I have tried to use Windows 7 on Acer Aspire 4530.
There are no compatibility issues.
Everything works including Launch Manager just remember to put to Vista SP2 Compatibility Mode when installing.
List of stuff that works (that required tweaking):
Launch Manager (Install in Vista SP2 Compatibility Mode)
Custom ShortCut button tweak continued to work.
Chipset Driver (from Nvidia) Note : No Coprocessor Driver required
List of Stuff that don't work:
Paragon Defragmenter (Hell you don't even need to defrag the OS since it is superbly responsive)
The Modded Synaptic Driver don't work had to use the latest Official Synaptic Drivers (No ChiralScroll)
AMD Dual-Core Optimizer
Unseen Changes in Windows 7
Better multitasking abilities (Developers did improve the CPU scheduling algorithm to make better use of multicpu this was mentioned in a Windows 7 interview)
Improved Network Performance (Better Network Stack)
The new Windows Experience Index for Acer Aspire 4530 (Remember to update DirectX otherwise the score will be 3.9)
If you used 64bit Windows 7 the score willbe even higher...Below was done using 32bit Windows 7.
Gaming Temperatures on Windows 7 in Acer Aspire 4530
Remember to set Restore Point after you finish setting up all the software:
Go to Control Panel >> System >> Advance System Settings >> System Protection >>
Create Restore Point
Any issues regarding Windows 7 and Aspire 4530 post below.
Those who want Windows 7 activated on Acer laptops go here.
Updated:
Please note Acer failed to include the Realtek USB Card Driver in their download page.
Please download it here
The driver will enable better power management control in Windows 7 when it is not in use.
Full Optimization for Aspire 4530 here
Get Windows 7 for Aspire 4530 here
Gaming Temperatures on Windows 7 in Acer Aspire 4530
Remember to set Restore Point after you finish setting up all the software:
Go to Control Panel >> System >> Advance System Settings >> System Protection >>
Create Restore Point
Any issues regarding Windows 7 and Aspire 4530 post below.
Those who want Windows 7 activated on Acer laptops go here.
Updated:
Please note Acer failed to include the Realtek USB Card Driver in their download page.
Please download it here
The driver will enable better power management control in Windows 7 when it is not in use.
Full Optimization for Aspire 4530 here
Get Windows 7 for Aspire 4530 here
Vista SP2 Compatibility Mode how to set its
ReplyDeletei have problem to install nvidia VGA driver for geForce 9100m g
ReplyDeleteTo set compatibility Mode, Right Click the executable and choose properties then Compatibility Mode tab.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't have any problems, simply go to laptopvideo2go.com, download the NVIDIA Forceware 186.82 for Win7 either 32bit or 64bit then install.
My Acer 4530 has only the following experience rating:
ReplyDeleteProcessor: 4.9
Memory (RAM): 5.6
Graphics: 3.9 ---> Yours is 4.1.
Gaming Graphics: 4.9
Primary Hard Disk: 5.4
My Graphics component is lower than it should be. I installed NVIDIA Forceware 186.82 though. :(
Here are my Aspire 4530 system specs:
- 2.2 GHz Turion Ultra 2MB L2 cache
- 4 GB mem
- Windows 7 Professional x64.
Also, I tried the following before running the performance test:
- installing all drivers (no unknown device in device manager)
- defragmenting the hard disk
- disabling my antivirus
- stopping unnecessary services
- set power config to 'high performance'
I hope you can help me correct my performance rating.
Did you forgot to update DX Runtime?
ReplyDeleteAlternatively go to
ReplyDeleteC:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore
Delete everything inside.
Then change to classic view mode.
Change Nvidia Control Panel setting to performance and rerun WinSAT
Win 7 performance rating fixed to 4.0.
ReplyDelete- Processor: 4.9
- RAM: 5.6
- Graphics: 4.0
- Gaming: 5.0
- Primary HD: 5.4
Thanks!
Hi, I installed on Acer ASPIRE 4530Windows 7 and it doesn't recognized the Lan ethernet (the lan ethernet doesn't appears in the device manager, not even as an unknown device), so i fomarted my hard disk and installed the Windows Vista again, the lan ethernet is still not recognized.
