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    failed 5870

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dellienware owner, Apr 18, 2013.

  1. dellienware owner

    dellienware owner Notebook Evangelist

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    is there anyway to resurrect a failed 5870?

    i bought this on ebay carelessly not thinking and the video card is not working according to the seller.
     
    dellienware owner, Apr 18, 2013
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    HaloGod2012 Notebook Virtuoso

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    did he tell you whats wrong with it? crashes in games? wont boot? any other information?
     
    HaloGod2012, Apr 18, 2013
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Have you tried doing a vBios flash? What's exactly happening with it?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 22, 2013
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    It depends on what you mean by "failed". If it's totally dead, then there's only a slim chance. Like Luis said, a VBIOS flash would be your best option. Next from that would be a card bake. Other than that, it's pretty much a bust.
     
    radji, Apr 23, 2013
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    I have a couple of spare dead cards... Maybe I'll bake them. Couldn't really hurt. I have a 5870m and 260m that are both no-post cards. Maybe I should preheat my oven to 385 degrees! Haha, such an interesting method.
     
    gthirst, Apr 23, 2013
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    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    steviejones133, Apr 23, 2013
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    dellienware owner Notebook Evangelist

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    sweet, anyone got a link to a vbios flash download
     
    dellienware owner, May 14, 2013
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    anyone got the vbios flash file
     
    dellienware owner, May 20, 2013
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    M17x R2, right? - You can grab the Dell vBios file from driver and downloads: Drivers & Downloads | Dell UK.

    Here is the link to the latest Dell released vBios for that machine: Driver Details | Dell UK

    Dell instructions for installation (quoted from above link)

     
    steviejones133, May 20, 2013
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