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    M1530 Mobo Replacement Help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by erA320, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. erA320

    erA320 Newbie

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    Like pretty much everyone else, I've had the overheating issue with the 8600GT cards for awhile now. Dell is offering to replace my motherboard. Is this wise? I do not want to end up having the same issue after wasting 10-14 days without a laptop.
     
    erA320, Oct 21, 2010
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    alexzeon Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are still warranty, why don't you ask for a replacement system? I got my M1330 replaced by a Studio XPS 1647...
     
    alexzeon, Oct 21, 2010
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    erA320 Newbie

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    No, if I was smart a couple months ago I would have extended it. I repeatedly asked them to replace the entire laptop but they ended up just offering to take a look at it and replace the mobo for free. I'm still unsure that this will fix it- I should probably continue to fuss about it and maybe then they'll eventually give me a new laptop.
     
    erA320, Oct 21, 2010
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The new motherboard will fix the problem... the question is how long it will last. I'd get the board replaced and sell the machine. Anything with an Nvidia 8-Series GPU is pretty much a "time bomb" as others have said.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 21, 2010
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  5. erA320

    erA320 Newbie

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    So I suppose its not possible for them to send me a new laptop outside of warranty?
     
    erA320, Oct 22, 2010
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    E.D.U. Notebook Deity

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    If you're outside of warranty, I'm pretty sure you ain't getting a replacement. I think you are getting this mobo replacement based on Dell's Nvidia GPU failure warranty (which, I believe, lasts one year after your original warranty ends). The warranty applies to the failure-prone Nvidia 8-series cards that were in the M1330 and the M1530. Otherwise I really don't see how they'd even offer you a mobo replacement without any warranty (lucky?). However, if my memory serves me right, I think I have heard of people getting replacements off this "GPU failure" warranty, though I'm not sure.

    I'd suggest you do what Commander Wolf said. Since they've repeatedly declined you already for a replacement (btw you never want to "ask" for the replacement, you have to be more indirect :eek:), who knows how long this "GPU failure" warranty will be on your side. Get the mobo replacement and sell it, then buy yourself something else.
     
    E.D.U., Oct 22, 2010
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  7. erA320

    erA320 Newbie

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    Selling it would be ideal, but I feel like I'd be lucky to have someone take it off my hands. I just hope that it won't take them the full 14 days to service the thing, I cannot afford to be without a laptop for that long. I'll start checking eBay or Amazon for some methods to sell it off.
     
    erA320, Oct 22, 2010
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