ReplyDeleteThe same thing happens with the internal bluetooth adapter, web cam and microphone.
Previously installing the Windows 7 everything worked correctly on Windows Vista.
I downloaded and installed all drivers from the Acer Web Site and it didn't solve the problem.
Most updated Chipset driver can be downloaded from Nvidia site since Aspire 4530 uses a Nvidia Chipset.
ReplyDeleteYou must install the chipset driver first.
ReplyDeleteThanks Weinter
ReplyDeleteI tried to do it in this way. Uninstalling all the drivers and installing the driver of chipset first thw wich I downloaded from the following Link: http://www.nvidia.es/object/notebook_winvista_win7_186.81_whql_es.html
But continuous with the same problem. You think that initiating a new installation of Windows and installing de chipset driver first it will be solved?
To download chipset driver
ReplyDeletehttp://downloads.guru3d.com/Mainboard-drivers---NVIDIA_c19.html
Select the latest.
I told you to download from Guru3d because the latest nForce drivers in Nvidia Official Sites were not offering the latest version.
ReplyDeleteSorry to insist. But I realised all the steps. I even reinstall Windos 7. I continue with the same problem. What can be happening?
ReplyDeleteIs the copy of your Windows 7 Genuine Ultimate?
ReplyDeleteMatch the MD-5 Checksum of the Windows 7 iso.
During my installation Wifi and Lan are automatically detected and installed.
Bluetooth had to be manually activated via the button and installed.
The copy is not genuine, but I have a genuine Windows Vista and it still happens.
ReplyDeleteHow can it match the MD-5 Checksum of the Windows 7 iso?
Right now I have installed the genuine Windows Vista and I can't see the lan, the bluetooth or the web cam on the device manager, not even as unknown device.
Do you think this could be happening because the BIOS setup is not in the correct mode. It has to be IDE or AHCI?
ReplyDeleteThe drive mode has to be in AHCI.
ReplyDeleteGenuine Windows 7 means the MD-5 Checksum of the Windows 7 iso you downloaded matched the checksum released by Microsoft.
can my aspire 4530 running windows 7
ReplyDeletehere is my specification :
AMD Turion X2 2.0Ghz 1Mb L2 cache
Nvidia Geforce 9100MG
Good Day, may I ask if Aspire 4530 is capable of handling DDR3 type of RAM memory modules? Because im planning to upgrade it sometime this December.
ReplyDeleteNope I suggest you to instead save up your money and flash your RAM SPD as shown in one of my blog article.
ReplyDeleteTo date no AMD Mobile Processor is DDR3 Capable even the new Caspians.
hi...can i ask some question.1st can i install w7 ultimate x64 on m acer aspire 4530??2nd should i change bios ide to achi.bcause i currently use ide mode for my win xp and alot of my file in the hdd.will all the file gone if me change to achi when installing w7???here is my aspire 4530 spec:
ReplyDeleteamd turion x2 rm-70
4gb of ram
nvidia 9100m g
Backup your Data, reformat put to AHCI then restore your data.
ReplyDeleteSorry, it should be set to AHCI then reformat.
ReplyDeleteis this laptop can use 800mhz or more higher instead of 667mhz of ram?
ReplyDeleteThe motherboard limits the FSB at 667 however the RAM Timings on 800MHZ RAM is tighter than the RAM Timings on 667MHZ RAM.
ReplyDeletehi..
ReplyDeletehello.. wish you could help me here..
i was unable to installing windows 7 on my acer aspire 4530..
when it try to expanding windows file..
around 10 second after that it was showing this error..
0x80070570
i dont know what to do.. been googling all around..
btw , my win 7 dvd was m.windows 7 win 64 final rtm ultimate edition.
thankyou.. ur reply was so appreciates..
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have problem with blue screen since installed 7 Ultimate..i dont know why..please help me..
We can't help you if you don't post any useful information.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the screen error?
It happen too fast and i even can read the blue screen. then, a windows error recovery come out. it says windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. For your information, my Windows 7 was upgraded from Vista Home Premium. I've downloaded & installed latest driver for Windows 7 from Acer website. Sometimes the blue screen come out & sometimes not. I dont know what to do since i'm not IT person..please help me..
