Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

[squee666]

Really well I got a 9700m gt from an Acer from eBay for half of what the 9600m ddr3 are going for.

Gonna usebthat as a referance for now to see how badly I either need to mod the heatsink or need a new heatsink.

What price you selling them? I may get that and resell. This 9700m after using it as a reference model since I heard they run hotter than the fx.
Also any chance of you safelybflashing it to a gtx. 280m if I buy it.

Other than that I'm saving up for a x9100 e0 stepping so I has a lot to do.

Well hanks anyway.

[shakennstirred]

I was just wondering - has anyone figured out whether or not the 8930G will take 8gb of ram?

how about reading some of this thread lol
most have found that 6gb is the limit, mine wont ever boot to the bios with 8gb, but runs great on 6gb..
there was someone that claimed they had it running on 8gb but never gave any prove

[firehawk12]

how about reading some of this thread lol
most have found that 6gb is the limit, mine wont ever boot to the bios with 8gb, but runs great on 6gb..
there was someone that claimed they had it running on 8gb but never gave any prove

That's what I was referring to, actually. (Trust me, I read the last 30 pages!). Someone claimed that 8gb would work, but there was no follow-up so I was hoping someone would have updated it.

Thanks for the reply though. I may pick up a 4gb stick sometime then.

[BDMaster]

Hi with my,
I have got a problem on my AS8930G 904G50Mn, I was downloading a bios 1.13 and was zipped, but it was in autoexec and starting to wite the bios on.
The problem is that this file is for the 8951G and my notebook is bricked.
I've called the Acer and they said to me I've to send the pc to assistance for replacing the Mobo.
Now I will ask to everyone knows this 8930, if I can get the MBASZ0B004 (this is the last realese) board original to replace by myself on pc ?
Cause It costs in Acer almost €. 350,00.
Many thanks

[squee666]

Question anyone know where i can get the GPU heatsink for the acer 8930g

I need the MxM-3a version that comes with the 9700m gt
upgrading from a 1gb 9600m gt ddr2 so its a differnt heatsink.

that and i dont want any major increases.

may try using it with the older heatsink with some mods and see how temperature is. probably would underclock it though to stabilize it and see ihow it undervolts.


Also just noticed they do a replacement screen but it states its 1920x1200?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ACER-A...item1c15182ed1


Gonna get a new dual lamp inverter mines starting to buzz.

[GARNER_WDH]

my acer 8930g is in perfect condition since december 8th 2008 and at moment playing prototype 1 on it. but i do have slight wear on touch pad part where it has worn away to show white. any one know what i can use to cover it up. something that can be bought in any shop would be good. i did try getting nail polish in grey but did not work

[squee666]

Question does the what heatsink does the 9700m gt take.

the 60.ASZ0N.001 or the 60.AP70N.001

also where to find one that ships to UK?

[Outrunn]

Hi, i am new to the whole process of upgrading my laptop, i have a NVIDIA GeForce 9600m gs, i was wondering if upgrading to the 96/700m gt would be worthwhile.
also judging by a quick read on the owners lounge apparantly the heatsink needs to be changed too? could someone please clarify because i have no experience with the technical side - be gentle.

also a side question, does the laptop support graphics cards out side the 9000m series?

any advice is useful thankyou

[squee666]

outrunn yes it does, you can use the same heatsink if you upgradre to a 9600m gt but 9700m or above would require the heatsink im trying to get.

quadro fx 3700m is the most powerful card you can get will play most games on high/ultra

[Outrunn]

outrunn yes it does, you can use the same heatsink if you upgradre to a 9600m gt but 9700m or above would require the heatsink im trying to get.

quadro fx 3700m is the most powerful card you can get will play most games on high/ultra

ah ok thanks, would a 1gb 9600m gt require another power plug? i know on desktops that graphics cards often have their own power supply, obviously this isnt possible on a laptop. any help is useful thankyou.