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    Dell Inspiron e1705 trouble

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mybffjill, May 24, 2011.

  1. mybffjill

    mybffjill Newbie

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    was just given a dell inspiron e1705. thought this came with a 256 gpu. checked dells site and yes it says it should have one. go to device manager and it says i have a Ati mobility radeon x1400 which is 128. Why?
     
    mybffjill, May 24, 2011
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Because the GPU went bad and the previous owner replaced it with a cheaper one? The bigger GPUs drop like flies and are hideously expensive to replace.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 24, 2011
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  3. Nigel8600

    Nigel8600 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a dual core T7200 in my E1705. Is this a good or bad one to have?
     
    Nigel8600, May 28, 2011
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What do you mean by "good or bad"? There aren't any known reliability issues with Socket M CPUs...
     
    Commander Wolf, May 30, 2011
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Besides running hotter than their 800 FSB Merom brothers, nothing wrong with the T7200 (I have 2 running in my Z61t's).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 30, 2011
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  6. Nigel8600

    Nigel8600 Notebook Evangelist

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    Oops, I meant NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

    Is that a good GPU?
     
    Nigel8600, May 31, 2011
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  7. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    No 7900 series are known for the cheapo substrate material coupled with constant heating and cooling will cause the solder joints to fail and you will lose video. You can try baking it back to life or purchasing a new one, but there really is no point. All the chips are defective, the question is not if they are going to die, it is when.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 1, 2011
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  8. JesseKnows

    JesseKnows Notebook Guru

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    I just had my 7900 GS replaced under the nVidia recall. I do hope it lasts a few years...
     
    JesseKnows, Jun 29, 2011
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  9. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    The E1705 IIRC has a removable GPU module, so if it does fail again (likely it will) it is a replaceable part. AFAIK all Nvidia GPU's with the defective substrate material do not have a permanent fix so if it fails again, I would get a different GPU..
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 29, 2011
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    This is what I did as well, long before the manu's admitted there was a quality issue. Cept I used a really cheap ATI x600 off ebay. Now it's limited to basic surfing/email duties, but still chugging after all these years.
     
    G74SXr, Jul 1, 2011
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  11. JesseKnows

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    I wonder what the class action suit would look like if all the repaired computers fail again?
     
    JesseKnows, Jul 3, 2011
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  12. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Wherever the repair was done should have a warranty, typically 30-90 days. Unfortunately again, there is no fix for the defective GPU's besides replacing it over again and again. You would be best off saving up for another laptop.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 3, 2011
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    Which is why many E1705 owners ended up putting the ATI 1400 card in or in some cases installed the motherboard with the on board intel GPU.

    I would not trust any "refurbed" 79xx series GPUS sold any where except from Dell. and even then as stated above the GPU will just eventually fail anyways

    x2

    Save for a new laptop.
     
    dave-p, Jul 6, 2011
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  14. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Right most places will just bake the card in the oven to reflow the solder joints, the results unstable. At least the E1705 has a removable GPU module, while alot of HP DV6/9 and XPS owners were faced with buying a whole new notebook..
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 6, 2011
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