. I don't want to mess with that setup. Agh, and I need to buy a new Turkish layout keyboard, this english layout is driving me crazy, the worst thing is to have the half enter, dear god.

A backlit keyboard would be nice

And just for your information, if you haven't repasted your laptop do it. The paste Acer uses is actually worse then toothpaste. My idle tempratures are about 4-5C lower with Noctua NT-H1.

 

we'll am glad lol, now the fun part starts of trying to sell it for $250. hopefully the screen help me gets that price its a 1920x1200

also you guys will be happy to know i found the PLL for this motherboard SLG8SP513VTR

i used setfsb but when i changed it my notebook locks up, so after reading more online you need a unlocked bios to use this, the PLL+unlocked=cpu overclockable

just though you might like to know that

 

Hey that sounds cool! I can actually add it to first post! Did you try it with the BIOS in first post?

 

not yet, am getting a buddy who is has owned about 15 laptops to help me out with it, because i got to do it on a usb drive, and i dont wanna brick the laptop lol,

i have not had a laptop this nice in a very long time, lol. so i am getting back into the game, am reading about the modded 3310 bios as i type this,

 

You know, I spent more then 1 hour eariler today because simply the method written over at Acer BIOS modding thread is not working. What I can do for you, just because it is you, I can upload the files I used about 9 hours ago to flash my BIOS. What you need to do then is just to create the bootable USB (linked page 2) and then write a commant I will give you and not do anything more, it will automaticlly flash your BIOS.

Let me know if you are intrested!

 

ok that sounds like a plan to me, one qestion does it unlock your bios? like control of your cpu and what not? or what control does it give you?

just tell me what you need from me and i will give it to you

 

This is the BIOS you are going to get:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/6268861-post32.html

You can look at the screenshots there and see what you get..

I don't need anything from you, but P.M me if you use Skype or MSN so we can continue over there so I can help you step by step.

Oh wait, I need you to create a bootable usb:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/ace...enix-bios-bios-mod-request-7.html#post6280013

Let me know if there is anything, I'm glad to help..