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    Problem with MSI GX640

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by matizin, May 13, 2011.

  1. matizin

    matizin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone, i've purshased this laptop about 1 month ago, and still have not play ONE F***** game, every time i instal ati driver, and reboot, it gives me black screen (using default VGA displayt driver the laptop works fine), i dont know how to fix it, i tried msi driver, and amd 11.4 driver (latest ones), so please help me, i'll apreciate that :)
     
    matizin, May 13, 2011
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  2. Brozini

    Brozini Notebook Enthusiast

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    Install driver ONLY but before that run THIS.
     
    Brozini, May 13, 2011
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  3. matizin

    matizin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did install dx and the driver display only. Now when i reboot it gives me BSOD :S, don't tell me to send it to guarantee, because i bought it on USA and not coming back in a few months, so it is a problem, please anybody help me :(
     
    matizin, May 13, 2011
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  4. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    GFX card's can sometimes be damaged, even from AS NEW condition as laptops are not tested after they've been assembled. Maybe just a simple test like "oh it's turning on so its ok, next please"
    I'm afraid you have a same bad luck like me, mine was deffective from the first day as well (gx740 5870m), door to door warranty helped me alot, i got it back 2 weeks after with new GFX card.

    Try to flash the vbios of your GPU, and use drivers from msi web site only- they are dedicated drivers. Maybe this could help

    sorry m8 :(
     
    flingin, May 14, 2011
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  5. Molius

    Molius Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, try updating vBios and then clean installing newest drivers.
     
    Molius, May 14, 2011
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    matizin Notebook Enthusiast

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    That sucks! :(, it is still on warranty, but i'm not USA, I'm in Chile, I think there is nothigng I can do, I tried flashing vBios, undervolting, change thermal compound, and nothing. :(

    I've already try that, and it's the same
     
    matizin, May 14, 2011
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    Tree_Burner Notebook Deity

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    if you know someone in the US, you could send it to them and they could send it in for you.
     
    Tree_Burner, May 14, 2011
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