Is there anyway of telling if your card is affected?

Just wondering before I shut up and wait for either Dell or Nvidia to give in and do a re-call or warranty issue.

But is there a way of seeing if your card might be affected in the future, maybe a code on the laptop, or in the actual system.

I know its the 8 series, but surley it cant be all, as that would be hundreds of millions of cards.

And in that case they surley would have to do a re-call.

Thanks guys and its my last post on this, until we hear more.

 

Since Nvidia has said nothing on which batch, there is no way to know. I am assuming that ALL 8 series are affected. I make this assumption as if it were only a certain batch, Nvidia would have announced it to put this issue to bed. The only reason they have been this quiet must be because the news can't be good. For PR's sake, its better to say nothing in this case. My 2 cents...

 

I agree.

We get to wait for it to fail and hope they replace it.

 

Oh, you can replace it it will just cost YOU the amount for a new motherboard and GPU....which at that point you might just want to consider a new laptop...hmm..isnt Dell clever...

 

of course even when it's replaced it will be with a refurb part, as are all dell band-aids, i mean repairs.

 

OK GUYS

Worst case scenario:

Say my card fails outside the warranty [Edited] (which would not be too hard to belive)

How much would it cost to fix the matter of a new board and card?

Can it be done?

Thanks

 

The problem with the nVidia GPUs is a combination of materials and operation. They have discovered that one of the materials used in the packaging can deteriorate under certain conditions of thermal cycling (temperature variation). The thermal cycling depends on usage, the adequacy of the cooling system and the fan operation settings in the BIOS. It's a bit like needing the right conditions to get eggs to hatch.

At the moment, if I remember correctly, Dell has issued BIOS updates to change the fan operation and given a 12 month warranty enhancement for the potentially affected GPUs. Whether this will be subsequently extended will probably depend on the extent of GPU failures during the current year.

John

 

I know all that.

But what I asked was can it be replaced and how much if need be.

Worst case?

 

> at least say a thanks It would be nice n better that way

> Why can't a motherboard and card or any component be replaced??

> And how much would it cost? Guess you'd have to check with your tech support.. Not a big deal, is it?

 

Sorry dude didnt mean to be rude, could have worded it better.

I know about the fixes and supposed warranty, But if all else fails just wondering cost on a board and chip.

I understand the nvidia card is attached to the mother board, so I assume that would be quite costly to fix, and was wondering if anyone has replaced one.