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    8510 video upgrade, now no fans, overheating

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by tullnd, Nov 17, 2006.

  1. tullnd

    tullnd Notebook Evangelist

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    I just attempted a video upgrade on my 8510GZ. I purchased a MXM 256MB Geforce Go 6800.

    Here's what I did:
    1) removed ATI software
    2) rebooted machine
    3) powered down and removed battery
    4) removed bottom panel
    5) removed 4 screws on the main GPU heatsink
    6) removed 3 smaller screws holding down the main fan assembly
    7) unscrewed the 3 tension screws associated with the processor and pulled main fan assembly(did not disconnect the fan connector to the motherboard)
    8) pulled both the main fan assembly/heatsink aside and also removed the GPU heatsink
    9) removed the 2 screws holding down the MXM device
    10) removed the card

    I did the reinstallation backwards with these added steps
    I used some heat transfer paste on the CPU, chipset, and GPU(new device)
    Reinstalled in reverse of above. Everything booted up and was working fine for about 5 minutes, then got some video corruption. Shut down, checked the GPU and noticed little transfer of grease to the GPU heatsink. The original ATI card had a small piece of that rubbery style heat tape type stuff, and I think there was a space between devices...so I added that to the Nvidia card. Re-installed. Tried again.

    Still getting video corruption. This time, I noticed my main fan wasn't spinning up like it normally did on boot. I did a test boot with the bottom off to visualize what was occurring. Both the main fan and the GPU cooling fan spin up briefly at boot, then spin down. They don't come back on.

    I double checked the main fan settings...and nothing. It's all correct. I don't see any kinks in the wire or anything.

    Any ideas? I'm dead in the water now. I tried it with the original card...same problem. I can't figure out what I might have hit. Any suggestions are appreciated.
     
    tullnd, Nov 17, 2006
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  2. chosos

    chosos Notebook Enthusiast

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    you could check alternate leads and just connect the fan elsewhere. It will lock the fan speed which isnt always a bad thing, but will raise the noise some.

    I know its not a solution, but it sure beats a dead laptop.
     
    chosos, Nov 30, 2006
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