Aspire 7720G major upgrade

[DoZe]

Originally Posted by .NetRolller 3D

On eBay.

Ok ok, thanks. Nothing for the moment on Ebay, but i can wait (it's hard )

[DoZe]

I can confirm, the LG Philips LP171WU3 (TL) (B1) 1920x1200 WORKS perfectly and 100% Ok with Acer 7720G.

I buy this one on Ebay :

LG PHILIPS LP171WU1-TL A2 17" WUXGA DALLE ECRAN en vente sur eBay.fr (fin le 19-févr.-12 22:47:11 Paris)

When i open the box, i was furious , because it's not "the good one".
i received the LP171WU3 (TL) (B1).

And the first time i fit it into the screen case, and want to put the LVDS harness connector, erm..... i think it's not the good LVDS connetor....
But eheh.... seems to be the same

I retry, very gently to put the connector to not bend or break the connector... but no success

Retry... Pushhhhhhhhhh... YES ! N-e-v-e-r seen that before
i need so much force to plug it ! scary !!!

But since 10 years of Laptop repair or upgrade, i repeat, never seen sooo
much force to plug the LVDS connector !

[.NetRolller 3D]

I've experienced the same with the LP154WU1 in my 5720G. Evidently LG uses a slightly different, thinner connector than AU Optronics.

About the chip: Search for "MX25L512*" on eBay - the asterisk is important, as there always extra letters after 512.

[applemaca]

Hi, bought my new screen for 7720g

eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace

before i strip down to fit, was thinking of fitting this internal TV card too...but surely it will need an antenna? This is the card I was thinking of.

eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace

[JIC_E7]

about the tv tuner card, i have the same one in my acer 7720g and there is a little port (a little like an Ariel port or RF port at the back of a tv) on the far back right side that connects to an antenna like device that came with the laptop, tried using it once or twice but would rather watch tv off my xbox lol

[.NetRolller 3D]

@JIC_E7: That port is only present of machines that originally came with a TV tuner. On originally tunerless models, its place is blocked up with plastic.

[applemaca]

Originally Posted by .NetRolller 3D

@JIC_E7: That port is only present of machines that originally came with a TV tuner. On originally tunerless models, its place is blocked up with plastic.

Thanks for that NetRoller & JIC_E7.........an upgrade(Pointless) to far then.
I'd thought perhaps some sort of hybrid antenna could be fitted instead of the wireless one present at the moment......silly me.

[JIC_E7]

hmmm wonder if I can get help with this one, i bought an intel 320 ssd 120gb and installed it in my acer aspire 7720g. I started hearing a sort of buzzing/ chirping noise kinda like the noise you would hear from a normal hard drive but much more electronic, a bit like an old 56k modem lol. I presumed something was wrong with it so I put my ear up against were the laptop is and it was definitely from the ssd.

i also took it out and tried it on several computers and laptops, both internally and externally. I sent it back to the retailer and told them there is a fault with the ssd. They checked it and tested it and it turns out there was a fault so they sent me a replacement. I installed the replacement and little to my shock it was exactly the same except slightly quieter.

I then rang intel and they told me that they have never heard of such a thing and to send it back to the retailer immediately as there is definitely a fault. I sent it back and same thing they said there was a fault. I am now on my 3rd ssd, and guess what, exactly the same....

I know it must be really rare for it to happen, but I have my 3rd ssd and cannot be bothered sending it back, because most likely the same thing will happen haha, has anyone got any suggestions? Anything I'm missing here, I am pretty sure they should be silent...am i just that unlucky?

Thanks in advanced

[.NetRolller 3D]

Are you sure you are dealing with genuine Intel SSDs, and not some kind of couterfeit? I'm starting to suspect that there are micro-SD cards or some other fake behind the shiny Intel covering, instead of the usual SSD PCB.

[JIC_E7]

No its definitely genuine intel retail product and not the cheaper oem or a fake, the serial numbers i checked and are genuine products, plus its from ebuyer, which is the biggest online computer retailer something like best buy or whatever they are called and all the products are genuine.
oh and the ssd works perfectly fine, its extremely fast and in windows index it says 7.7 for hard disk performance, and on the intel ssd toolbox program, it says its running perfectly fine, everything is optimised and running 100%.

I just cant figure it out...