just a quickie...
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guys i'm not on here these days but something happened and i couldn't think of a better bunch to share with... my Dell Letitude D620's Nvidia GPU died on sunday and the machine has a blank screen ... dell tell me i'm SOL as far as they care and it isn't worth to get it fixed as it needs a whole new MB sooooooooooooooo........ there is 4Gb RAM in 2x2Gb pieces fairly new the built in bluetooth module the built in WLAN card the DVDRW drive the keyboard etc etc ... basically the remains of the dead body if anyone wants any of this stuff drop me a line or reply to this post and we can arrange to get it to you ... i don't want $$ for it ... i just don't want it sitting here doing nothing when maybe someone else can get benefit from it bye again :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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guys i'm not on here these days but something happened and i couldn't think of a better bunch to share with... my Dell Letitude D620's Nvidia GPU died on sunday and the machine has a blank screen ... dell tell me i'm SOL as far as they care and it isn't worth to get it fixed as it needs a whole new MB sooooooooooooooo........ there is 4Gb RAM in 2x2Gb pieces fairly new the built in bluetooth module the built in WLAN card the DVDRW drive the keyboard etc etc ... basically the remains of the dead body if anyone wants any of this stuff drop me a line or reply to this post and we can arrange to get it to you ... i don't want $$ for it ... i just don't want it sitting here doing nothing when maybe someone else can get benefit from it bye again :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
Could you not donate it to one of those organisations that refurb PCs for the underprivileged, if there is one near you, that is?
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Could you not donate it to one of those organisations that refurb PCs for the underprivileged, if there is one near you, that is?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
unfortunately the MB has gone as the nvidia chip is soldered onto it so it's a write-off as far as repair goes ... that's why i'm offering up the parts for anybody who can use them
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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unfortunately the MB has gone as the nvidia chip is soldered onto it so it's a write-off as far as repair goes ... that's why i'm offering up the parts for anybody who can use them
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
It's good to see you back, even if only for a short time. How are you doing?
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guys i'm not on here these days but something happened and i couldn't think of a better bunch to share with... my Dell Letitude D620's Nvidia GPU died on sunday and the machine has a blank screen ... dell tell me i'm SOL as far as they care and it isn't worth to get it fixed as it needs a whole new MB sooooooooooooooo........ there is 4Gb RAM in 2x2Gb pieces fairly new the built in bluetooth module the built in WLAN card the DVDRW drive the keyboard etc etc ... basically the remains of the dead body if anyone wants any of this stuff drop me a line or reply to this post and we can arrange to get it to you ... i don't want $$ for it ... i just don't want it sitting here doing nothing when maybe someone else can get benefit from it bye again :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
You might want to do some searching around on this, but I think I remember that there were a number of Dell laptop models impacted by a design issue with the GPU, but I can't remember which models or GPU. I think someone from Dell even blogged about it. I think came down to the manufacturer of the GPU used a die that didn't cut the mustard which caused it to overheat and the GPU then wouldn't work at all. If it is an impacted model, you should be able to force their hand to repair it for you given it is a known manufacture defect.
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You might want to do some searching around on this, but I think I remember that there were a number of Dell laptop models impacted by a design issue with the GPU, but I can't remember which models or GPU. I think someone from Dell even blogged about it. I think came down to the manufacturer of the GPU used a die that didn't cut the mustard which caused it to overheat and the GPU then wouldn't work at all. If it is an impacted model, you should be able to force their hand to repair it for you given it is a known manufacture defect.
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They were nVidia chips; and the problem wasn't the die itself, it was the new leadfree solder (thank you ROHS) used to attach the BGA chip turned out to be more brittle than expected; and needed a more rigid support than the mobos typically provided.
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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guys i'm not on here these days but something happened and i couldn't think of a better bunch to share with... my Dell Letitude D620's Nvidia GPU died on sunday and the machine has a blank screen ... dell tell me i'm SOL as far as they care and it isn't worth to get it fixed as it needs a whole new MB sooooooooooooooo........ there is 4Gb RAM in 2x2Gb pieces fairly new the built in bluetooth module the built in WLAN card the DVDRW drive the keyboard etc etc ... basically the remains of the dead body if anyone wants any of this stuff drop me a line or reply to this post and we can arrange to get it to you ... i don't want $$ for it ... i just don't want it sitting here doing nothing when maybe someone else can get benefit from it bye again :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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They were nVidia chips; and the problem wasn't the die itself, it was the new leadfree solder (thank you ROHS) used to attach the BGA chip turned out to be more brittle than expected; and needed a more rigid support than the mobos typically provided.
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me... I couldn't really remember too many of the exact details!
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