The bios is really crappy and does not have the option to disable the on
board video card. Now if a manufacturer leaves that out of a bios,
you'd think that at least it will shut off on it's own automatically but
this was not the case. Installing a new power supply and video card
caused a conflict and the monitor would not register a signal. I
troubleshooted the graphics card with another desktop I have and it is
working well. Once I was able to detect the problem, I called Acer
customer service.
Acer technical support is crap. It's probably
outsourced to India. They didn't know anything and suggested I contact a
"local technician". I asked if there was a bios update but they told me
there was none and that I had to "unlock the bios physically". I asked
if there was a jumper setting or something else on the motherboard to
"unlock the bios" but just kept referring me to a local technician.
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Note- I was able to access the bios and make changes within the bios.
The problem I had was that there was no way to disable to on board
graphics card.
Bottom Line - If you're planning to purchase this
for the sole purpose of using it as is with no upgrades, it may be an OK
deal. Anything else, save yourself the headache, time, and frustration.
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