Fallingwater
Member
I've been given a 5920G laptop for repair. Boots and runs the system, but there's no video output whatsoever, even on the external VGA. When I diagnosed the fault to its MXM card (something far from unheard of, apparently), the owner gave up, bought a new laptop, and I got the half-dead Acer as a freebie.
I might just strip it for parts (something I seem to be doing disturbingly often on Acers), but before I do that I'd like to at least make an attempt at making it useful again. I need a new MXM card, but I don't know if I can just get any ol' MXM card, plug it in and have it work.
A while ago I read in a forum that Acers aren't universally compatible with the MXM standard; some cards work, others need firmware changes and eldritch rituals, and some don't work at all. I can't find that forum thread anymore, but it got me worried.
How should I proceed?
Thanks.
I might just strip it for parts (something I seem to be doing disturbingly often on Acers), but before I do that I'd like to at least make an attempt at making it useful again. I need a new MXM card, but I don't know if I can just get any ol' MXM card, plug it in and have it work.
A while ago I read in a forum that Acers aren't universally compatible with the MXM standard; some cards work, others need firmware changes and eldritch rituals, and some don't work at all. I can't find that forum thread anymore, but it got me worried.
How should I proceed?
Thanks.
