Author Topic: Acer Aspire X3200 Owner's Thread (Modifications/Maintainance) (Read 95361 times)

erwin111 · « **Reply #540 on:** Oct 16, 2010 at 05:49 PM »

mga sirs, nakabili nko ng palit 8400gs.. kaso pagpunta ko sa bios, di maselect ang hybrid sli.. lagi lng disabled.. ano kya mga sir ang problema? dun po sa mga successful na install ng 8400gs, ano po yung driver version ng gamit ninyo?.. yung initial na nkainstall sa akin for 8200 ay 182.50 (tinry ko na rin yung 178)... di nya madetect yung 8400gs.. standard vga lng kita ng vista... tapos install ko yung kasama na cd sa 8400gs, nadetect na nya, pero yung 8200, naging 9200 na.. tapos hindi pa rin nya madetect for hybrid sli enable sa bios...

Alfie · « **Reply #541 on:** Oct 17, 2010 at 06:55 AM »

1st-connect via the on board VGA, not with the 8400GS
start the PC, go to bios, it should detect the 8400gs and be ready for auto Hybrid SLI.

....if not, turn off.....take out the bios battery, wait a few seconds, then put it back on and turn on the PC

this will prompt you to the f1 f2 page.

set the bios time, date etc.....then check out the Hybrid SLI.

if this will no t do the trick, you'll have to reset the CMOS.

Look for the CMOS on the MoBo, remove the battery, place the jumper on the reset pins(it's in the manual), wait for 9 seconds, then placed back the jumper pins on the original position, then put back the battery, then turn on the PC.....this should do the trick.

erwin111 · « **Reply #542 on:** Oct 17, 2010 at 07:57 AM »

Quote from: Alfie on Oct 17, 2010 at 06:55 AM

1st-connect via the on board VGA, not with the 8400GS
start the PC, go to bios, it should detect the 8400gs and be ready for auto Hybrid SLI.

....if not, turn off.....take out the bios battery, wait a few seconds, then put it back on and turn on the PC

this will prompt you to the f1 f2 page.

set the bios time, date etc.....then check out the Hybrid SLI.

if this will no t do the trick, you'll have to reset the CMOS.

Look for the CMOS on the MoBo, remove the battery, place the jumper on the reset pins(it's in the manual), wait for 9 seconds, then placed back the jumper pins on the original position, then put back the battery, then turn on the PC.....this should do the trick.

sir alfie, already done your first tip... no success... about removing bios battery and resetting cmos, di ko pa nagawa ito... pag tinanggal yung bat or reset ng cmos, ano sir ang mangyayari sa bios data? madedefault or mawawala lahat ng info? di pa ako nakapagtry mag reset kasi ng bios kahit dati, may potential risk ba sa ganito?.. thanks sir sa mga tips...

Alfie · « **Reply #543 on:** Oct 17, 2010 at 08:08 AM »

none all data will be erased and set back to default, thus, you'll have to set the time and date....BTW it's military time, so, it should be 1 till 24(24 is 12MN).
Since it's a X3200 Acer, only thing you'll need to set is the time,all others are still within factory settings.

......BTW when removing the battery, make sure you've unplug your unit.

erwin111 · « **Reply #544 on:** Oct 17, 2010 at 01:38 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Oct 17, 2010 at 08:08 AM

none all data will be erased and set back to default, thus, you'll have to set the time and date....BTW it's military time, so, it should be 1 till 24(24 is 12MN).
Since it's a X3200 Acer, only thing you'll need to set is the time,all others are still within factory settings.

