| Subject: Refresh Screen problem with screen |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/14/2008 12:19:03 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?QW5uZQ==?= [Email Address Protection] |
My hubby has the Acer 6920G laptop and has the problem of the screen freezing and then flickering during game play on it. Acer have said this is a gaming machine wich an NVidia graphic card but it's a chip. How do we get driver updates for the NVidia chip? NVidia says chips cannot not be updated! My hubby is threatening the throw the laptop and all games in the bin - please help us. Sincerely Anne |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: Refresh Screen problem with screen |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/14/2008 1:00:39 PM |
| From: John Amendall [Email Address Protection] |
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:19:03 -0700, Anne <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >My hubby has the Acer 6920G laptop and has the problem of the screen freezing >and then flickering during game play on it. Acer have said this is a gaming >machine wich an NVidia graphic card but it's a chip. > >How do we get driver updates for the NVidia chip? NVidia says chips cannot >not be updated! Where did you get that info? On the Nvidia site? The Acer site SUCKS. >My hubby is threatening the throw the laptop and all games in the bin - >please help us. > >Sincerely >Anne |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: Refresh Screen problem with screen |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/14/2008 1:39:15 PM |
| From: John Amendall [Email Address Protection] |
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:13:05 -0700, Anne <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I know the Acer site sucks - It's help we want as my hubby suffers from >depression and this is driving him deeper into. > >Please, I need to know what to do. I want to know how to change the 60hertz >refresh rate in Vista? Google "belarc advisor" Download and run it. Tell us what it says about your onboard video (Display section). > > >"John Amendall" wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:19:03 -0700, Anne >> <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >My hubby has the Acer 6920G laptop and has the problem of the screen freezing >> >and then flickering during game play on it. Acer have said this is a gaming >> >machine wich an NVidia graphic card but it's a chip. >> > >> >How do we get driver updates for the NVidia chip? NVidia says chips cannot >> >not be updated! >> >> Where did you get that info? On the Nvidia site? >> >> The Acer site SUCKS. >> >> >My hubby is threatening the throw the laptop and all games in the bin - >> >please help us. >> > >> >Sincerely >> >Anne >> >> |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: Refresh Screen problem with screen |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/14/2008 2:56:38 PM |
| From: Nonny [Email Address Protection] |
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:13:02 -0700, Anne <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Hello John > >It says "NVidia GeForce 9500M GS" (Display Adapter) >Generic PnP Monitor 15:9 32-bit drivers were updated in June 64-bit drivers were updated in May http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us As for the refresh rate... you're stuck with that on a laptop screen. >We've tried every thing I can think of even to downloading updates and there >is no way I can change the 60Hertz refresh rate. I know it needs a higher >refresh rate to cope with the game graphics. It isn't just one game - it's >several. > >Anne > >"John Amendall" wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:13:05 -0700, Anne >> <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >I know the Acer site sucks - It's help we want as my hubby suffers from >> >depression and this is driving him deeper into. >> > >> >Please, I need to know what to do. I want to know how to change the 60hertz >> >refresh rate in Vista? >> >> Google "belarc advisor" >> >> Download and run it. >> >> Tell us what it says about your onboard video (Display section). >> >> >> > >> > >> >"John Amendall" wrote: >> > >> >> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:19:03 -0700, Anne >> >> <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >My hubby has the Acer 6920G laptop and has the problem of the screen freezing >> >> >and then flickering during game play on it. Acer have said this is a gaming >> >> >machine wich an NVidia graphic card but it's a chip. >> >> > >> >> >How do we get driver updates for the NVidia chip? NVidia says chips cannot >> >> >not be updated! >> >> >> >> Where did you get that info? On the Nvidia site? >> >> >> >> The Acer site SUCKS. >> >> >> >> >My hubby is threatening the throw the laptop and all games in the bin - >> >> >please help us. >> >> > >> >> >Sincerely >> >> >Anne >> >> >> >> >> >> |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: Refresh Screen problem with screen |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/14/2008 4:00:38 PM |
| From: Nonny [Email Address Protection] |
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:05:04 -0700, Anne <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >What can we do then? >There must be something. >Vista is new to me but it's little things like this that make it frustrating >and annoying. The refresh rate on your screen is NOT a Vista thing, it's a hardware thing. >Can we format or return to factory specs? Or even change Vista to XP? Won't change the refresh rate problem. >It's making the games impossble to play. At times the screen flickers so >much you can't see whats going on. The only thing I can think of is >re-installing the games using the minimum of specs. Sounds like a plan. You might also try hooking up an external monitor. That would take care of the refresh rate problem, if that is what's causing the flicker. >We've even tried playing >them using the compatibility mode. >If we can't change it or do anything else I can see it going in the trash >because it's not worth the money we spent. It was sold as a gaming machine >WITH a graphic CARD not chip. All websites I've checked give out the same. > >I can change my LCD monitor but I use XP. > >Cheers >Anne > >"PaulM" wrote: > >> Your LCD monitor is 60 hertz only. You can not change it. >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> www.paulsxp.com >> www.paulsxp.com/forum >> www.supportspace.com/home/affiliates.s2?aiu=paulm >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> "Anne" <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:89D4F4F6-F439-46F6-878C-9E9B2AE9DAFB@microsoft.com... >> > Hello John >> > >> > It says "NVidia GeForce 9500M GS" (Display Adapter) >> > Generic PnP Monitor 15:9 >> > >> > We've tried every thing I can think of even to downloading updates and >> > there >> > is no way I can change the 60Hertz refresh rate. I know it needs a higher >> > refresh rate to cope with the game graphics. It isn't just one game - it's >> > several. >> > >> > Anne >> > >> > "John Amendall" wrote: >> > >> >> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:13:05 -0700, Anne >> >> <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >I know the Acer site sucks - It's help we want as my hubby suffers from >> >> >depression and this is driving him deeper into. >> >> > >> >> >Please, I need to know what to do. I want to know how to change the >> >> >60hertz >> >> >refresh rate in Vista? >> >> >> >> Google "belarc advisor" >> >> >> >> Download and run it. >> >> >> >> Tell us what it says about your onboard video (Display section). >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >"John Amendall" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:19:03 -0700, Anne >> >> >> <Anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >My hubby has the Acer 6920G laptop and has the problem of the screen >> >> >> >freezing >> >> >> >and then flickering during game play on it. Acer have said this is a >> >> >> >gaming >> >> >> >machine wich an NVidia graphic card but it's a chip. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >How do we get driver updates for the NVidia chip? NVidia says chips >> >> >> >cannot >> >> >> >not be updated! >> >> >> >> >> >> Where did you get that info? On the Nvidia site? >> >> >> >> >> >> The Acer site SUCKS. >> >> >> >> >> >> >My hubby is threatening the throw the laptop and all games in the >> >> >> >bin - >> >> >> >please help us. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Sincerely >> >> >> >Anne >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> |
| Back |