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5920g boots but nothing on the screen

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  1. Posted by: xpto
    Member

    Hi all,

    Since yesterday in the morning my Acer 5920g stopped showing anything in the screen. The screen just stay balck the all time. It boots normally! I can hear the windows startup sound. I can even start an application (using the start menu blindly) and listen to it's music. I am also able to shut it dow (once again blindly).

    There is no image ever! Not even the initializing BIOS startup appears!

    Another strange thing is that while starting up if I have the headphones connected I can listen to some beep (1 long and 2 short).

    I search for the beep codes but unfortunately I just got more confused. The majority of the websites states that these beeps are due to a video card issue. Unfortunately I don't have a screen (or even TV) to try pluging the computer to it and confirm if it is really a video card issue.

    I found a Aspire 5920g Service Guide and there it is stated that those beeps are for error 98h (Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on checksum failure.). I search a bit more about option ROM and it's normally associated to the video. Do you think flashing the BIOS with the lastest version might solve the issue? How I am going to do this "blindly"?!

    Any sugestions are very welcome!

    Thank you!

    Best regards

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Posted by: u6b36ef
    Member

    xpto

    Try the seventh large post on the following page and see which parts of it apply to you.

    http://www.theacerguy.com/forum/topic/acer-aspire-5920-black-screen-of-death-help#post-4228

    It's a post I've written in full, so forgive me for not re-writing an individual reply.

    U6b36ef

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. Posted by: powerbkc
    Member

    If it is not fixed you can contact tech support of acer who can help u fix the issue and if it is not fixed it can be taken for repair.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. Posted by: Peter
    Moderator

    Your video card is shot and will have to be replaced. Fortunately the Acer 5920G has a replaceable ***MXM type-II*** video card. Morris has a guide to replacing it posted in the expert voices section. You can find many cards on Ebay. I myself also replaced the video card in my 5920G after I got the exact same error beep code. Works like a charm again.

    Cheers

    Posted 1 year ago #

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