ReplyDeleteTry to enter safe mode and schedule a chkdsk.
ReplyDeleteDid you install the drivers properly?
To install new drivers you have to uninstall the old ones first.
You can also try to boot from the Operating System CD and run fixboot and fixmbr.
Sylar, i also have the same problem... try using the recommended nforce driver (15.45,15.44,15.46) i really dont remember which of these version i used..
ReplyDeletehope this works to you as well
BTW, the error is caused by the harddisk driver...
ReplyDeletehello people, i have a minor problem here with my aspire 4530.
ReplyDeletei have recently added 2gb's worth of RAM for a total of 4gb. when i run dxdiag and look it up at the boot screen it reads 4096mb.
however, the desktop gadget and tune up utilities only recognize only 2814mb of RAM instead of 4096mb.
im like wtf? im not able to fully utilize the whole 4gb?!
does anyone know how to fix this? it will be much appreciated :)
oh, and im running windows7 ultimate 32bit and processor's AMD turion x2 RM-70 if that also helps :)
ReplyDeleteYep you already answered your own question.
ReplyDeleteWindows 7 Ultimate 32bit.
You need 64bit to get more OS address space to map the system memory.
If you activated Windows 7 by the methods I mentioned, simply reformat and reinstall Windows 7 bit Ultimate, and repeat the activation steps again.
The certs and key are the same.
i see, thanks for the quick response :)
ReplyDeleteI've downloaded & installed latest driver for Windows 7 from Acer website. Sometimes the blue screen come out & sometimes not. I dont know what to do since i'm not IT person.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the error msg?
ReplyDeletebeen using w7 ultimate 32bit for quite a while now. everything is going great until my cdrom doesn't want to burn disks anymore and produces weird sounds whenever i insert a blank disk in it.. i don't have problems reading disks though, it works perfectly in reading movies, audio, documents.
ReplyDeleteplease help. thanks.
been using w7 ultimate 32bit for quite a while now. everything is going great until my cdrom doesn't want to burn disks anymore and produces weird sounds whenever i insert a blank disk in it.. i don't have problems reading disks though, it works perfectly in reading movies, audio, documents.
ReplyDeleteplease help. thanks.
If the optical drive got damaged nothing you can do except replace it.
ReplyDeleteFind the Part Number of the Drive and buy it off ebay to replace it.
hello! i have installed win7 ultimate 64bit but i have problem with my VGA..i can not find a vga driver that compatible with win7 64bit acer 4530
ReplyDeleteplease help me!!!
tnx!
Use the Nvidia released driver 195.62 @ nvidia driver download site.
ReplyDeletehelp my acer 4530,,
ReplyDeletei have installed windows 7 in my acer 4530,, everything is ok,,
but if i open "nvidia control panel" and goto tab "adjust image settings with preview" , it's always black screen n goto normal again then black screen n goto normal again...
then in the windows tray appear message
"display driver nvidia windows kernel mode driver, version 195.62 stopped responding and has successfully recovered"
someone help me please...
here is Win 7 performance rating fixed to 3,4
- Processor: 4.0
- RAM: 5.4
- Graphics: 3.4
- Gaming: 4.7
- Primary HD: 5.4
i always defrag my hardsik and disabling antivirus and everything..
i also update driver vga from nvidia's site...
the driver is 195.62
here is spec of my acer 4530
- 2 GHz Turion Ultra 2MB L2 cache
- 2.5 GB mem
- Windows 7 Ultimate x86.
Uninstall all Nvidia Drivers.
ReplyDeleteRun CCleaner Registry Cleaning.
Reinstall Nvidia Driver.
Remember to restart after each uninstall.
ReplyDeletei have uninstalled all nvidia drivers, restaring, cleaning registry and clean every thing that can be clean by ccleaner. and then install newest driver from nvidia's site.. then restarting again.. but the condition still same..
ReplyDeletei dont know why,, before i installed windows 7 x86, i have installed windows 7 x64, and have the same problem again,,
what the driver that i download wrong?but i come to nvidia's site and let the system in the nvidia's site scanning my driver and give the newest driver for me. and i have download it..it's very imposible that i have wrong downloaded..
what driver that you use??
may be you can recomended to me,,
give me that link...
or maybe you have any sollution??
im sory my english is very bad..
