Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

[kazmarski]

Hi all,

well like you I have now the proud owner of an 8930G and was all proud when I took it round to a mates house to plug it into his big screen Sony to watch a blue ray when I discovered I could not get the image through the HDMI cable to output to his screen.

I could not find any hot keys, software buttons etc, etc, Is there a secret to get the signal through the HDMI?

Mark

[dishinit]

For HDMI problem,
See this Thread, Post #2:
Acer 8930G HDMI Question

[steveyschoice]

Hey -=$tR|k3r=- thanks for the comments

Forgive my ignorance but what exactly do you mean by "Also, the 320GB HD is split into two nearly equal partitions..... one for the system, and the other for hidden data 'Back-ups'." Does this mean only 160GB is free for actual use while the other half is hidden or should I just not worry about it & essentially assume I have 320GB HD space just split in 2 for faster access?

In regards to this comment "Unlike some manufacturers, Acer has made it really easy to add an additional drive..... no special hardware or cables are required...... just plug the drive into the second bay and you're in business!" are you referring to an external HD or it really is that easy to insert a second drive? Did you have to take the laptop apart?

[Sheldon-27]

thanks for the input =D

[Sheldon-27]

I was looking at that 8930G, definately tempting. I already have a nice gaming PC at home. You guys are going to make me spend more money than i want XD. A problem though is i can't find a place to buy the 8930G in Canada... I think i'll save myself 300 to 400 bucks and stick with the 9600G.

[Uglychisopi]

Yo all,

Just a quick point for all of you who don't know!

When trying to burn the restore disks use DVD-R or DVD-RW. The Blue-Ray and Vista will burn normal files as usual on DVD+R's but the emPowerment software / back up feature will only burn to DVD-R's / RW.

Just a tip!

Thanks to ATG for all the help!

[plasma.]

Anyone wanna find out the PLL number for the 8930G?

I tried some overclocking but with no luck. Still only getting around 5600 in 3D06.

[Uglychisopi]

I bought some Sony & TDK DVD+R discs and when they both had probs I got worried. But the DVD-RW worked a charm.

The strange thing was that when I try to back up normal files (iTunes, docs, PDF etc) the DVD+R discs burn fine and really quickly! It might just be the back up program supplied.

[RFHavens]

Here's a question. What cases have you all used for the 8930g series with the 18.4" screen. I saw a couple of vids on YouTube from Germany of a guy trying some which were tight and likely for a 17" wide screen. My 8930g-7665 arrives tomorrow from NewEgg and I am so looking forward to it. Upgrading from an Acer Ferrari 4005 that I have been using for just over 5 years.

[sam.koll75]

Mine’s a samsonite briefcase…. It was a bit pricey… I was in a hurry… I wanted it Now!!!

Btw Can some one who has adobe 9 reader please open a pdf file while Gridvista is running, and see if these two programs work on your 8930G. I have problems where adobe tries to open files ,then goes into a spin and needs to shut itself down and desktop manager also needs to close citing the reason …‘ Data Execution Prevention (DEP) to help protect your computer’. My Outlook seems to also be affected if Gridvista is closed, however that just restarts without problem without specifying an error (unknown error).
I have resigned myself to shutting Gridvista if I want to view pdf files. Sadly, Acer support have been of no help.