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    Inspiron 9400 (E1705) video card about to die. need advice

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by koiking, Nov 27, 2008.

  1. koiking

    koiking Notebook Consultant

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    My inspiron's geforce 7900GS seems to be dying as of writing this. There are clusters of green artifacts in areas where the screen should display black. Moreoever, there is a blue line cutting across the screen.

    I do remember reading that this model of inspiron used a module based gfx system. Would it be worth giving it a try?

    What are these modules called and how much should I be expecting to pay?
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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  3. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    You're in luck that they are replaceable, however, they look very expensive.
     
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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