Does the problem only happen in Control Panel?
ReplyDeleteDid it happen when you run any 3D Program?
Can you run Furmark Stability(Google, Download and Install) test without crashing?
Anything useful you can find in event viewer?
the problem only happen when i choose nvidia control panel,, but in the another 3D program like left4 dead 3D games it's worked...
ReplyDeletethis game get some lag,different if i run it in windows xp..
i played winamp, watch movie, browsing, or many more except nvidia control panel..
im newbe in the windows 7, i open dxdiag and search test direct 3D directDraw, but i can't find them in the dxdiag..
when windows start up, appear message in the system tray. they say driver blocked bla bla bla...
what driver should i use?
How did you install your Windows 7?
ReplyDeletewhAt do you mean?
ReplyDeletei installed windows 7 with usb flash disk,,but only driver that can't working properly,,
Rather how did you activate Windows 7?
ReplyDeletei haven't activate windows 7, but i have the cracked programs, in the windows 7 64bit, i have cracked but it's same trouble with driver, so i change to 32bit..
ReplyDeleteemph, what is the efect if we have not activate windows??
i think it's oc if we have not activated....
Another user with cracks.
ReplyDeletePlease Use the modded BIOS I made.
It activates Windows 7 without any cracks.
Go to my Aspire 4530 Latest Modded BIOS page.
The crack interfere with Driver loading hence the issue.
please give me the link to download the driver that you use...
ReplyDeletemay be if i use the same driver with you, it can be solve the problem
where i can get the "Modded BIOS" ?
ReplyDeletegive me the link...
did you mean "Modified Aspire 4530 Optimized BIOS" ????
ReplyDeleteanyone playing game with this notebook??
ReplyDeletewhen i play countersrike source (low setting) on windows 7, i got lag very bad, n thats not gonna happen when i played on windows xp with high setting.
can someone help???
i playing game in this notebook with windows7 operating system,, it's oc there is some lag in here different if we use in the windows xp but not too lag like you..
ReplyDeletedo you play CS with LAN or not?if you play with LAN, try to play with BOT..
may be your LAN's trouble
or try to download the newest driver from NVIDIA's site
Use my Windows 7 Modded BIOS.
ReplyDeleteI included some DSDT fixes and undervolted the GPU as well.
but i already use a newer bios version 1.3336...
ReplyDeletethat is okay to downgrade bios???
Of Course in order to test the new 1.3336 I had to flash it too and now I am using my modded final 1.3334 so do you think it is possible.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I flashed using phlash16 DOS Mode.
Download the activator and follow accordingly.
thanks for ur advice..
ReplyDeletenow im using modded bios, and the result is better than before...
playing 3d game like "LOST PLANET" its better right now, FPS more playable than before
And for the cssource, still have a problem with laggy thing, but when i set affinity to one processor the game is running very smooth until 10 minutes, and laG....aggghh T_T
sorry, i want to ask..if i install windows 7 in 4530 it has to be ide or ahci?? now i use ide,should i change to ahci??
ReplyDeleteAcer Aspire 4530 will work with AHCI out of box but for better performance install Nvidia Storage Drivers
ReplyDeleteTo boost gaming performance increase fan speed while gaming.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry but i didn't understand..i just installed windows 7 in ide mode..should i reinstall to ahci??
ReplyDeleteJust set to AHCI it should be able to boot no issues.
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteI'm also an owner of an Acer Aspire 4530
I was wondering why my windows experience index is only 3.7 while yours is 4.1
the 3.7 rating was obtained from the Graphics part as well...
I followed your advices on the other users who commented above.. so far nothing worked.. also I am confused about your modded BIOS
I'm using a Licensed copy of Win7 Pro 32 bit
do I still need your modded BIOS?
Which should I download if I do need it? Thank you..
I'm also having trouble with my built-in webcam.. it's not functioning anymore... I don't get my bluetooth as well.. sigh
Thanks in advance
My Modded BIOS besides having SLIC2.1 also has undervolted GPU and corrected DSDT.
