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    Asus M51 - Screen stopped working, help please :<

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by maybeamac, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. maybeamac

    maybeamac Newbie

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    Hey Guys,

    I have a 4 year old Asus M51SN, the display of the laptop stopped working today.

    I have it plugged into a external display via the VGA slot and the external display stopped picking up a signal.

    Disconnecting it from the VGA, the laptop screen won't turn on without a back light or anything. However, it still boots up as it should with the sounds and fans, it's just the display that's gone.

    Is it a GPU failure?

    Does anyone know how to switch from a dedicated GPU to the integrated GPU unit on an Asus?
     
    maybeamac, Mar 5, 2012
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    There isn't an integrated GPU on the M51SN.

    The NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS may be defective, you can try finding a used replacement card. At this point it may be easier to pull the hard disk to save your data, and part out the machine or sell it for parts.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Mar 6, 2012
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