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    Clevo P170EM (7970m) with red boxes on screen

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Curt2199, May 21, 2013.

  1. Curt2199

    Curt2199 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The boxes appear to be in a fixed position at all times and the laptop appears to function normally otherwise. Does this sound like a problem with the display or graphics card?
     
    Curt2199, May 21, 2013
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  2. Jaycob

    Jaycob Notebook Consultant

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    I'd go with screen. When you say all the times, you also mean while booting, right? and even when using the iGPU? Try hooking up to an external monitor or tv set, and you'll pretty much have your answer ^^.
     
    Jaycob, May 21, 2013
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  3. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Sounds like the monitor to me too. How big are these boxes, 1 or 2 pixels wide or 10-15. Jaycob ideas will be perfect to let you know if its the screen or GPU.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, May 22, 2013
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    Exactly. This doesn't sound GPU related, but for assurance sake, if you can connect the laptop to an external display, that will be your best way to troubleshoot.
     
    Prostar Computer, May 22, 2013
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  5. Curt2199

    Curt2199 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, its actually from a local computer shop. They took the machine in on trade trade and parted it out. They didn't test with an external display before parting it out and assumed it was the lcd panel but are selling me the video card for cheap as is since they aren't sure where the problem was. They just said it would boot with red squares in fixed positions and load windows fine. Id like to flash the vbios replace the 6990m in my p170hm if it was a good card. I guess its just a gamble.
     
    Curt2199, May 22, 2013
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  6. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    can you get a picture of the screen and post it here for the experts above :)
     
    MrDJ, May 22, 2013
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  7. Curt2199

    Curt2199 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, since its already been parted out there's no way to get that info anymore unfortunately.
     
    Curt2199, May 22, 2013
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  8. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    well just make sure then that they at least give you a doa warranty of a week or so to be sure that the gpu isnt defective from the start!

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, May 23, 2013
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  9. Curt2199

    Curt2199 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah they're not gonna do that otherwise they'd just sell it at normal price with a Not DOA guarantee. lol.

     
    Curt2199, May 24, 2013
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