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    S_P_A_Z and Alienware-Armando!!!! or anyone else!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Fulltraxx, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. Fulltraxx

    Fulltraxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    my Alienware Aurora m9700 is doing the same thing that SPAZ's was, except i did not mess with the processor! my power button and touchpad light will turn on, and if i hold the power button the HDD light will blink a few times and then stop... if the battery is put in it instantly turns on and i can hear the hdd spinning and it lights up, same with the ac adapter... HELP

    Also i just tried replacing the processor with a similar one (i'm a trash man and people are constantly throwing laptops with little problems away that i rescue and revive) and i still get the same result.... I have seen some reports on heat damage that alienware will not repair without a considerable fee...
     
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    i think i may have found the problem.... i can see some burnt solder's on the gpu....
     
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    looked up on the video card and it seems that the 7900 gs go with the single pipe config in the m9700 and similar dells are all overheating and getting the same answer.. if its out of warrenty your just S.O.L. Never have i had a lemon product that a larger company like this will not either replace or provide a solution... the card works great... while it works... if any of you have the same card i would maybe invest in a different one or find a way to put in dual pipes...
     
    Fulltraxx, Aug 16, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    bake it in the oven
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 16, 2009
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    i used a big hammer :)
     
    Fulltraxx, Aug 16, 2009
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    i was serious it will possibly fix them
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 16, 2009
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    hows that??? details my good moo? *poises with sledge*
     
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    Thanks! i'll give it a try and let you know if it works!
     
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    you can always count on moo for answers :D
     
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    yeah... just waiting for the roasts to get done... dang things take 5 hours to cook... 45 min left till i make shredded beef and gpu sandwitches :D
     
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    well.. moo... i just want to let you know... i love you...
     
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    totally floored that it worked!!! i'm using to make this post!!!
     
    Fulltraxx, Aug 16, 2009
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    gratz fulltraxx
     
    Thasee, Aug 17, 2009
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    ty ++++rep
     
    Fulltraxx, Aug 17, 2009
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    Wow! I never would have imagined something like that would work.

    I'll have to remember that next time my video card fries. lol.
     
    cryntore, Aug 17, 2009
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    So what was the problem before you baked it? would the screen not turn on at all? my m17x screen won't turn on and i can't figure it out at all
     
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    the soder points had degraded over time and the oven sofened it and re-sodered it basically
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 17, 2009
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    well moo, do you want to help me try to figure out why my screen isn't turning on? i'm getting it replaced for another issue, but i'd like to fix the screen so that i have a somewhat functioning computer for school until the replacement arrives
     
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    well plug in a external screen and boot up :)
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 17, 2009
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