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Comet Topic: Acer 5920G failed last year, but now miraculously cured!
graeme150
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:58 am
Replies: 3 47
... and for the helpful info - much appreciated. The best thing to do would be to download these two utilities which will test your laptop. http://www.nvidiadefect.com/tools-to-test-to-see-if-your-nvidia -gpu-is-about-to-fail-t57.html You should run those two on your laptop and then pop back here and ...
Comet Topic: Acer 5920G failed last year, but now miraculously cured!
Lapcure
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:40 pm
Replies: 3 47
... forum. Please find below the answers to your questions. 1. how can I definitively tell whether or not I'm not actually affected by the defective Nvidia problem? Well at this stage you cannot. The best thing to do would be to download these two utilities which will test your laptop. http://www.nvidiadefect.com/tools-to-test-to-see-if-your-nvidia -gpu-is-about-to-fail-t57.html ...
Comet Topic: Acer 5920G failed last year, but now miraculously cured!
graeme150
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:08 pm
Replies: 3 47
... during months of non-use. So I'm looking for advice - 1. how can I definitively tell whether or not I'm not actually affected by the defective Nvidia problem? 2. if I do start using the machine regularly again, what's the best way of monitoring for / detecting problems, to get early warning ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Just a few true facts as its getting bit silly here.
katar83
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:51 am
Replies: 4 78
Hi, The problem with english language electronics forums is that there is not many of them really and You wont find these informations. Even nvidia dont realease that info to the public. They paid they share to laptop manufacturers($200 per affected laptop) and they want to forgot about it asap. ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Just a few true facts as its getting bit silly here.
ciderboy
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:59 am
Replies: 4 78
... this goes totally against everything reported on this and numerous other forums. Surely, if there was a reliable way to repair this defect then Nvidia , the manufacturers and the retailers would be shouting it from the rooftops and providing evidence to prove it? There would also be no problem ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Just a few true facts as its getting bit silly here.
katar83
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:33 am
Replies: 4 78
Hi Paul, The fact is that new nvidia GPUs manufactured since 2009 do not have overheating issues. This was confirmed by nvidia itself, issue has been corrected and these are used by many laptop manufacturers even today. Temperature is also ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Just a few true facts as its getting bit silly here.
Lapcure
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:23 am
Replies: 4 78
... and not "spare old parts" as you have stated. This issue here is that if HP has modified one of their mainboards with a "new" Nvidia GPU then they should have changed the part number of that mainboard to differentiate between that and the old defective boards. They haven't, ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Just a few true facts as its getting bit silly here.
katar83
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:05 pm
Replies: 4 78
Hi guys. Im basicaly an electronics engineer based in UK and just had a nice customer with a typical nvidia fault and he pointed me to this website. Being a curious person I've read few topics here and not all of it is true so I thought I might add few words to generall discusion. ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Samsung R70 NVidia Graphics failing
Lapcure
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:42 pm
Replies: 3 120
Hello Sanders, 1) If I can get remote operating software onto it I can run it over my LAN and use it as a media and printer server. Does anyone know any software that could be installed blind? 2) Would a universal laptop USB docking station give me a route by providing an alternative VGA output? Why...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Another ASUS G1S death
Lapcure
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:34 pm
Replies: 16 292
... and how they get away with it. It is a scandalous situation and something needs to be done. What I cannot understand is where Asus states:- The NVIDIA fund, which covers said equipments, will always be destined to equipment that is still under the effect of warranty. The fund should cover ALL ...
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