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    Problems with my Alienware m5550

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by raiderkid6, Feb 8, 2009.

  1. raiderkid6

    raiderkid6 Newbie

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    Ok so heres the story. About in December my alienware started going nuts. Its not even 2 years old, and the screen went crazy.

    http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/raiderkid6/335753374_1150558429_0.jpg?t=1234146064

    So I took it to my local computer repair to see what the problem was, cause of the free estimate. They told me it was the graphics card and that they could fix it for 400. I said hell no, and bought one of ebay for 80. Today it came in the mail, i swapped it, and the screen was still a little missed up (very fine lines going down randoms parts of the screen), and I noticed my fan wasnt working. Anyone have any ideas one what can be wrong? My comp shut off after 10 min cause it got so hot.

    Thanks
     
    raiderkid6, Feb 8, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    you prolly bumped the fan when swaping the cards out. and the fine lines could be your screen screwed up but try re plugging in the fan and re seating the graphics card
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 8, 2009
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  3. raiderkid6

    raiderkid6 Newbie

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    Yes I plugged in the fan and it still doesnt work :mad:
     
    raiderkid6, Feb 8, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    hummmmsss well not hard to figure that one out :D then you need a new fan unless the pins are bent ....but thats that and the graphics card deal ..im at a loss(does the screen still mostly work?
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 8, 2009
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  5. raiderkid6

    raiderkid6 Newbie

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    well when the graphics card first broke it was like the picture i provided. now that i got the new one in, its 10 times better, i can see everything and stuff, its just there are some lines on the screen so its not perfect.
     
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    screen coulda been screwed up when it went on the fritz... i unno much about screens. a old laptop i had had 3 lines a red and a green and another red line on the screen
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 8, 2009
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Have you tried plugging into an external monitor yet? Does the problem still persist there?
     
    kobe, Feb 8, 2009
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