6860FX GPU Fried

Well, I'm pretty sure my GPU is shot now. I went to play a game, and I got weird neon green colors that seemed to follow the lines of the picture on the screen. I restarted and at the Windows loading screen after putting in my password it did it again and froze, powered off and on and same thing. Next time it booted sort of normally, except different. I noticed that Windows Aero was turned off. Long story short I got a code 43 on the GPU in the device manager. So I'm assuming the GPU is shot, right?

Would it be worth trying to find a replacement motherboard? Or even trying to send it in to Gateway? Or should I just look into replacing it, (with a budget gaming desktop that I'll build) and selling it for parts? No warranty BTW. Thanks to all.

 

Could be a fried video card. Try updating the drivers or try an older one if you already have the latest.

 

Already did, both of those, even in safe mode. Still no luck.

 

Then is sounds like a shot GPU. Is it a card or is it built into the motherboard. It is a an 8xxx series GPU, they fail a lot.

 

It's soldered on the motherboard. Yeah it's a 8800M GTS

 

These people will repair Gateway FX laptop motherboard for $125. You should ask them if they fix GPU's.

Gateway P-6860FX P-7805u UC7807u MOTHERBOARD Repair - eBay (item 110545515222 end time Jul-11-10 15:08:36 PDT)

 

Bake the motherboard. It's worth a try.

 

How would I go about baking the motherboard? Like what temp should the oven be at and how long should it be in there and anything else I would need to know.

 

Here's a guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...-kind-guide-how-bake-your-gpu-fun-profit.html

But remember, this isn't a permanent fix. It'll probably go bad with in a few months. Good Luck

 

That oven trick is crazy cool! If you get it working again put some better thermal grease between the gpu and heatsink. Might prolong the second life of your 8800.