black screen on aspire 5920 :\

hi, when i got this laptop... i changed the bios version so i could install xp but for some reason it ****ed up the computer in the long run and in the end i couldnt find the hard drives or formate or install xp again... so i installed vista which worked... and flashed back the bios to the original bios version... but now i cant install any avg nvidia 8600m gt graphic card drivers :S i tried from nvidia home page... but it wont install.. i tried from aspire home page the driver for service pack 1 but got black screen... i tried from some post here which said i should go to laptop2do.com or something similare cant remember atm... t worked for 10 min but then the screen came with strange colors and froze itself.. i tried to restart but then i got grey screen wen i entered windows :S any ideas? please


and.... is it even possible that guild wars just wont work? i couldnt run full screen in xp cus it froze and i tried in vista but i got gray screen and froze.

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acer aspire 5920 vista 32 bit sp1, dual core 2ghz, 2gb ram, nvidia geforce 8600m gt

 

That laptop should run Guild Wars EASILY with no problem at all. I have the 6920 with a lower end video card and it runs great at max settings.

I think you need to flash your bios (with the new version) properly first so that you can start off on the right foot first. Get the latest version and flash it and make sure there are no errors. Then move on to installing the OS and drivers.

Once your OS is installed then use the drivers on Acers website first. The version they have listed for Vista 32bit is: "nVidia VGA Driver 7.15.11.119" MAKE ABSOLUTE POSITIVE YOU GET THE ONE FOR "Windows Vista" because they have 4 different VGA drivers listed for that model.

If you already have your BIOS and OS installed (and working properly) then try going to Control Panel > Device Manager and removing everything under Display Adapter. Then reboot. This will cause Vista to start using a generic driver that should get you into the OS in 800x600 or 1024x768 resolution and from there you can install the nVidia Drivers.

If you cant get into Windows at all (or at least if you cant see anything after Windows boots) then you need to go in under Safe Mode. Press F8 just before Windows starts to load (right after the BIOS boot screen, before the Windows Logo screen) and you will be presented with a menu, select Safe Mode and that should get you in under the generic vga driver. From there you need to uninstall whatever is listed under Display Adapters (in Device Manager), reboot and then install the nVidia driver.

 

thx for the reply,will try once i get my laptop to restart again lol.. i tried vga nvidia triver from acer (service pack1) version but now i ony get grey screen even before bios -.- maybe i broke something and i gotta send it to the service?... blasted everytime i get new computer it ****s up

 

If you get your lappie to boot again, get these drivers: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20331

They are recent (v. 176.37 19-8-2008) and the most stable drivers I've used so far. These are official Acer drivers, so you won't to deal with modding the driver. Just press the download button and install.

The drivers AaronCW pointed you to are very old and I do not recommend them (lots of bugs in games, less performance, etc)

I haven't encountered any problems with these so far.

What was the BIOS version that presented problems for you?

Regards,

Mike

 

i think i actually tried to downlaod under some "latest driver" thing from where this dude where pointing at, anyway i was reading a guide on how to install xp on aspire 5920 and it said i needed bios v 3708 isnt it? :\ think it was but i sended the computer to repaire shop.
i cant erboot it cus i get grey screen with stripes even before i hit the bios... just because i tried a "vista 32 bit service pack 1 vga nvidia driver" -.- thanks for the help tho, i bet your help would helped if i wasnt so foolish

 

i have a aspire 7720 and my screen did the same thing so i had to send it in.. i got it back pretty fast, took about a week, and my problem was that the motherboard fried but its been about 5 months and it works like a dream

 

well... the repaire shop said the graphic card had gone to hell haha seems to work great now ^^