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    Acer 5520 got black screen after upgrading to 8600m GT 512MB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by warhamstr, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. warhamstr

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    Hi,

    I bought a 8600m GT to upgrade my acer 5520, but when i put the card into my laptop it don`t boot:S. I can`t boot from a usb stick or cd so i cant flash the video BIOS.

    how do i make the bootable usb stick sow i can blind flash the card?
     
    warhamstr, Jan 25, 2009
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    Ayle, Jan 25, 2009
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    Thank you for your answer. But when i press the power button of my acer only my power light goes on. So i had no screen nothing. and my laptop doesn't boot from anything.
     
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    no one van help?
     
    warhamstr, Jan 27, 2009
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    Do you see any activity from the flash drive?
     
    Ayle, Feb 1, 2009
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    I did not know that the Acer 5520 had a video card. I thought it came with a built in video card?
     
    jessiejames58, Feb 11, 2009
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