I just recently bought acer aspire x1300 desktop and im having some problems with it i bought it primarly for gaming and the game i play most on it is world of warcraft but about 5 mins into playing the game the computer crashes leaving me with a random colour blank screen so i have to keep rebooting it at first we thought it was just the games but it crashed also while i was watching a movie in full screen so we thought we should download the graphics drivers but it still keeps on crashing ive sent it to acer to be repaired twice but still the problems stay the same can anyone help me with this problem ?

Well just to say my pc crash again so it is now being sent to acer to be look at again. I will keep you posted of the out copme, hopefully they find the fault this time. Well just to say my pc crash again so it is now being sent to acer to be look at again. I will keep you posted of the out copme, hopefully they find the fault this time.

I Got my pc back from Acer to find no fault found, but the pc still kept locking up to a solid colour. I have now just check acer support website to find they have just release a new bios update.

you can find More info at the acer Support Website.

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/deskto...

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AspireX1300



Q: Computer may lock up while playing high-definition video



A:


ISSUE:


The computer may lockup to a solid color video screen while playing back high-definition video for extended period of time.





PRODUCTS AFFECTED:


Desktop: Aspire X1300





OPERATING SYSTEMS AFFECTED:


Not OS Dependent





CAUSE:


The VGA BIOS for the onboard NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200 video card causes lockup.





RESOLUTION:


Please download the latest BIOS from Drivers and Downloads under the Aspire X1300 BIOS tab.

I have just updated/flash my bios using the acer update. My version was 2009 R01.B4. now updated to Version R01.C0 08/07/2010.

So far my pc has not lock up while watching any online tv and games in full screen leaving me with a random colour blank screen.

be going strong for three days now.

I dont recommend updating Bios uless you are confident in doing so. Updating an incorrect BIOS may result in pc failure. I recomend
Contacting Acer Customer Support before doing this.





I Got my pc back from Acer to find no fault found, but the pc still kept locking up to a solid colour. I have now just check acer support website to find they have just release a new bios update.

you can find More info at the acer Support Website.
http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/2009/acer/aspire/AspireX1300/AspireX1300faq3.shtml
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AspireX1300
Q: Computer may lock up while playing high-definition video
A:
ISSUE:
The computer may lockup to a solid color video screen while playing back high-definition video for extended period of time.

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
Desktop: Aspire X1300

OPERATING SYSTEMS AFFECTED:
Not OS Dependent

CAUSE:
The VGA BIOS for the onboard NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200 video card causes lockup.

RESOLUTION:
Please download the latest BIOS from Drivers and Downloads under the Aspire X1300 BIOS tab.

I have just updated/flash my bios using the acer update. My version was 2009 R01.B4. now updated to Version R01.C0 08/07/2010.

So far my pc has not lock up while watching any online tv and games in full screen leaving me with a random colour blank screen.

be going strong for three days now.

I dont recommend updating Bios uless you are confident in doing so. Updating an incorrect BIOS may result in pc failure. I recomend Contacting Acer Customer Support before doing this.

N, i think it is a driver, but i thought as much that you don't have it.

Do you know if it is an intergrated graphics?
When I have looked on Acer website it says it is pci-e but I don't know if that is an option only.
I have looked on another website, ( Tesco Direct ) it says it is intergrated.
If it is, then I would strongly suggest that you get a dedicated graphics card ( stick with NVIDIA ).

Incidentally what screen resolution are you running at?
I'll try and help more.

Anthony


N, i think it is a driver, but i thought as much that you don't have it.

Do you know if it is an intergrated graphics?
When I have looked on Acer website it says it is pci-e but I don't know if that is an option only.
I have looked on another website, ( Tesco Direct ) it says it is intergrated.
If it is, then I would strongly suggest that you get a dedicated graphics card ( stick with NVIDIA ).

Incidentally what screen resolution are you running at?
I'll try and help more.

Anthony

Hi, just been reading up.Take a look at this, I know there are other websites to search and read and it is from 2008, but here goes -
http://www.yougamers.com/news/18133_choo...

So to point out,
New graphics card first, if that don't work which i think it will,
it's time to upgrade the cpu, but if the pc is under warranty, you will void it.
If you do replace the graphics with a dedicated card, you will have to contact acer support, on where you stand.

I hope this helps - Anthony



Hi, just been reading up.Take a look at this, I know there are other websites to search and read and it is from 2008, but here goes -
http://www.yougamers.com/news/18133_choosing_a_card_for_world_of_warcraft/

So to point out,
New graphics card first, if that don't work which i think it will,
it's time to upgrade the cpu, but if the pc is under warranty, you will void it.
If you do replace the graphics with a dedicated card, you will have to contact acer support, on where you stand.

I hope this helps - Anthony

I think there are two possibilities, VGA driver or a bad power supply. try to replace the power supply (maybe you can borrow from a friend before you buy)

I think there are two possibilities, VGA driver or a bad power supply. try to replace the power supply (maybe you can borrow from a friend before you buy)