......BTW when removing the battery, make sure you've unplug your unit.

sir, hindi na talaga nagenable yung hybrid sli, nkailang reset nko ng bios/cmos... ginawa ko na lang muna dretso sa 8400gs yung monitor... tumaas na rin naman yung index to 4. (pag onboard, index ko lng ay 3.2).. ano pala yung index na nkukuha sa hybrid/boost dun sa x3200 mo?.. nalalaro ko na ng maayos yung sf4... duda ko yung bios version.. kasi maski pagdisable ng onboard, wla ako makita sa bios settings.. choice lng ng primary device ang meron.. so nkaset lng muna ako ngyon sa pciex... ano sir yung bios version dun sa x3200 mo? yung sakin 7/29/2008 (A3)... try ko magtanong rin sa acer kung ano yung latest bios dapat sa x3200 o kaya sa kanila ko na lng paenable yung hybrid... thanks

jeje_miah · « **Reply #545 on:** Nov 14, 2010 at 01:38 PM »

mga sir meron na ba dito nagtry mag install ng 64bit OS? may mga issues ba? thanks

andre · « **Reply #546 on:** Nov 14, 2010 at 02:22 PM »

anybody here tried adding a bd writer ?

splucktearse · « **Reply #547 on:** Nov 27, 2010 at 10:27 AM »

mga boss x3200 user here since sept 2008

nalilito lang ako kung pano hanapin yung realtek settings. hehe napaka noob na task pero di ko mahanap. pa help naman mga sir salamat

andre · « **Reply #548 on:** Nov 27, 2010 at 01:08 PM »

Whats the highest spec nvidia video card can fit inside?

Alfie · « **Reply #549 on:** Nov 27, 2010 at 05:38 PM »

Quote from: splucktearse on Nov 27, 2010 at 10:27 AM

mga boss x3200 user here since sept 2008

nalilito lang ako kung pano hanapin yung realtek settings. hehe napaka noob na task pero di ko mahanap. pa help naman mga sir salamat

Control Panel

splucktearse · « **Reply #550 on:** Nov 27, 2010 at 07:49 PM »

sir di ko makita dun sa sounds sa control panel. pahelp naman yung exact location. pasensya na kung spoon feeding na

emmanuelle_m89 · « **Reply #551 on:** Nov 29, 2010 at 09:52 AM »

andre

kung kaya ng psu 9500gt low profile.

andre · « **Reply #552 on:** Nov 29, 2010 at 10:20 AM »

I was planning invidia gtx430, anybody using this?

emmanuelle_m89 · « **Reply #553 on:** Dec 01, 2010 at 08:23 AM »

gt 430 mukang malabo. magiinit lang yan at mamatay pc dahil overheat. siguro mas ok pa mag gt220 ka nalang malakas narin naman yun. si chev31 nag ecs gt220 pero di daw niya masara side panel pero meron siyang nakitang asus version sa octagon na mukang pwede. pero sige try mo rin gt430 baka low power and less heat siguro siya kaysa sa gt220.

andre · « **Reply #554 on:** Dec 01, 2010 at 09:14 AM »

If I can find a store thats selling it, and willing to take it back if it wont fit.

jeje_miah · « **Reply #555 on:** Dec 04, 2010 at 01:05 AM »

mukhang plano ko bumili nitong gt 430 ngaung month kaso ang laki ng heat sink hehehe. pero mas mababa power consumption kaya better kesa 9500gt or gt220... kelan kaya magsale sa gilmore

jeje_miah · « **Reply #556 on:** Dec 06, 2010 at 04:31 PM »

I got an MSI GT 430 for my x3200. hindi ko na masara ung case hehehe

emmanuelle_m89 · « **Reply #557 on:** Jan 15, 2011 at 04:53 PM »

upgraded my ram to 3gb from 2gb. Kingston PC2 5300. pc express nagupgrade gumana naman siya nung ginagamit ko siya dun sa pc express. pero pagkauwi ko nag blue screen. pabawas siya ng pabawas. nung nilaro ko gothic 3 na blue screen tapos naglaro uli ako quit nag blue screen uli after nun pagkalaro ko ng games ng ilang mins binuksan ko uli gothic 3 tapos quit and then nagsurf nag BSOD ulit. sa gothic 3 kaya problema? kasi after ilang mins kong run yung gothic 3 tapos quit nag blue screen after some time. RAM kaya problema or yung game?

Alfie · « **Reply #558 on:** Jan 15, 2011 at 05:04 PM »

Alam ko basta Blue screen Hardware iyan'.......baka di' compatible ang RAM mo.....o' kaya ang Video card mo ang may problema.

