Acer Aspire 5942g powersmart management problem.  

Don't worry about debugging it yourself. Just copy the dmp(s) to the desktop, and select all of them. Right-click on one>send to>new compressed folder.

Then upload it to this site.

You may want to do a memory test just for the heck of it.

Code:

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Jonathan\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_050410-28532-01(2).zip\050410-28532-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: 
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (8 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 7600.16539.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100226-1909
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`0305e000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`0329be50
Debug session time: Tue May  4 12:04:43.429 2010 (GMT-4)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:10:34.615
Loading Kernel Symbols
......................................................Unable to load image Unknown_Module_00000000`00000000, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Unknown_Module_00000000`00000000
Unable to add module at 00000000`00000000

Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 19, {3, fffffa8005724d80, 0, fffffa8005724d80}

Probably caused by : Pool_Corruption ( nt!ExFreePool+75b )

Followup: Pool_corruption
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Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder. Boot from the CD, and run at least 5 passes.

It just finished, no errors. :)
Did the dump file showed about the programs error?
Is there anything else i can do?


I found out also that these two .exe files of the program that does not work are running in the background.


I dont know why or what does that mean, but here is a screen-shot.



Also, here:

There is the notification options for that utility.
I chose to be always on the little image and the notifications.
When i chose that, there was a message saying that it is inactive and there will be an image next time it will be active.

So basically, what's happening is that everything appears to be running and working, but the button doesn't work?

g47 said:

Yes but not exactly, as when i press the button the screen should be dimmed and the windows aero should be removed, to save the battery.
Nothing of these happens.

I guess i can not avoid the format and a fresh install of windows.
And just for a utility is too much...but i can not have a new laptop not fully working.
There is nothing else to do, right?

There may be a way you could fix it, but it is beyond my skill. If the clean install doesn't fix it, we can determine that it is a hardware issue.

g47 said:

Yes but not exactly, as when i press the button the screen should be dimmed and the windows aero should be removed, to save the battery.
Nothing of these happens.

I guess i can not avoid the format and a fresh install of windows.
And just for a utility is too much...but i can not have a new laptop not fully working.
There is nothing else to do, right?

Hey there!
I've update my Acer power management without any probs few days ago...I did uninstall before, then reinstall the all set after a reboot.

It is normal that the button doesn't work while powered on battery, you should have a pop-up window telling you, once pressed the button it will not work due to wired powered or battery powered.

When you're on battery powered, no need to press this button because it looks like you have a switchable graphic card...just go in the power plan management in the control panel and do your own parameters considering the normal setting, i mean just adjust to your needs.

If you want to be able to use this button on keyboard, i think you should have to set in your bios options (F2 key) to NOT ALLOW Switchable Graphic. But why bother if it's working fine & it could confusing you.

For the Acer Launch management (keyboard shorcuts), it does update fine, and works fine aswell...but the only thing that had never work "since day one", is the keyboard key shorcut "P" when you launch it from the programs...