Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

[Meaker]

If it can take a quad, it's q9000 only. Other ones wont boot.

[d1974green]

I own an 8930g. bios 2. I was wondering, firstly where I can get bios 2.1 (without all the spam etc) and secondly What is the maximum ram i can install ( currently 4g ddr3 8500)

[paulpur]

I own an 8930g. bios 2. I was wondering, firstly where I can get bios 2.1 (without all the spam etc) and secondly What is the maximum ram i can install ( currently 4g ddr3 8500)

here is the link to the 1.21 BIOS which is what i assume you mean , i believe this is the unchanged bios file, eg no SLIC enabled etc

Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

the link is in post 2016

from what ive read the max RAM you can put in is 6GB , a few have tried 8GB but it doesnt boot

[howie6907]

My E8435 works well and i have also now a Q9000 at home for the second 8930.
I shall see if it makes much difference for me

I have the acer 8930G and would like to get the Intel E8435. Can you comment if all is going well still - any lockups or over heating.

Thanks,

Hey! I just bought one of these, waiting for it to arrive today or tomorrow. Did you get 55w or 44w? Let me know how it works out.

How has the E8345 work out for you. I have a 8930G as well and thinking of getting the same processor.

[ziggytool]

Can anyone tell me whether my dvd burner in my 8930 is a dual layer burner? My 8930 g has a hl-dt-st bddvdrw ct10n. I was also thinking of upgrading my harddrive to a 7200 rpm would I notice the difference?

[downloads]

It has to be DL burner- everything since circa 2005 is.
As for 7200rpm you would notice it- linear read speed is roughly +50% compared to a typical 5400rpm drive.

[stavrakis]

Hi

I have a 8930g 864G32Bn, with a Dual Core P8600 and 4GB RAM. Can I install 2x4GB 1333Mhz modules to use with a 64-bit OS?
Also, can I upgrade the processor to a quad core? I haven't been able to find a real answer to this.

[ziggytool]

It has to be DL burner- everything since circa 2005 is.
As for 7200rpm you would notice it- linear read speed is roughly +50% compared to a typical 5400rpm drive.

If I added a 7200rpm harddrive in spare bay would it be limited in speed by the 5400 harddrive thats already installed?

[ziggytool]

Thank for the quick reply I am also trying to figure out how to speed my 8930 up any tips? I have been playing starcraft 2 on it and for the most part it works fine but when it gets bogged down with processing heavy graphics it lags alot. Would adding ram help I guess we can't replace graphics card. Any tips would be appreciated.

[Kayedon]

@Ziggy: Only what's on the 5400 hard drive would be affected by the lower speed on that drive. Also, overclock your card/lower the graphics settings. I can comfortably play SC2 with little to no lag on recommended settings.

Also, because my fan is starting to crap out (ticks around like a dying motor), I need some help replacing it. One of the screws simply won't come out - tips?