AS6920 Owners Lounge

[TehSuigi]

I didn't know the 6920G came with a 9-cell battery. The 8-cell is the only one listed on Acer's support page, and AcerParts.com only shows 6- and 8-cells.

[NUTSH3LL]

ya know what, i think the 9 cell i bought is actually an 8 cell. just did a quick search on ebay and only see 6 and 8 cells, so maybe the seller i bought mine from screwed up. i just remember it saying, 11.1v = 6 cell and 14.8v = 9 cell. my acer is currently all boxed up and ready to be sold on ebay, but the 14.8v is what i had in my acer and it's been great... 6hr w/ all battery savings setting and 4.5-5 hr of regular wifi web surfing with medium screen brightness. the battery was a decent amount heavier than the 6 cell, but is the same size. as long as it's an acer original part, you should be okay. but wait and see if someone else may know better and can chime in?

[dynamicthinking]

Hi there, I installed the Dritek LM and, when I run it it gives me options for the Empowering Technology, E-Mail and WWW buttons, but not the Cinedash It is being recognised by something because when I press the button Windows Media Centre starts up (even though Acer Arcade Deluxe is installed.) I mainly used the Cinedash for volume control and it's that feature that I'd like to get running again.

What is Empowering Technology anyway? I might install that

I'll hunt for CPUs later, I think, as I'm definitely interested in this VT feature. Admittedly, I think my interest comes from not being able to use it!

The Dritek Launch Manager handles the CineDash and such. Download it from Acer's website.
Thankfully, the VT setting isn't forced in BIOS (as I'm able to run Virtual PC just fine), so any Socket P CPU with an FSB of 800 or less with VT should be fine. Unfortunately, you may have to end up spending around a hundred or two because you can't sell the CPU you've got right now; Acer will only honour your warranty if the original components are put back in it. That's why my old T5550 is collecting dust in my apartment.
That being said, try looking for a T8100 or T8300 first - they're at least on the newer Penryn core (runs cooler at lower voltages). If not, aim for a T7300 or T7500 - won't be much of a speed boost, but I saw some T7300s for under a hundred.
And whatever you do, don't get an engineering sample CPU!

[DarkSilver]

Don't bother install the Empowering Technology.
It is nothing but duplication of Windows features with the name of Acer only.
Installing it is totally pointless as it will use much more resources of your laptop.
You can change the Launch Manager button to start other software/program by click the "Browse" available there.
For example:
My www button renamed to Google Chrome and Browsed to Google Chrome directory. So, it launchs Google Chrome when I press.
My E-Mail button renamed to WLM and browsed to Windows Live Messenger directory. Now, it launch Windows Live Messenger when I press.
The Empowering Technology(e) renamed to Autodesk Maya and browsed to Autodesk Maya directory. When I press, it opens Autodesk Maya instead of Empowering Tech stuffs.

[NUTSH3LL]

LOL
I was double checking that everything works after installing Windows 7 and I can't believe I didn't realize you can assign new programs to the buttons until now... I didn't use Outlook, Empowering, or WWW buttons because I never liked using Outlook or IE.

[dynamicthinking]

I've mapped my Email and Browser buttons to Live Messenger and Firefox. That's a bit nifty.

Still nothing from the Cinedash though. I did the reset thing (power off, remove battery for ten seconds.)

[sadley]

ya know what, i think the 9 cell i bought is actually an 8 cell. just did a quick search on ebay and only see 6 and 8 cells, so maybe the seller i bought mine from screwed up. i just remember it saying, 11.1v = 6 cell and 14.8v = 9 cell. my acer is currently all boxed up and ready to be sold on ebay, but the 14.8v is what i had in my acer and it's been great... 6hr w/ all battery savings setting and 4.5-5 hr of regular wifi web surfing with medium screen brightness. the battery was a decent amount heavier than the 6 cell, but is the same size. as long as it's an acer original part, you should be okay. but wait and see if someone else may know better and can chime in?

ok, so bottom line is the aspire 6920g will happily run/charge with both 11.1 and 14.8 volts, right?

[edwinlcw]

Hi guys... I'm facing a problem here. I can't play blu-ray disk on my AS6920G... i'm able to play it before i installed win7.. but after installed win7, i can't play blu-ray with powerdvd 9 or windvd pro 2010... both software keep saying disk not supported.
Any idea?

Thanks.

[sadley]

Hi guys... I'm facing a problem here. I can't play blu-ray disk on my AS6920G... i'm able to play it before i installed win7.. but after installed win7, i can't play blu-ray with powerdvd 9 or windvd pro 2010... both software keep saying disk not supported.
Any idea?

Thanks.

Just installed powerdvd 9 and it works flawlessly on 7 pro x64.
Check if you have set the right region code (A/B/C - should be written on the disk) and try again. Also, see if you can open the disk content in explorer; if not, your drivers might be at fault, even though i doubt it.
Some other apps are known to interfere with powerdvd 9 (antivirs, for example; i have nod 32, but they work fine together).

edit: also, did you upgrade vista to 7, or did you do a clean install?

[NUTSH3LL]

ok, so bottom line is the aspire 6920g will happily run/charge with both 11.1 and 14.8 volts, right?

for what it's worth, i've had it for about 4 months and no side effects whatsoever.