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    UPDATE Video problem service call.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by calibrah, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. calibrah

    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    Well, the dell tech replaced my GTX 260m and I still have the same issue with not being able to switch video cards using the hybrid sli thing. And when the integrated card is disabled with the bios, the screen flickers like a strobe light.

    They ordered another video card AND a new motherboard. This is getting silly.
     
    calibrah, Sep 9, 2009
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    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ask for a new computer. The techs don't know what they are doing.
     
    WaR, Sep 9, 2009
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    calibrah Notebook Guru

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    Thats what the tech told me to do! haha. He said not to tell dell that he said that. heh. Pc works fine, cant use my video card though. pooh
     
    calibrah, Sep 9, 2009
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    Are you sure Hybrid is enabled in the BIOS? Are you plugged in? Does your device manager and the nvidia control panel show both cards?
     
    sleey0, Sep 9, 2009
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    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol... why are you trying to help him sort it out? You of all people would have returned that thing so fast it would still be shutting down when it got to Dell.

    Just ask for a new one dude. You know that the technician beat the crap out of it. You didn't pay for a faulty item.
     
    WaR, Sep 9, 2009
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