**READ BEFORE POSTING** **The Ultimate ACER Resource Thread**

Last Updated:05/07/2009​

This is an index of all major upgrade guides, driver comparisons, recovery partition, BIOS recovery, Owner lounges and more.
***Please read before posting!***
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UpgradesDriversBenchmarksMiscellaneousOwner LoungesService ManualsUser Manuals & Phone Numbers


Acer Build Quality - how good is it?
Do you like or hate your Acer laptop? Tell us about it and vote in the poll.
Latest Acer Notebooks Reviews
If you're considering to get an Acer laptop - check the reviews of the most popular models
Aspire 5735Z, Aspire 8930G, Aspire 6935, Aspire 6920, Aspire One(1), Aspire One(2)

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Upgrades

Aspire 3680 - From Celeron to Core2Duo /socket M/
Extremely helpful guide + a lot of useful links. Apply to 940GML/943GML/945GML chipset based models.
Thanks to krazyphire
Aspire 5315 - Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide /socket P/
Upgrade you Celeron/DualCore in your GL960/GM965 chipset based laptop to C2D.
Thanks to bigozone
Aspire 6920G - CPU Upgrade
You want to upgrade your 6920G and don't know where to start? Check this guide for detailed instructions + pictures!
Thanks to TehSuigi
Core Solo T1350 to Core 2 Duo T7200 /Aspire 5570/
Detailed CPU upgrading guide for yet another ACER model. Check it out.
Thanks to keigo
Acer Aspire 5920G Upgraded to T9300
T9300 confirmed to be working on Aspire5920. Check this thread for some instructions and pictures.
Thanks to nklive
TravelMate 4730G/Extensa 4630G - CPU Upgrade
Upgrade guide and experience, for either of these two models
Thanks to kisetsu17
Acer MXM Models and Cards
If you want to check if there is a chance to upgrade the graphic card of your Acer laptop this thread should be your first stop.
Thanks to TehSuigi

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Drivers

All Acer drivers /General Link/
The most updated official ACER website with drivers for all Acer models.
More Acer drivers..
New official repository for drivers, check it out.
List of Acer WHQL Drivers /Nvidia/
You need a specific driver version?
Thanks to TehSuigi
Latest Synaptics driver modded for Acer MediaTouch
Thanks to Discrucio Anima
Acer Empowering Technology Software for XP
If you need Acer eMpowering Software for WindowsXP check this thread.
Caution: The software is originally meant for Aspire 5050 and might not work on some newer models!
Thank to NoCashBob
All Aspire 5515 drivers for XP
All the drivers(for XP) for this very popular, cheap laptop.
Thanks to freeheart4sale

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Benchmarks

TehSuigi's Latest Graphic Comparison for VISTA and XP /6920G/
The newest benchmarks for 9500GS, find out what is the best driver for Vista and XP.
Thanks to TehSuigi
Nvidia drivers comparison /Aspire 6920G/
If you wonder which driver version is the best check this thread.
Thanks to TehSuigi
Aspire 6935G - Performance and more
Overview of the 6935G + useful links.
Thanks to darika

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Miscellaneous

Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue Throttling
Got a 6920G/6930G/6935G/8920G/8930G with miserable performance? Look here first.
Acer Hidden Recovery Partition
Ask for how to recover it, create Recovery Disks or how to recover the Alt+F10 function.
CPU Overclock guide & info
You want to overclock your laptop CPU? Check this guide to see how and if it's possible for your model.
Thanks to Andy
Aspire 5315 BIOS Recovery /INSYDE BIOS/
Your BIOS upgrade has failed and your laptop seems to be dead. Can it be revived? Check this thread.
Thanks to bigozone
BIOS Recovery /Phoenix BIOS/
There is a hope for the Phoenix BIOS based model, check post #6 and below of this thread.
Thanks to raelman
Drive Clone to Larger Drive/Aspire 5315/
You want to upgrade the hard drive and you want to have your Recovery Partition on your
new drive? Check this thread to find out how to do it.
Thanks to wotsthestory
Boot Multiple Operating System Guide
If you want to dual/triple/quad boot to another OS(s) check this guide.
Thanks to johngreavery

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Owner Lounges

Aspire 6920(G) Owners Lounge
Aspire 5930(G) Owners Lounge
Aspire 8930(G) Owners Lounge
Aspire Timeline Owners Lounge

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Service Manuals

Unfortunately, posting links of ACER Service Manuals is not allowed because it's a copyrighted material so it cannot be shared, copied etc. without the written permission from ACER Inc. Please do NOT ask for Service Manuals!

The following text is part from ACER Service Guide Disclaimer:
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

***Feel free to post any third-party instructions and guides which DO NOT come from Acer nor have a copyright disclaimer!***
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Since you are cleaning up you may as well delete (or update) this sticky too:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=106595

Thread has been closed since 2007. Most telephone numbers etc. don't work anymore in the countries listed.

 

You are right, thanks for the tip. Phone numbers for Europe and Middle East and Africa has been updated.

Edit: All phone numbers are now updated. Home pages and e-mails added.

 

Cheers and have fun getting things orderly and sorted here.

Good thing.

Theo

 

I wouldn't use my Driver Comparison thread anymore - it's kind of ANCIENT.
Might do a newer comparison in the future, provided I can guarantee that I'll be able to restore from backup.

Still, what a great idea to get this up. Kudos!

 

When/if you have a new one I'll include it into the sticky to replace the current one. Yeah the drivers used in it are ancient now..

By the way guys can you post some link to XP drivers to include in the sticky? Every day someone ask for XP drivers..

 

Nice work ATG.

Just from the display point of view, you can add an index table on the top, and then link the rest of the stuff below....like a table of contents or something.

