Acer Ethos AS8951G/AS5951G Owners Lounge

[Vipeout]

I use EVGA | Software | EVGA Precision. Its reliable, super-easy to use and its totally free.

I only switch the OC "Mode" on for gaming, no need to have the GPU run at higher clocks all the time. After some testing my sweet spot is 720mhz for GPU (stock 590mhz) and 1000mhz for the memory (vs. 900mhz). This gives me around 23% more performance for free Also, the GPU doesnt run hot at all when you position your notebook correctly (= give it space to draw fresh air).

I used this for reference: Alienware M14x: Overclocking the GT 555M | Best Gaming Laptop
My System now runs on par with an Alienware gaming system, at no additional cost I didn't manage to get quite as high as the alienware machine though with OCing, but every chip is different and you might be able to go higher with your clock rates.
For me, it's fine enough. I play FPS on my xbox and stick to the notebook for PC-only games. ATM I'm playing Heroes of M&M IV at max details and 1600*1200 resolution on my 46" Sony Bravia with around 32FPS or so.

[RAY24]

EVGA Software / EVGA Precision.
others often take MSI After burner, but EVGA Precision, that's a nice one to use also.

Hmmm around 23% more performance sounds great! especially with it being also free
---You are smart by the way, not to keep the GPU run at higher clocks all the time. I always say, best to run things only higher when needed. Why waste it on... well, programs/games that don't need/use it?

I must confess though,.... I was planning on Overclocking the GPU, at the time when I would get the faster memory.
(The confession..... I still haven't overclocked it!!....
--been bizzzy, bizzyy....

---But with it now slowing down a bit towards the holidays, I AM! going to make some time for it!

---I believe, Like you said, with the faster memory I indeed might be able to go higher with my clock-rates. (We'll see how much)

I'll check out how well it runs, and let you know (in a few days) what the results are. (can't wait!)

[ThomDoss]

My Second problem, which to me is a bigger problem is the speed inside Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

After installed Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, I instantly noticed the slowness of everything, I mean even opening Computer, browsing through folders and opening any, I mean ANY applications took ages to complete.

Have you received any replies to this? I noticed this same behavior and still haven't found a solution. I did a lot of testing with solid state and spinning drives, loading Acer VS windows drivers, etc. and I came to the conclusion that there is something the HyperVisor does not like about this hardware. I can get W8R2 SP1 to perform similar to W7 until I set Hypervisorlaunchtype = auto in BCDedit. (Which you have to do if you want to start a VM under Hyper-V) As soon as I do that, it is over, CPU usage goes up, response times plummet and it is slower on an SSD than it is on rotating disk without the hypervisor.

I haven't seen this on any other laptop, only on this model and it is very frustrating because I bought this specifically for when I had to demo off my laptop and couldn't access a hosted VM.

Greatest laptop I have ever owned running W7-64, a boat anchor when trying to run W8R2-SP1 with Hyper-V.

Please post if you find a solution.

Thanks,

Thom Doss

[antstyl]

Hello,
I think that i have done something wrong
I have a 5951g an I just downloaded from the acer's site a new bios and I installed it by just running the exe file.
After that my keyboard didn't respond, so I did a reboot.
But then nothing appears on the screen, so from what I have read I have to flash BIOS again. But can someone help me with the exact steps and the correct bios?

Thanks!

[antstyl]

Hello.

I repair it with and Fat partioned usb drive with the .fd bios file and boot it with the FN+ESC keys.

Can you tell me where you found the correct bios .fd because i only have an .exe file from acer's website.

[Manfred Glinke]

Hello, antstyl,
when you download the bios file from Acer, e.g., BIOS_Acer_1.06_A_A.zip, just expand this file.
Inside, there is a folder Bios_Acer_1.06_Windows.
Inside this folder, there is a folder Windows with the file ZRH_106W.exe
This file is a rar-compressed file. Download winrar and expand ZRH_106W.exe.
Inside, you find a lot of files and the ZRH.fd, which is exact the Bios-File you are looking for. No need to rename it!! (Some explanations for other machines recommend to rename this file according to model number in platform.ini, a file you also find in expanded ZRH_106.exe. in this very platform.ini there is no model number, but also no need of it, as there is no need to rename anything).
This file ZRH.fd should be copied onto a FAT32formatted USB-stick. The rest of the procedure is known? If not, please let me know. I had destroyed my Bios a week before by trying to update my Bios out of a virtual Windows 7 and got it to work again!!
Kind regards and a merry Christmas from Manfred Glinke
P.S.: had sent you a long reponse which suddenly disappeared anywhere in the depths of www

[GalaxySII]

I use EVGA | Software | EVGA Precision. Its reliable, super-easy to use and its totally free.

I only switch the OC "Mode" on for gaming, no need to have the GPU run at higher clocks all the time. After some testing my sweet spot is 720mhz for GPU (stock 590mhz) and 1000mhz for the memory (vs. 900mhz). This gives me around 23% more performance for free Also, the GPU doesnt run hot at all when you position your notebook correctly (= give it space to draw fresh air).

I used this for reference: Alienware M14x: Overclocking the GT 555M | Best Gaming Laptop
My System now runs on par with an Alienware gaming system, at no additional cost I didn't manage to get quite as high as the alienware machine though with OCing, but every chip is different and you might be able to go higher with your clock rates.
For me, it's fine enough. I play FPS on my xbox and stick to the notebook for PC-only games. ATM I'm playing Heroes of M&M IV at max details and 1600*1200 resolution on my 46" Sony Bravia with around 32FPS or so.

Hi so is this defo stable? overclock like this? You will need additional cooler under the laptop

[juanjillo]

Can you tell me where you found the correct bios .fd because i only have an .exe file from acer's website.

I find it as is explained Manfred Glinke. But i use the last bios file 1.11

Regards.

[juanjillo]

I Have another problem with my 8951G.

My touchpad worked fine, but suddenly not power on. I try to turn on, but it doesn´t power on.

Any knows some similar problems??

[GalaxySII]

I Have another problem with my 8951G.

My touchpad worked fine, but suddenly not power on. I try to turn on, but it doesn´t power on.

Any knows some similar problems??

Charge it for while and keep presing and swiping touch