EPTnow when i try to turn it on, the screen loads up white and i cant do anything. my graphics card is a nvidia geforce 8400, and it's a laptop/notebook.
anyone have any idea wtf is going on? :C
laptop problems :C
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
now when i try to turn it on, the screen loads up white and i cant do anything. my graphics card is a nvidia geforce 8400, and it's a laptop/notebook. anyone have any idea wtf is going on? :C | ||
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Bigpon86
United States238 Posts
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
On July 31 2010 12:26 Bigpon86 wrote: Sounds like your graphics card is fudged. Not sure what kind of laptop it is, but replacing parts in laptops is a HUGE pain in the ass so I would prob get a new one unless it is a super expensive one. do you have any estimate of how much it would cost to repair/replace the card (if that's possible)? thanks | ||
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Bigpon86
United States238 Posts
On July 31 2010 12:34 JohnColtrane wrote: do you have any estimate of how much it would cost to repair/replace the card (if that's possible)? thanks well, if you cant do it yourself, which im guessing you cant, most computer repair places charge out the ass, so Id say repair cost + cost of new card would be somewhere in the range of 200-300. Thats why I said it is only worth it if your laptop is highend and expensive. | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
may as well buy a new one i guess. thanks for your help | ||
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Yammiez
Canada186 Posts
That actually happened to my laptop about a month ago and 'revived' it just before SC2 came out. There was another blog post (http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=138362)mentioning a video card that failed and by puting it into an oven for ~9 minutes it'll bring it back to life. If you have no other options .... and are comfortable with stuff like this you can try this http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792 I have an Asus G1 and followed the disassembly guide. Baked it for 385F for 8:45 minutes. | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Whoops accidently clicked post. Usually that happens when your card is too hot. Get HW monitor or some other monitoring program to see your temps. I doubt you OC'd that budget card, it would be pointless but you should lower the clock rate or underclock it. And since its a laptop, in my experience the heat distribution is bleh. | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
ive never overclocked anything in my life :X and yammiez, whenever the thing is turned on, the screen just shows white. cant do anything on it | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32075 Posts
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