 

I'll do that when the post become longer, for now with only a few links it's easy for viewing. Thanks for the tip though I'll have it in mind.

 

XP drivers will be added to my GFX Drivers link eventually.
If people are so insistent on running an eight-year-old operating system on hardware designed for Vista, they can find 'em themselves.

 

Yeah but people will continue asking anyway so it will be cool if we have a links with XP drivers for the most popular models like 6920/30(G) or 5930(G).

Sticky Update: I added the disclaimer from the Service Manuals so if you see people asking for it point them to the sticky to read the disclaimer.

 

Good call on that.
I'm just handling GFX Drivers - someone else can post where to find the XP stuff for the rest of the common components.

 

Ok thanks it's all appreciated

Sticky update: Latest News and Reviews direct link added. It uses the search engine though so can anybody check if it works fine?

 

Looks good to me!

 

D'oh I just test it again and it doesn't work. I guess I'll remove the link and I won't put it back unless I find a way to make it work always.

 

Good sticky, as mentioned, i'll try and put together a recovery thread step by step. Be a couple of days.

 

Cool, looking forward to it.


I changed the title of this thread like 30 times and still don't like it. Anyone has a better suggestion?

 

How about:

" ACER questions....check here first. The quickest link is here".

Or something along those lines..

Should get more folks attention in actually clicking on the sticky out of curiosity and reading what has been posted there. And learning.

Just a thought

 

How about "LOOK HERE FIRST."

 

Cool but I think the title should include what is actually in the sticky. Otherwise the people may think it's a..rules sticky or something.

 

Update:

Added: Windows XP versions of Acer Empowering Software, thanks to NoCashBob.

 

Update:

Added: direct links for the latest Acer reviews / "Reviews" section. /
Added: direct link to all XP drivers for Aspire 5515(which seems to be very popular model lately) thanks to freeheart4sale / "Drivers" section /

 

ATG if i had your drive and motivation,,, i'd have beat you to the punch,,, but i'm kinda lazy and and these pills i've been taking have just zapped my energy.... (CHANTIX for smoking),,, but i don't crave a cigarette and hopefully never will again... that first 5 days was the worst!!!!

maybe now that i can quit taking the pill i'll feel a bit more social!

BTW

VERY NICE JOB WITH THE NEW STICKY..... expertly done!

 

Thanks BigO much appreciated feedback from a long-time ACER crew member

 

Great thread

I think you should change the thread title to something like

****READ BEFORE POSTING*** ULTIMATE ACER RESOURCE THREAD
This will make it useful to more newbies, who might not other wise check the thread

 

Good Idea

 

Cool, I like it, thanks.

 

Do you have access to a service manual or could you offer information on how to replace the screen of the Travelmate 3002 ?

 

Way to not read the first post!

 

Glad I could help

LOL
Exactly, all he read was the new title

I knew more people would hit the thread with this title, but I HOPE they actually read the first post

 

This sticky is really looking good ATG. Lot's of useful links etc. here.

Great stuff.

Cheers

 

Sweet Thread ATG!

 

nice work ATG, i've missed this place big time.

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys, I really appreciate it.

 

OK, I've got my Vista benchmarks done. Please add them to the post!
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=4567045&postcount=11
Surprising how two HP drivers with generic INFs have the top two spots.

 

Added, thanks.

 

more crazy research by the acer boys
God we must love doing this

 

Added:

Upgrades:
Upgraded Core Solo T1350 to Core 2 Duo T7200 on Aspire 5570 Guide

Miscellaneous:
Acer 5315 Upgrade - Drive Clone to Larger Drive
Guide to Dual booting Windows and ubuntu

 

Hi, if this has been added before please ignore, official guides and manuals http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/fo....com&siteid=7117&areaid=2&formid=3425#results
Chris

 

I added this one to the other sticky thread: ACER Notebook Models, Support Numbers, BIOS, User Manuals and Drivers Links

This is actually a very cool link, you can get guides for the Empowering Technology too. Thanks man.

 

Added: "Quick jump" links.

 

XP Results are in!
Also, could a mod please change the name of the topic to remove the "(WIP)"? It's definitely not a work in progress anymore.

 

1. Sticky Update:
Added XP to the title of the graphic comparision. As the link is to the same posts I didn't change anything else.

2. Thread title changed as requested.

Thank you.

 

Update:

Added: Warning for Aspire 5720, the latest BIOS has a possible bug related to the wireless.
Added: nklive's thread of 5920G CPU upgrade

 

but this on the front page ATG.
its a free download for the recovery option that you dont get with OEM versions of vista.
it recoverd my MBR after playing with linuz grub loader(what a load of cwap)

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

instructions are here.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

cheers mate
Phil

 

Thanks mate, will add that info as soon as possible. I've been away for a week, will need some time to catch up.

 

the link below is for a blog which contains a few(100's) of driver downloads for acer laptops. it also has a few tips for installing XP after you have tried Vista, and found you would like to go back to XP

http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/12/acer-aspire-5735-5735z-windows-xp-and.html

I have asked Komku if its ok to post his site link here, and he likes what we do here and gives his blessing for me to post his link

Take a look Boss (ATG)


Phil

 

Seems like there's a new download page in town - more up to date than the Acer Euro FTP as well.
http://gd.panam.acer.com/home/

 

I honestly hope this is worth putting in the Resource Thread, because I spent a lot of time on it.
The Acer MXM Resource

 

It sure will. I'll see if I can update the sticky today..

Edit: Done.

 

Large Index of Acer Software: http://www.com-doc.ru/files.php?p=30 (free, no registration, but it's in Russian. However, it's all pretty self-explanatory.)