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Where to buy replacement Nvidia GeForce GS 7900 Go?

FGR · 2009-12-15 16:25:32

Hi all. Recently my Dell Inspiron 9400 started having trouble - the screen would freeze with green lines across it. After a few reboots the system eventually just displayed a black screen. The Startup/Bios won't even show. I've checked the screen's connection to the motherboard and it's fitted securely. The backlight is…

15-12-2009 05:25PM

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FGR

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Hi all.

Recently my Dell Inspiron 9400 started having trouble - the screen would freeze with green lines across it. After a few reboots the system eventually just displayed a black screen. The Startup/Bios won't even show.

I've checked the screen's connection to the motherboard and it's fitted securely. The backlight is also on when I switch on the laptop so I can only put this error down to the gpu. Problem is I've tried Ebay and they don't seem to have any replacement cards.

I've also tried contacting Dell - but for some reason the site won't even accept my Service Tag.

Anyone have any idea as to where I can get my hands on one of these GPUs?

Thanks in Advance.

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#2 15-12-2009 05:40PM

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-XPS-M1710-E1705-9400-M90-Video-Card-NVIDIA-7900-GS_W0QQitemZ160383695363QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091204?IMSfp=TL091204021012r28400

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-XPS-M1710-256Mb-Video-Card-NVIDIA-7900-GS-H2FC0_W0QQitemZ180443579580QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091210?IMSfp=TL091210212008r3177
To be honest you'd be better off buying a 2nd hand laptop...

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#3 19-12-2009 03:22AM

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You may as well try the "oven trick" while you're at it, I've heard of it working more than once with nvidia's 7/8 series.
It's an interesting experiment in any case.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055668387

You'd have to strip the card down of course, I'm sure you could find a guide on the web

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#4 23-12-2009 03:25AM

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Thanks for the info lads. I reckon I'll go down the old baking route seeing as I have nothing to lose on my current card.

Have the new 01/12/09 BIOS on hand as well; in case I have any luck. Apparently it was released solely to deal with this problem.

Hopefully I can do something about it.

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#5 23-12-2009 07:50PM

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Good man, let us know how it goes.

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#6 24-12-2009 04:00AM

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Oven trick fixed an 8800GTX for me, and I'm going to try it on a dead 8800GTS soon.

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#7 25-12-2009 03:00AM

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Update: Just want to say that I'm now typing from my 9400 - using a freshly baked 7900 GS GPU. I baked it in a preheated oven set at 200C for 12 minutes. I let it sit outside the oven until it cooled and immediately reattached the heat sink; screwing everything back together.

First thing I did was run a diagnostic. Everything's running smoothly. I then installed Bios A10 and can already hear the extra activity coming from the GPU fan.

How long did the GPU last after you baked it, Lethal?

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