Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG Owners Lounge

[Jay.]

so


do you guys think the cooling in this 4820tg is just as effecient as the 3820tg?


one up that the 4820tg has over the 3820tg is that it seems it uses the full 16x pci lane

They are both very efficient.. I think you're asking if it's simply as good as the 3820TG?

No one can deny that 2 heatsinks/fans are better than 1.

And I thought that PCI issue was fixed a long time ago?

[Handa]

so


do you guys think the cooling in this 4820tg is just as effecient as the 3820tg?


one up that the 4820tg has over the 3820tg is that it seems it uses the full 16x pci lane

Ofcourse it's not as efficient since it only has one fan while 3820TG has two but it's enough to not throttle the CPU or GPU from what I have seen so far.

For me it's basically 2 fans vs 2 HDD's and so far I think the 2 HDD's is better since I don't have to buy a big SSD drive for a 4820TG.

[aylafan]

how exactly do i configure my graphics card to automatically switch when its running on battery or when i plug it in

when im wired to an outlet and i suddenly switch to battery, the graphics change from ATi to intel HD

but when im on battery and i plug my laptop it doesnt go from intel HD to ATi

It will not switch graphics automatically if you closed your lid "before" unplugging/plugging in the power adapter. It will stay with its previous graphics mode.

Fongwu - Follow my steps exactly on the first page of this thread under "Commonly Asked Questions". You made your own way of installing ATI drivers. Which is why you are facing this problem.

[lastdon]

They are both very efficient.. I think you're asking if it's simply as good as the 3820TG?

No one can deny that 2 heatsinks/fans are better than 1.

And I thought that PCI issue was fixed a long time ago?

it seems from the latest screen shots that it was stuck on 1x in the 3820tg thread

[zerverize]

They are both very efficient.. I think you're asking if it's simply as good as the 3820TG?

No one can deny that 2 heatsinks/fans are better than 1.

And I thought that PCI issue was fixed a long time ago?

I would sacrifice 1 fan for the sake of the built-in optical drive.
I was with the Asus EEE(s) for a while and carrying the external DVD was getting to my nerves. 4820TG Just simply answered all my needs.

I am picking up my unit today at MC, then fresh install win 7 pro later.

[CVonV]

Fongwu - Follow my steps exactly on the first page of this thread under "Commonly Asked Questions". You made your own way of installing ATI drivers. Which is why you are facing this problem.

1. Install both Intel and ATI drivers (or just ATI). Restart.
2. Go into BIOS and select "Discrete". Boot into Windows 7 & let the OS install the new drivers. Restart.
3. Go into BIOS and select "Switchable". Boot into Windows 7.

so with step one.. it should already be on "switchable"?

i don't get step two's "& let the OS install the new drivers".. isn't that what happened in step one?

i don't think Fongwu was far off from your steps

[inm8#2]

This video and comments by at least one review (notebookjournal.de) make it a tough decision to give up my dream of a 3820TG in the States and just go for the 4820TG.

[fongwu]

1. "Install both Intel and ATI drivers (or just ATI). Restart." I installed the drivers from the acer CD, which is the same as the drivers that come with the stock windows install. is this correct?

2. When you say "Boot into Windows 7 & let the OS install the new drivers", do you mean install the 10.7 drivers?

Apart from that I'm pretty sure I followed your steps correctly

[CVonV]

fongwu, i'm having the same problem as you with my 5820TG. during step 2, catalyst 10.7's detects that the acer driver is installed and is "the most upto date" and hence doesn't need to be updated.. therefore it doesn't end up installing it.

also, if u run catalyst 10.7 before installing the acer drivers.. then it doesn't detect the HD5650 at all (even if the BIOS is set to discrete)

[aylafan]

fongwu, i'm having the same problem as you with my 5820TG. during step 2, catalyst 10.7's detects that the acer driver is installed and is "the most upto date" and hence doesn't need to be updated.. therefore it doesn't end up installing it.

also, if u run catalyst 10.7 before installing the acer drivers.. then it doesn't detect the HD5650 at all (even if the BIOS is set to discrete)

If you are on a clean install of Windows 7. Just install the newest Intel and ATI Catalyst Mobility 10.7 drivers. There is no need to install Acer 's version and then ATI Catalyst Mobility 10.7 drivers. This might cause a conflict later in drivers and won't let you install newer drivers.

If you are updating Acer ATI drivers. Just install 10.7 in "Switchable" mode. Then switch to "Discrete" in BIOS, so that the OS can finish installing 10.7 successfully. Then switch back to "Switchable" in BIOS and it should be done.

Sorry, if I was unclear about the installation process. I'll update the first page. The drivers should be reported as being updated if you run the 10.7 installation again, but will be reported as 10.6 in the Catalyst information. I'm thinking that 10.7 updated some specific files, but not everything. Some older Catalyst drivers would report the wrong version too for some reason.

Edited: Also, make sure you are installing ATI Catalyst Mobility drivers and not the normal ATI Catalyst drivers.