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    8600m gs only running with Standard VGA Graphics driver--Nvidia drivers not working.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by legacy22, Oct 10, 2010.

  1. legacy22

    legacy22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My acer with 8600m gs windows does not start if i install and enable nvidia drivers. it only shows the loading screen of vista and then just gives a black screen.
    But if i disable the card or use the standard Vga drivers(generic) it works but no 3d apps can run.
    This all started a month back when my laptop freezed and showed wierd colours while playing fifa. I am now just using the standard VGA graphics driver supplied with Vista.

    Any help is sincerely appreciated.
     
    legacy22, Oct 10, 2010
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Your graphics card is dead, a common occurance with 8600 cards. The good news is that they are replacable in your series of machines and you could even get a better one. Look up 5920G and MXM. There are quite a few threads.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 10, 2010
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  3. key001

    key001 Notebook Evangelist

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    you could TRY to get it fixed for free, but the list of models is so small and acer isn't there
    The NVIDIA GPU Litigation - Frequently Asked Questions

    actually...
    Symptom :
    Distorted or scrambled video on the notebook computer screen
    - Class Computer Models Covered by the Settlement Agreement: All

    Symptom :
    No video on the notebook computer screen even when the
    notebook computer is on
    - Class Computer Models Covered by the Settlement Agreement: All

    less severe issues are only for hp/dell
     
    key001, Oct 10, 2010
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  4. wildman_33

    wildman_33 Notebook Evangelist

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    Or you could bake the GPU back to life seeing as it is removable. Your not gonna be risking anything seeing as the card is already dead but could be brough back to life.

    Alternatively you could upgrade to something like a radeon HD4650
     
    wildman_33, Oct 10, 2010
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