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XPS M1330 fried motherboard

Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Artie Lange, Jul 22, 2009.

Artie Lange Notebook Consultant

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It was probably the heat, but during some intensive video editing my M1330 shut off in an instant and would not turn on, battery nor a/c.

When I plugged the adapter into the laptop, the light on the adapter went off.

The tech came and replaced the MD (second time, first was Oct.2008).

The tech said if it happens again, I could request an additional/upgrade heat-sink/fan, not really sure.

Has this happened to anyone else?

The warranty should have been extended longer than one-year because of these heat issues.

Artie Lange, Jul 22, 2009

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I've had my motherboard replaced twice: once for the GPU, and the last time because of a complete failure out of nowhere.

I'd like to see what they do for me if it happens again....

mystery905, Jul 22, 2009

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Very common problem and the average is about 6 months of life before you need to have the tech come out again. If you push hard enough you can get a 1340xps or something else

HCW, Jul 22, 2009

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