Tawag nag pala diyan ay BSOD(Blue Screen Of Death) kaya Hardware ang unang hinala palagi.

emmanuelle_m89 · « **Reply #559 on:** Jan 17, 2011 at 10:22 AM »

ram nga problem. pinalitan nila ng same size. yung isa kinabit nila mga bagong version ng ddr2 kaya di naging compatible pero nagkabit yung pc express ng bagong ddr2 na kingston din pero same height dun sa luma ko tapos wala ng blue screen.

jackryan · « **Reply #560 on:** Feb 25, 2011 at 09:21 AM »

naka Windows 7 64bit edition ba kayo on your X3200?

Alfie · « **Reply #561 on:** Nov 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM »

Quote from: erwin111 on Oct 16, 2010 at 05:49 PM

mga sirs, nakabili nko ng palit 8400gs.. kaso pagpunta ko sa bios, di maselect ang hybrid sli.. lagi lng disabled.. ano kya mga sir ang problema? dun po sa mga successful na install ng 8400gs, ano po yung driver version ng gamit ninyo?.. yung initial na nkainstall sa akin for 8200 ay 182.50 (tinry ko na rin yung 178)... di nya madetect yung 8400gs.. standard vga lng kita ng vista... tapos install ko yung kasama na cd sa 8400gs, nadetect na nya, pero yung 8200, naging 9200 na.. tapos hindi pa rin nya madetect for hybrid sli enable sa bios...

My Vista OS updated last Saturday, after-which I noticed that the Hybrid SLI was not recognized anymore, and my chip set became 9200gs, which was causing very unstable graphic resolutions, thus I went to the bios and discovered that I'm in the same situation that the Hybrid SLI was disabled and there's no way to enable it, so what I did was incorporate a dvi cable into my 8400gs and maintain the HDMI so that when I get to the bios to modify as a safety precaution, thus to my surprised the Hybrid SLI was now enabled, thus the Hybrid sli is now working again.

This is for info to those interested and have not found a way to circumvent the problem before.

p.s.
erwin111....sorry for the late reply, I know it took more than a year but since it was not happening to me, I wouldn't try to experiment on my unit.....BTW further readings indicated that the latest Vista update and from the NVIDIA site, the updates were meant to conserve energy, thus seemingly, if you don't use it, you lose it.

jackryan · « **Reply #562 on:** Nov 19, 2011 at 01:35 AM »

Doc Alfie, musta na? How are things?

I bought a second pre-owned X3200 and was trying to get it set-up for the same AMD 4way CPU but didn't work this time. Not sure whether it has to do with the default OS or other factors but doing a visual check the board lay-out and other stuff is directly similar to the first X3200 that I have and still running on a 7x24 basis which I successfully loaded the upgrade CPU before without problems.

So far it's been reliable... and was wondering if you or anyone in this thread had a chance to incorporate an additional internal fan so that the HD ambient heat gets dissipitated a little bit...

Alfie · « **Reply #563 on:** Nov 19, 2011 at 07:37 PM »

Jackryan- External electric fan lang ang gamit ko, di' kakayanin nang power supply....pero iba ang pang 24/7 ko...iyun' laptop ko na nareball na.....ito ay pang HTPC parin.

cHess · « **Reply #564 on:** Nov 21, 2011 at 08:09 AM »

Sirs, my internal ethernet LAN does not work anymore. LAN lights indicator at the back panel are off. Tried several things already but nothing happens. Even bios update doesnt help. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks inadvance.

Alfie · « **Reply #565 on:** Nov 22, 2011 at 09:27 AM »

The LAN port is the one that I reporteded years back to run hot and disappear, thus wht I did was buy the usb LAN from CDR-King just in case it disappears permanently.(I presume you've tried going into manage and checking into youor LAN's driver).
The CDR-King USB lan works well and can withstand continious downloads, I also bought the cheap realtek wireless, and it also works seemlessly, however it gets hot in such a short time. BTW when uploading the driver, turn off the user permit and do it manually, look for the Vista driver, otherwise, installation will fail.

erwin111 · « **Reply #566 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 11:32 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Nov 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM

My Vista OS updated last Saturday, after-which I noticed that the Hybrid SLI was not recognized anymore, and my chip set became 9200gs, which was causing very unstable graphic resolutions, thus I went to the bios and discovered that I'm in the same situation that the Hybrid SLI was disabled and there's no way to enable it, so what I did was incorporate a dvi cable into my 8400gs and maintain the HDMI so that when I get to the bios to modify as a safety precaution, thus to my surprised the Hybrid SLI was now enabled, thus the Hybrid sli is now working again.

