Problems figuring out bios

[hotsauceturtle]

I have a Acer Aspire T690 running Windows Vista and purchased a Ati Radeon HD 3650 512mb graphics card and followed the instructions to install to a T and when i restarted with monitor connected to new card it was blank w/no signal. Contacted company and they informed me that i need to change my Bios from on-board to pci-e the problem i have no idea in Acer bios what to change it all Latin to me. can anyone tell me step by step how to change onboard to pci-e in bios....ty

[DaveLembke]

Disable on-board (integrated) graphics adapter. Acers generally have not had very friendly full-featured bios's...hoping yours even has the option to disable it.  I have seen a few that have the option greyed out...unable to be shut off on the lower end models, but this is true for many lower end models not just acer.

[hotsauceturtle]

if this helps any my bios reads:  Phoenix-AwardBios/Cmos and the menu is this:

-Product Information
-Standard CMOS Features
-Advanced BIOS Features
-Advanced Chipset Features
-Intergrated Peripherals
-Power Management Setup
-PnP/PCI Configurations

not sure which it would be in to turn the on-board of to use the pci-e have looked but not sure

[Kurtiskain]

-Advanced BIOS Features
-Advanced Chipset Features
-Intergrated Peripherals

More likely to be under these 3 than the others.

All BIOS'es are made different, it is difficult to just know where something is.

[hotsauceturtle]

ok got the menus from those they are:

Advanced BIOS Features:
-CPU Feature    (Press Enter)
-Hard Disk Boot Priority    (Press Enter)
-Virus Warning    (Disabled)
-CPU L1 & L2 Cache   (Enabled)
-Quick Power On Self Test   (Enabled)
-First Boot Device   (N/A)
-Second Boot Device   (Hard Disk)
-Third Booot Device   (CDROM)
-Boot Other Device   (Enabled)
-Boot Up Numlock Status   (On)
-GateA20 Option   (Fast)
-Typematic Rate Setting   (Disabled)
-Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)   (6)
-Typematic Delay (Msec)   (250)
-Security Option   (Setup)
-APIC Mode   (Enabled)
-MPS Version Control For OS   (1.4)
-OS Select For DRAM>64Mb Non   (OS2)
-HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability   (Disabled)
-Silent Boot   (Enabled)
-Small Logo (EPA) Show   (Disabled)
-Configuration Table   (Disabled)

Advanced Chipset Features:
-System BIOS Cachable   (Enabled)
-Video BIOS Cacheable   (Disabled)
-Memory Hole At 15M-16M   (Disabled)
-PCI Express Root Port Func   (Press Enter)
******* VGA Setting*******
-PEG/OnChip VGA Control   (Auto)
-DVMT Mode   (Auto)
-DVMT/FIXED Memory Size   (MAX)

Intergrated Peripherals:
-OnChip IDE Device   (Press Enter)
-OnBoard Device   (Press Enter)
-SuperIO Device   (Press Enter)

ok where to now..lol

[Kurtiskain]

Advanced Chipset Features:
-System BIOS Cachable   (Enabled)
-Video BIOS Cacheable   (Disabled)
-Memory Hole At 15M-16M   (Disabled)
-PCI Express Root Port Func   (Press Enter)
******* VGA Setting*******
-PEG/OnChip VGA Control   (Auto)
-DVMT Mode   (Auto)
-DVMT/FIXED Memory Size   (MAX)

OK the one I put in bold, what can you change this to?

EDIT :

PS you didn't write all of those out did you?!?! 

[hotsauceturtle]

The sub menu for that is:

-Auto*
-PEG Port
-OnChip VGA


and ya 

[Kurtiskain]

hehe don't worry it got you there in the end

PEG Port

Common Options : Enabled, Disabled

Quick Review

This BIOS feature is nothing more than a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port.

When enabled, the PCI Express port is enabled and any installed PCI Express graphics card will function normally.

When disabled, the PCI Express port is disabled and any installed PCI Express graphics card will not function.

There isn't any use for this BIOS feature, except for troubleshooting purposes. You should leave it at the default setting of Enabled. Disabling it will prevent any installed PCI Express graphics card from working.

set it to PEG port, save changes and restart, turn the computer off, install your PCI-e card and turn the computer back on

also, does the card need extra power?

[hotsauceturtle]

oh no now i have a bigger problem i did just that and it didnt work and now i cant see anything to turn my onboard back on.....help please

[Kurtiskain]

Lovely

Remove the card and it should boot to onboard.

if it doesn't then you will need to find the little battery on the motherboard, switch the PSU off at the back.

Remove the battery and try to turn  the computer on (of course it wont start, it is turned off )
But it will purge any traces of power.

Place the battery back in and then turn it back on and start the machine.

[Hutson Ventures]

Try to do a f2 and when it boots into the bios find where it says pci components or graphics or maybe graphics accelerator change that to pci and see what happens.

Thank you , Adam



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[hotsauceturtle]

Thank God, thouhgt my wife was gonna kill me...lol

ok anymore ideas??

did exactly what i was told and there still was no picture and as far as xtra power goes this card has no plug for xtra power and i was told my computer had enough for it

ty btw

[hotsauceturtle]

ty adam but if u read above i have listed all option in bios and most sub options

[Kurtiskain]

Do you have more than 1 PCI-e Slot?

If it isn't in the top most one I dont think it will work.

[hotsauceturtle]

i have 2 smaller white slots 1 with old modem in it and then 1 larger orange slot above those with a latch that is the 1 i am putting the Visiontek Ati Radeon 3650 512mb game card in