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Hello,
first of all, I'm from Germany so please don't look at my bad school english :-)
My son got a new PC for X-Mas: Acer Extensa E420 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e Dual Core (2,5GHz), 2x1GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB S-ATA II, ATI HD3450 (256MB), DVD-RW, Card-Reader
From the first start I have the problem that the PC starts, you see the Acer logo than the green start beam "Microsoft Corp." and than the screen stays black, I din't hear the vantilator and the hard disk starting. After a restart somtimes vista starts normal, somtimes it comes again the black screen and somtimes it comes a screen to chose a vista rebuilt or a vista normal start.
I have two graphic cards in the PC, ATI 3200 onboard and a ATI 3450 extra, both are to see in the Hardware of Vista and both are working fine if the PC starts normaly.
Could this both cards be the problem? Do I have to "disable" the onboard card in my BIOS? Could it be a problem of the soundcard.
Dose anyone know this problem. If I search for similar problems in the www I often find it but these people tell they still see the mouse at the black screen, but I didn't have a mouse .... just a black screen ... and I must start somtimes three or four time to get a vista start. After a logi in the PC works perfect .....
Any ideas?
Best regards Christian
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Yes.........."disable" the onboard card in my BIOS.
"msnews.microsoft.com" <info[ at ]blume-holz.de> wrote in message news:ukw6ZqZaJHA.5392[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Hello, > > first of all, I'm from Germany so please don't look at my bad school > english > :-) > > My son got a new PC for X-Mas: > Acer Extensa E420 > Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e Dual Core > (2,5GHz), 2x1GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB S-ATA II, ATI HD3450 (256MB), DVD-RW, > Card-Reader > > From the first start I have the problem that the PC starts, you see the > Acer > logo than the green start beam "Microsoft Corp." and > than the screen stays black, I din't hear the vantilator and the hard disk > starting. After a restart somtimes vista starts normal, somtimes it comes > again the black screen and somtimes it comes a screen to chose a vista > rebuilt or a vista normal start. > > I have two graphic cards in the PC, ATI 3200 onboard and a ATI 3450 extra, > both are to see in the Hardware of Vista and both are > working fine if the PC starts normaly. > > Could this both cards be the problem? Do I have to "disable" the onboard > card in my BIOS? Could it be a problem of the soundcard. > > Dose anyone know this problem. If I search for similar problems in the www > I > often find it but these people tell they still see the mouse > at the black screen, but I didn't have a mouse .... just a black screen > ... > and I must start somtimes three or four time to get a vista start. After a > logi in the PC works perfect ..... > > Any ideas? > > Best regards > Christian > >
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"Kue2" <Kue2[ at ]hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[Quoted Text] > Yes.........."disable" the onboard card in my BIOS.
.... it dosn't work :-(
Christian
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msnews.microsoft.com wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hello, > > first of all, I'm from Germany so please don't look at my bad school > english > :-) > > My son got a new PC for X-Mas: > Acer Extensa E420 > Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e Dual Core > (2,5GHz), 2x1GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB S-ATA II, ATI HD3450 (256MB), DVD-RW, > Card-Reader > > From the first start I have the problem that the PC starts, you see the > Acer logo than the green start beam "Microsoft Corp." and > than the screen stays black, I din't hear the vantilator and the hard disk > starting. After a restart somtimes vista starts normal, somtimes it comes > again the black screen and somtimes it comes a screen to chose a vista > rebuilt or a vista normal start. > > I have two graphic cards in the PC, ATI 3200 onboard and a ATI 3450 extra, > both are to see in the Hardware of Vista and both are > working fine if the PC starts normaly. > > Could this both cards be the problem? Do I have to "disable" the onboard > card in my BIOS? Could it be a problem of the soundcard. >
Your English is excellent and very impressive. If the computer came configured that way (with the two video cards) from the factory and you've had issues from the beginning, take it back to where you bought it for a replacement. Your description of the issues sounds like hardware failure(s) to me. If the computer only came with the *one* onboard video card, remove the one you added and see what happens.
The computer is under warranty so exercise it! I know it's a PITA to deal with tech support, etc. but don't wait.
Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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"Malke" <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:eb6AdanaJHA.6036[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > msnews.microsoft.com wrote: > > Your English is excellent and very impressive.
Dear Malke, thank you for the compliment :-)
> If the computer came configured that way (with the two video > cards) from the factory and you've > had issues from the beginning, take it back to where you bought
Yes, the computer came with both video cards installed and my broblem began with the first start of the PC at 12/24/2008. I called my dealer and he will take the PC back if I didn't get a positiv e-mail support from Acer, but I fear they can't solve my problems. I'm still waiting for an answer from the Acer support team, after this answer I take my decision, but I'm sure to change the PC into a new (hopefull) better running system ....
Best wishes for a happy new Year 2009
Christian
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msnews.microsoft.com wrote:
[Quoted Text] > > "Malke" <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:eb6AdanaJHA.6036[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> msnews.microsoft.com wrote: >> >> Your English is excellent and very impressive. > > Dear Malke, > thank you for the compliment :-) > >> If the computer came configured that way (with the two video >> cards) from the factory and you've >> had issues from the beginning, take it back to where you bought > > Yes, the computer came with both video cards installed > and my broblem began with the first start of the PC at 12/24/2008. > I called my dealer and he will take the PC back > if I didn't get a positiv e-mail support from Acer, but I fear > they can't solve my problems. > I'm still waiting for an answer from the Acer support team, > after this answer I take my decision, but I'm sure to change > the PC into a new (hopefull) better running system .... > > Best wishes for a happy new Year 2009
There will be no answer from Acer that will be useful. ;-) Take the computer back to the dealer and get another one.
And best wishes for a joyous New Year to you and yours, too.
Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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