Acer 8935G Upgrade

[hmoodie]

Hi guys,

Do any of you know what can be upgraded on an Acer 8935G. I know the obvious like HDD and RAM but anything else?

Does anyone know what size of HDD's fit between 10mm and 12mm, I think thats the 2 sizes of HDD you can buy?

^^^ Not sure if this makes sense but what I mean is you know that some HDD's that are more than 500gb they are slightly taller 12mm maybe. Does anyone know if the 8935G is restrcited to the smaller HDD's or not.

Cheers
H

[hmoodie]

Anyone of you Acer guru's have an idea?

Cheers
H

[TehSuigi]

Hmoodie, I haven't a clue about whether the 8935G can accept 12mm hard drive. Only the bulkiest of systems can pull that off. Stick to 9mm hard drives just to be safe (or better yet, go for an SSD!)

The 8935G can have its CPU upgraded to any Core 2 Duo (or Quad, if you're lucky), and is one of the rare few systems that can upgrade its GPU as well. Unfortunately, not many upgrades exist right now - Acer needs to release more cards in the MXM-B format the 8935G uses.

[hmoodie]

Hmoodie, I haven't a clue about whether the 8935G can accept 12mm hard drive. Only the bulkiest of systems can pull that off. Stick to 9mm hard drives just to be safe (or better yet, go for an SSD!)

The 8935G can have its CPU upgraded to any Core 2 Duo (or Quad, if you're lucky), and is one of the rare few systems that can upgrade its GPU as well. Unfortunately, not many upgrades exist right now - Acer needs to release more cards in the MXM-B format the 8935G uses.

Superb, thank for this info. I have the Q9000 processor are there any upgrades to this as yet?

Thanks alot
H

[TehSuigi]

You can go to the Q9100, but that's only 266 MHz faster and not worth the hassle.
Or if you're feeling lucky, you can try to install the Core 2 Extreme QX9300 at 2.53 GHz. It just depends on whether the BIOS supports it.

If you aren't as big of a multitasker, consider a fast dual-core instead of the slower quads. Maybe the T9600 (2.8 GHz), T9800 (2.93) or T9900 (3.06) is more your speed?

[conradish]

Hmoodie, I haven't a clue about whether the 8935G can accept 12mm hard drive. Only the bulkiest of systems can pull that off. Stick to 9mm hard drives just to be safe (or better yet, go for an SSD!)

The 8935G can have its CPU upgraded to any Core 2 Duo (or Quad, if you're lucky), and is one of the rare few systems that can upgrade its GPU as well. Unfortunately, not many upgrades exist right now - Acer needs to release more cards in the MXM-B format the 8935G uses.

I've just got a 8935g with T6600, does that mean I can go up to Q9000 if I want?... I checked on some info from another thread for another model and found there are two mobo's for the 8935g (http://www.zandparts.com/acer/index....2_91256_91274), one with 45w and other with 35w in the name (guessing this mght refer to processor wattage). Was wondering if I might have to have the 45w one in order to have the quad...?

If not possible, not a big problem, happy to upgrade to P8700 or similar. Do I need anything special to upgrade other than a screwdriver?!

Conrad

[TehSuigi]

Conradish, good call checking the other thread - it was me doing the digging up for an 8930G user and sure enough, the 8935G also has two possible motherboards; one supports quads (which need the 45 W power supply and cooling), the other doesn't (35 W covers all non-Extreme dual-cores).
You can always check the part number on your motherboard itself!

[conradish]

Conradish, good call checking the other thread - it was me doing the digging up for an 8930G user and sure enough, the 8935G also has two possible motherboards; one supports quads (which need the 45 W power supply and cooling), the other doesn't (35 W covers all non-Extreme dual-cores).
You can always check the part number on your motherboard itself!

Ah glad I didn't just claim it as purely my find! I wonder if the motherboard choice is down to which preocessor is being fitted, or when laptop made...hmm

I guess to get the motherboard I need to take the whole base off..can't find a disassembly guide anywhere, hopefully its all pretty straigh forward though...maybe I peek tomorrow...

[x64Man]

I found the MB part number for my 8930, on a sticker, under the RAM. This find was after I had already purchased Q9000 and found that it was not supported. Still have CPU if anyone is interested. So any 8930 owners out there pull out your RAM and see if you are lucky enough to have the correct MB version (MB.ASZ0B.004). I think you will find that if it came with a P or T processor the MB will be version (MB.ASZ0B.001).

I hope this helps someone interested in upgrading thier 8930.

I have also been toying with the idea of purchasing the correct MB and performing the upgrade myself but feel that the 8930 CPU heatsink and fan may not be the correct one as well, any input on this from anyone, would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Steve

[conradish]

I found the MB part number for my 8930, on a sticker, under the RAM.

Steve

Ah thanks Steve, I know that is the last place I would have looked! Confirmed I have the 001 motherboard for the 8935g so only 35w and no quad core for me....oh well, I couldn't really afford it anyway, So decision made for me is good!