vasco_tech88 Troubleshooter

Its pretty sad that so many people having the same issue and Acer cant help on this. Ive noticed that this thread already moved to Legacy Laptops and Netbooks, so for 99% sure there wont be any sollution available. I would actually like to see the result if Acer would provide source code for legacy units, at least BIOS.…

In order to avoid overheating of the laptop, i got a cooling pad (Cooler Master Notepal XL) and I am very happy with the results: GAME: Assassins Creed III SETTINGS: 1920x1080 (on dual external screens), Texture quality (Max), Shadows (Min), Anti-aliasing (Min) BEFORE: CPU ~88-90'C, GPU: ~70'C AFTER: CPU: ~70-75'C, GPU:…

In order to avoid overheating of the laptop, i got a cooling pad (Cooler Master Notepal XL) and I am very happy with the results: GAME: Assassins Creed III SETTINGS: 1920x1080 (on dual external screens), Texture quality (Max), Shadows (Min), Anti-aliasing (Min) BEFORE: CPU ~88-90'C, GPU: ~70'C AFTER: CPU: ~70-75'C, GPU:…

Hi, thansk for the answers. Since I have a 1TB HDD on the side, i guess i would just get an SSD (mSata) to keep windows and apps inside (although games and photopshop and similar heavy stuff would still be in the external 1TB HDD) So for that I believe that 120/128GB would be enough for windows. For that size I can get…

Thanks for the information.

Yes, I know the physical connections are there. I am asking because I saw online on foruns, and even on this forum. several people dealing with problems while adding HDD/SSD to the laptop. Something like: "BIOS does not see the added unit" or "i can only see one unit at a time" And I just wanted to make sure the laptop…

My laptop was running about 88-90'C while playing Assassins Creed 3 but never turned off. Things that may help: -Clean the laptop (see below) -Life the laptop using some small blocks (like lego blocks) up to 2-3cm from the table -Get a good cooling pad (not a bad one, but one with good airflow: >50CFM) I did all the above…

You can buy compressed air cans in common computer or electronic stores. U can also use a home air compressor but you have to be caureful to not danify the laptop. For common cleaning (about every 1-2 months): -Turn off the laptop -Blow compressed air from the side/back opening (in reverse direction) -Blow compressed air…

Hi I have an Acer V3-772G (747a161TMakk, Model VA73) The laptop came from factory with 1TB HDD only. I know I have a free mSATA and a 2nd 2.5" bay. Do you know if it is possible to add an mSATA drive on this laptop? (I am asking because I dont want to invest money and then the laptop will not recognise it because for some…

Hi I have an Acer V3-772G (747a161TMakk, Model VA73) The laptop came from factory with 1TB HDD only. I know I have a free mSATA and a 2nd 2.5" bay. Do you know if it is possible to add an mSATA drive on this laptop? (I am asking because I dont want to invest money and then the laptop will not recognise it because for some…

Hello Cory, Thank you for the fast answer. Anyway this topic keeps me still not very convinced as I wonder in which sittuation you would have a case of overheating or damaging the system just by waking a computer via USB keyboard or mouse when the lid is closed. I guess people dont put their laptops in a bag with the mouse…

[Problem solved!] 1) Open command prompt as Administrator 2) Write "bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy" to enable the legacy startup with F8 (dont forget to change the parameters after this guide) 3) Reboot and press F8 Thanks to Maciej Zalewski from Acer Support

[Problem solved!] Here is what you can try: 1) Make sure there that the file ntbtlog.txt located in C:\Windows is removed (to clean the logs) 2) Enable boot log to check which driver will fail to load: Option A: 1) Open command prompt as Administrator 2) Write "bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy" to enable the…

Hello. I have similar question but in my case, I want to install the Windows 8 to the SSD partition (like was before on the HDD). I have the original HDD with all recovery stuff and so on. Do you know how to do that? PS.: I could copy my partition from HDD to SSD but I want to make a clean Windows installation on the SSD…