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    Acer5920G GPU upgrade problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by punia1979, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. punia1979

    punia1979 Newbie

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    hello everyone...

    I am happy user of ACER 5920G, my laptop originally have ATI HD3470 built in, so I have ordered geforce 8600m GT MXM II from ebay

    when I put in my new card I have only black screen :-( when I put back my HD3470 everything is fine, have tried on few bios's allready and still the same S#@T !!!!

    any solutions for that?
    should I put some specyfic bios version?

    my 5920G have T5750 CPU Centrino 2x2GHz
    4GB Ram

    the new Geforce is 512MB

    Please HELP! thanx
     
    punia1979, Dec 2, 2008
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  2. Tinselworm

    Tinselworm Notebook Deity

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    WHOA acer 5920G is MXM!! wow!! never knew that XD
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 2, 2008
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  3. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Some 8600m GT don't have their own bios and use the information in the system BIOS... If you got that kind, it won't work. Other problem is that maybe your laptop is bios locked too...
     
    Ayle, Dec 2, 2008
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  4. Tinselworm

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    NEWS: the Acer 5920G is supposedly only compatibly upgradeable to an ATI 3650
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 2, 2008
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  5. punia1979

    punia1979 Newbie

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    so.... I wait for some solutions or suggestions... get my card to some other laptop and flash it? any specyfic version of bios for the laptop maybe?
     
    punia1979, Dec 2, 2008
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  6. Tinselworm

    Tinselworm Notebook Deity

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    ask acer. you should have asked acer before you did it or at least found out if it was compatible, did you wear an antistatic wristband?
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 2, 2008
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  7. punia1979

    punia1979 Newbie

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    the seller on ebay have in description that is compatible so I have go for it, ye I have antistatic yoke on my hand (have IT diploma from computer hardware dude ;) ) the only thing is I have never have too much experience with laptops (mostely standard PC desktops)
     
    punia1979, Dec 2, 2008
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  8. Tinselworm

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    well good, im just making assumptions because you are new to this forums...
    i wouldnt believe everything i read on ebay
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 2, 2008
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  9. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Have you posted on the MXM-Upgrade.com forums here?
     
    TehSuigi, Dec 2, 2008
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  10. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    %920G originaly came with 8600M GT card . so it want to work properly . Try to flash your BIOS .
     
    bigspin, Dec 3, 2008
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  11. punia1979

    punia1979 Newbie

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    will try to flash the bios and let U's know what's the craic....
     
    punia1979, Dec 4, 2008
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