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    how to take out 6920g gpu? area connected to motherboard

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by metalroses, Jun 5, 2011.

  1. metalroses

    metalroses Notebook Consultant

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    i need help on this ive already taken out the heatsink and the fan. my laptop is not working with the charger plugged, it turns off and on. with the battery it doesnt make a sound while its on but when the charger is plugged it is making bad contact with something below the gpu area. im not so sure if its called like that but i know the gpu is on that chip or thing connected to the motherboard. thanks.
     
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    ok its the vga card.
     
    metalroses, Jun 5, 2011
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    too456 Resident Angry Bird

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    Try to RMA your unit before attempting to remove your GPU, if your warranty is still valid. Anyway, is your GPU MXM or soldered? If it's MXM then it should be easily removable, else it will be very hard to remove a soldered GPU.
     
    too456, Jun 6, 2011
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    6920g is mxm.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 6, 2011
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    chris9191 Notebook Guru

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    it is in deed.

    to the OP there are 2 screws holding the card down,
    just to make sure. you have to take out the heatsink :p

    then remove the 2 screws, and it will pop out
     
    chris9191, Jun 6, 2011
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you're going to change your GPU, a tip would be to run a GPU stress test first (if it's still functioning). In your case, maybe use a hairdryer over the heatsink for a few minutes so that you can melt the heatpad a bit, thus making it easier to remove. Check out the MXM thread to see which GPUs users have replaced their 6920G with.
     
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    metalroses Notebook Consultant

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    it is mxm it looks easy to remove but im a little scared to do it. i will try too post pics
     
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    metalroses Notebook Consultant

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    ok i removed the screws but it keeps connected and i dont know how to remove it. by the way under gpu are there any capacitor?
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Post in the MXM thread. There are dozens of users that have changed their MXM card, I'm sure at least one has pictures...
     
    sgogeta4, Jun 6, 2011
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    alienpinkpanther Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have an Acer Extensa 5230

    that has a Celeron585 cpu that i want to upgrade to a T7500

    I Need Modified Bios , Thanks .
     
    alienpinkpanther, Jun 6, 2011
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  11. metalroses

    metalroses Notebook Consultant

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    ok thanks for the help
     
    metalroses, Jun 7, 2011
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    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    Wrong thread.
     
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    metalroses Notebook Consultant

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    apart from the title, my laptop is shutting down rapidly when the charger contacts the dc jack. i already used a voltmeter and the charger is allright. the dc jack has a blue color ive got another jack but its color is yellow. do i need another blue one or can i just use the yellow one as replacement?
     
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    heres a pic ( camera is cheap sorry) you can see there i removed both screws and the card stays the same. :S
    [​IMG]
     
    metalroses, Jun 7, 2011
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    try to lift it on the other end, not where its connected
    dont force it
    maybe there are some screws under the white things
     
    raserdk, Jun 9, 2011
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