This is for info to those interested and have not found a way to circumvent the problem before.

p.s.
erwin111....sorry for the late reply, I know it took more than a year but since it was not happening to me, I wouldn't try to experiment on my unit.....BTW further readings indicated that the latest Vista update and from the NVIDIA site, the updates were meant to conserve energy, thus seemingly, if you don't use it, you lose it.

sir alfie, better late than never

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btw, still using the my x3200 solely as htpc.. display is still connected directly to the 8400gs.. never tried again to enable the hybrid sli.. but with your recent finding, i would try again.. anyway, what is your current nvidia driver version? is it with the 3d vision? if i remember right, later versions of nvidia drivers have disabled the hybrid sli.. i'm currently using with 3d vision drivers, this version might have already disabled the hybrid sli... but downgrading the drivers for hybrid sli, i might not be able to use the 3d vision function, is this correct?

let's say, ok yung drivers ko for hybrid sli, is there any connected display in the dvi connection of the 8400gs when you were successfully enabled again the hybrid sli? hdmi connection in the 8200 on board? then all of a sudden hybrid sli enabling is possible in bios? thanks..

Alfie · « **Reply #567 on:** Dec 02, 2011 at 03:19 PM »

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sir alfie, better late than never ..
btw, still using the my x3200 solely as htpc.. display is still connected directly to the 8400gs.. never tried again to enable the hybrid sli.. but with your recent finding, i would try again.. anyway, what is your current nvidia driver version? is it with the 3d vision? if i remember right, later versions of nvidia drivers have disabled the hybrid sli.. i'm currently using with 3d vision drivers, this version might have already disabled the hybrid sli... but downgrading the drivers for hybrid sli, i might not be able to use the 3d vision function, is this correct?..

Yes you are probably right, you see, I lose the Hybrid sli, when I upgraded my NVIDIA driver afterwhich, when I tried to downgrade, it wouldn't let me telling me that the driver is obsolete thus, I uninstalled/removed the driver, then installed the old driver, in which initially did nothing and I was about to give up until I decided to just use the 8500gs and it was during this time that the hybrid sli re-aapeared.

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let's say, ok yung drivers ko for hybrid sli, is there any connected display in the dvi connection of the 8400gs when you were successfully enabled again the hybrid sli? hdmi connection in the 8200 on board? then all of a sudden hybrid sli enabling is possible in bios? thanks..

No, the thing that happened was that I connected the VGA of my 8500gs to my LCD, and when no graphics displayed, I reconnected the HDMI to my on board 8200 video, thus the display,and the icon for the Hybrid SLI reappeared.

BTW if the 3D driver is OK with you, maybe you better stay with it, the reason mine did not work was becasue I was still connected to the onboard HDMI, so I just tried to look for a workaround because I thought that my 8200gs cannot bear with the new driver, and beside I miss seeing the hybrid icon.

Anyway, as the americans often quote, if it ain't broken, don't fix....mine just got broken, thus I went for a fix.....your's might be better than what I have right now.

jackryan · « **Reply #568 on:** Jan 23, 2012 at 10:39 PM »

installed an Asus GT430 video low profile card without problem on my son's X3200... so far it's working like a charm...

OT: btw, Bro Alfie, where did you had your laptop re-balled and also does that shop also do PS3's?

jackryan · « **Reply #569 on:** May 04, 2012 at 09:02 PM »

installed a GT 520 GEFORCE (Palid) card now and works well... not bad for a more than 4+ years machine... now if I could only find a way to make this accept 8gb system memory, that would be best...

any chance anyone knows where to get locally, a 6pin power cable splitter similar to below?