ReplyDeleteUp to you if you want to use it.
Check the Changelog to decide which version you like best.
As for webcam the solution is install the Bison drivers instead of SuYin and check make sure the connectors are secured.
oh... okay I'll try the bison drivers instead...
ReplyDeletebut I'm getting annoyed though..
whenever I uninstall the drivers, windows 7 just downloads the drivers from somewhere and installs it without my consent.. I can't uninstall the drivers then restart then install them myself...
How do I do this?
Well if I already have a licensed win7 is it OK to still use your modded BIOS? could you link to me which BIOS should I download there?
there are a lot of versions posted there.. I'm just nervous xD
thanks for replying :D
P.S. - I'm still not that good of a programmer to understand your changelog fully, but i'm getting there.
Did you uninstall it using the Device Manager or Add/Remove Program?
ReplyDeleteThe correct way to uninstall the WebCam Driver is by the add/remove Program in Windows Control Panel.
Yes you can still use my Modfified BIOS but leave out the activation function by not using it.
Difference between Version 3333 to 3334 is shown in the changelog. It is regarding a USB issue that I don't experience.
As for Version 3336 it is not documented by Acer nevertheless there are some users who want it, but I hated the unplug AC,battery shutdown restart issue so I manually transferred the 3336 modules to 3334 that doesn't cause the issue and called it 3334_6 BIOS.
i've use acer aspire 4530 for 2 years..at first, there'r no problem on the crystal eye webcam..but now, i can't use that webcam..whenever i click on the webcam, this word appear "no camera found'. i'm confuse about it. can u explain to me why i having this problem?
ReplyDeleteIt is a known issue solution in this blog as well.
ReplyDeletePlease do the searches first.
In Windows 7 RC and the previous beta, I have been receiving an error message saying "Consider replacing your battery" "There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly". and i just can use the battery for 5 minutes only..can u help me?
ReplyDeleteBuy a new Battery from Ebay using your laptop model as a search query or you laptop battery model.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Weinter, your blog is really useful, I haven't migrate to win7 yet, but will use this as a good reference :D
ReplyDeleteHow to increse fan speed??
ReplyDeletedunno where to set it??
i have a problem for 4530 windows 7 ultimate 32bit....
ReplyDeletei have no problem playing video and music...
but i got a lot of nonsensical amount of lag when playing games like counterstrike condition zero...i set the graphic and resolution to lowest setting but it still lag like a crazy....
my spec for my laptop is:
- AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-60
- NVIDIA nForce MCP77MH, Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G graphics
please help solve my problem.....please.....
my spec of my laptop is
It is most likely a Thermal Issue when Temperature of the components exceed threshold ACPI initiate component throttling and slow down.
ReplyDeleteGoogle & Download HWMonitor to double check.
Also check undervolting AMD Processor and try the undervolted VGA BIOS all on this site.
sorry my false information,my processor is as below,not athlon:
ReplyDelete- AMD Turion X2 dual-core mobile technology RM-70 (1 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, DDR2 800 MHz), supporting AMD HyperTransport 3.0 technology
it seem that the temperature exceed threshold when i check using hdmonitor....
so,is there a way to decrease other than undervolting processor and gc....?i am noob about this because of risking unstable.....
hi
ReplyDeleteI'm using an Acer Aspire 4530 with the following specs:
1. AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-70 2.00Ghz
2. Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit)
Recently I'm having problems with my laptop during start-up. It will keep on on and off by itself a few times before Windows starts booting up. At first i thought it was a problem with the power adapter, so i brought a new one. However, the problem still happens.
At a computer shop, the guy working there told me that Acer Aspire is unable to cope with Windows 7 and asked me to downgrade ASAP before it burns my motherboard.
Is all of this true? Otherwise, what is the problem that i am having now?
Thanks alot!
It is quite obvious that person is lying isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBut there could be a problem with the hardware.
1)Check ambient temperature using HWMonitor.
2)Does it occur with other OSes like Windows Vista or XP or any GNU\Linux?
3)Check RAM and Harddisk (ie replace or remove the RAM and try again. Replace the harddisk and try again)
It is tedious but this is part of troubleshooting/diagnostic.