Acer Aspire 5942G Owners Lounge

[Santagc]

. I have a 5942G that I bought second hand. The mobo is faulty, and I wonder if anyone knows where I can get a replacement from. I am based in Ireland.

Thanks for your help in advance !

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eBay seems to be the best place for that. Don't shy away from used ones as long as they give you at least a week of warranty to test it.

[Santagc]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I have seen one that is a refurb for sale on e-bay, but it comes from Shenzhen in China and I dont think I would be succesful in getting a refund if it was faulty. Surely they must be available from Acer?

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Only if you hand it over to them and pay them to fix it.
Acer doesn't supply parts to individuals.

Wait a while- good deals tend to pop up on eBay every once in a while- there may be nothing on now and something interesting in a week.

[g47]

Is this laptop ssd upgradable?
From bios side i mean.

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SSD is not BIOS dependent so yes it is.

[g47]

So if i buy one, its a straight forward replace, right?
Except of course the image of my os that i will duplicate with acronis.

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Sometimes SSDs don't fit because there's plastic near the connector in the notebook. If you look at the HDD it doesn't have anything below the connector but SSDs are like a brick so there can be nothing in its way.

I know it's a poor description but it's hard to put into words. Check if anyone posted about issues fitting SSD drive or about having to remove a casing form SSD in order to fit it into 5942.

[g47]

I have to be honest, i didnt understood a thing
Its me probably.
Let me show you two pictures.
The hdd is in a metal casing fixed with screws on the main body.





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[g47]

Crucial M4 256 Gb is on its way, it was verified by crucial that i can upgrade without problems.
Whats the fastest sollution for ram upgrade?