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    Acer 8735zg gpu

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kalokalo, Oct 26, 2015.

  1. kalokalo

    kalokalo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, i have a question.I have an

    Acer 8735zg model

    and as i have understand it has mxm3a gpu interface ,correct me if i am wrong.

    I want to ask you if i can put any mxm3 a gpu in the laptop slot or will i have problem for example with the chipset,it has to be the same gpu as the laptop came from the factory?

    Thank you
     
    kalokalo, Oct 26, 2015
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    You can put any MXM 3.0A GPU, if it is compatible. I think the list is the same as for 5739G - 4670M, GT240M, GTS250M, HD6770M, HD7770M, FirePro M5950, FirePro M4000, FirePro M5100. For more information you should check 5739G thread. There are tons of information regarding upgrades with these GPUs. I don`t think that there will be much difference with your case. You just should keep in mind, that if you want to buy new GPU, first of all check if it has vBIOS soldered on the PCB of GPU. Or better ask us here (me, for example :D) - post link for the GPU. We`ll check it and tell to if it is compatible with your laptop or if it is plug-n-play.
     
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    kalokalo, Oct 27, 2015
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    See 8-pin chip on the top left side of the PCB? This is vBIOS. By the way, GTS250M will not give you good performance boost. You`d better buy this. This card has the vBIOS chip too. You only have to remove X-bracket from the PCB. With this thing you`ll not be able to install the card into your laptop. This X-bracket is a mounting bracket, that is used in DELL laptops. Mounting positions have smaller dimensions, than we have in our laptops.
     
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    ok if you suggest me this one and you say that it will work its better, if i only have to remove the bracket.thank you sooo much really!!!!
     
    kalokalo, Oct 27, 2015
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    You are welcome! ;) In case of any quastions feel free to ask.
     
    propolkin, Oct 29, 2015
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    Hello again i just receive the card that you suggest me and i have a problem ,it makes conflicts with the sound card
     
    kalokalo, Nov 23, 2015
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    With which sympthoms?
     
    propolkin, Nov 23, 2015
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    The sound card doesn't show at all in the device manager and there is the red X in the speake icon in taskbar
     
    kalokalo, Nov 23, 2015
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    Why do you think that the card is causing this? Have you tried to install old GPU?
     
    propolkin, Nov 24, 2015
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    yes because the previous owner of the laptop has the same problem with this card and when he swaps the card with an nvidia chip worked fine and i didn't know that
     
    kalokalo, Nov 24, 2015
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    That`s strange. Have you tried to update drivers for the sound card?
     
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    The sound card doesn't exist in the device manager at all, thats the problem
     
    kalokalo, Nov 27, 2015
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    Whoooot? o_O that`s strange behaviour. Hmmm, we should wait for downloads respons. Maybe he can help with that issue.
     
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    can you forward that issue to him please

    the only audio device in device manager is ati high definition hdmi audio
     
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    kalokalo, Nov 30, 2015
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    No need to forward anything - I've seen it.

    The problem is that I'm not sure what the issue is. My guess is that there is a conflict between the two audio devices. Unlike nVidia, ATI/AMD has an on-board sound chip for HDMI (made by Realtek).

    This is exactly what you see as ATI HDMI audio. While I can't see why that would be a problem (I have it in my notebook and both audio devices work fine), this is the only meaningful difference between ATI and nVidia that could potentially affect audio.

    I would try uninstalling the HDMI device, attempting to install normal audio driver (see if it appears once you uninstall and remove the HDMI driver).
    Also try downloading ATI/AMD HDMI driver from Realtek - they also issue drivers for it and it but a different version. On my notebook I don't get HDMI audio unless I install version from Realtek (even though AMD/ATI one is installed)
     
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    nothing again after unistalling the ati hdmi driver only high definition audio appears instead try to install realteks but nothing

    maybe my bios dont like ati,is there any way to change the bios with a custom one because i alreade try the officials
     
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    What about installing HDMI driver from Realtek's website?
    BIOS mods won't do a thing here by the way.
     
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    I have also try this one but again no luck
     
    kalokalo, Dec 2, 2015
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    kalokalo, Dec 14, 2015
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