Video Card Failure, possible solutions?

I have an Asus G1 laptop, with Geforce Go 7700. It seems that my video card failed after I've tried setting up different resolutions on my screen and my external TV monitor, running two instances of applications in different resolutions on those two screens. It worked for 10 minutes, then Vista gave the warning notifications about driver failure, the screen flashed on and off a couple of times, then a BSOD with a Stop Error. I wasn't running temps at that moment so I'm not sure if it overheated.

Now whenever I try to load windows with any driver for my Geforce Go 7700 it gives me a BSOD stop error 0x50, which means that there is defective memory. When I turn the video adapter device off in safe mode, windows loads fine with built in video card. The bios menu has several typical blue vertical lines in the background, so hardware is very likely to be the cause of the problem.

My question is whether it's worth to try to disassemble the laptop and try to wiggle or connect\disconnect gpu wires, etc. I don't want to damage it further because the computer can still be used for browsing internet, video, word processor, etc However it can't run intensive video applications at the moment. I'm wondering whether it would make a difference, from what I learned though the gpu is not replaceable on this Asus model, so is there any hope of "resetting" it?

I guess it's the sign that it's the right time to upgrade

 

Wouldn't a G1 still be in warranty?

 

I've bought this laptop in the summer of 2007, I was under the impression that the standard warranty lasts for 1-2 years, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Time to bake another GPU with Chef Ellatan!

 

Standard Asus warranty is 2 years, and warranties for G1's should all be expired.

There's nothing really that you can do. It's time for a new computer.

 

cant you upgrade your gpu or vdock?

 

I'm not familiar with the term vdock and I don't think that the gpu is upgradable at all. The question that nobody has yet answered is whether it's worth to try to open up the laptop and take a look at cables. Perhaps it's better to just leave it in peace, because there is a risk of damaging the laptop further.

 

GPU failure=new laptop most of the times
You coudl open it, but most likely, there is nothing to do.
vidock is an external GPU hooked via USB to your laptop.

 

There are no "cables". If the GPU is done, replacement is the only option.

 

Well thanks for the response guys, I've been shopping for np8662 for some time now, so I guess it's time to invest =)

 

GPU dead, means laptop buying...jahahaha