Erros with NP9262, please help

Sager NP9262
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX

I recently bought Sager NP9262, and all of a sudden while using Autodesk Maya 64-bit, it completely froze. I waited for about 20 min and decided to turn off the comp. Then I turned it back on.

While booting up, on the "Welcome" screen where it says "Welcome", I saw a bunch of black lines on the lower left corner, like a patch of pure black. I am not sure what is causing this. I rebooted several times, and sometimes I see this, and sometimes I do not.

I would hate to send the unit in for repair and lose shipping + time, if this is not a major problem which can be fixed by me. Please do help me to find a solution. The following is the complete list of hardware given when I ordered the computer:

SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
- Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Cl
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: ~Intel Core 2 QUAD Q9650 3.0GHz
- Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800M GTX 1,024MB
- External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
- Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) D
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 250GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
- Secondary Hard Drive: None Standard -
- Third Hard Drive: None Standard -
- Raid: HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): None Standard
- Floppy Drive: None Standard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 530
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: None Standard
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audi
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Incl
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- Spare AC Adapter: None Standard
- Port Replicator / Dock / Hub's: None Standard
- Fingerprint Reader: None Standard
- Mouse / Keyboard Accessories: None Standard
- Notebook Cooler: None Standard
- Operating System: ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit I
- "Medialess" Microsoft Office Sof: None Standard
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): None Standard
- Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warra

p.s. I also see that usually 30% of my RAM is in usage even when I have no applications running. And the computer has 4GB of RAM... is this normal???

 

Hm..... it happened when you installed Maya.

when it froze and locked up, then you kept restarting it.... have you done a CHKDSK on the HDD since I believe by doing it like that will stack up the HDD errors.

go into Safe Mode:
- go to START > Programs > Accesories > right-click on "Command Prompt" > choose Run as administrator
- (in command prompt) type: CHKDSK C: /F
- say yes and restart your system to fix the HDD errors.

Then after it restarts after the CHKDSK is complete, go into Safe Mode again.
- uninstall Maya, and Nvidia drivers.
- then reinstall the Nvidia drivers again.

 

hi chaps. it seems my beeping issue wont go away. now i just get intermittent beeps similar to a battery low beep and it goes on continuously for bout a few seconds at a time on very random occasions.

the battery is fully charged though

i have updated my bios and kbc

only way i can get rid of this noise is turn my volume down hehhe

is there any way to shut off the inbuilt speaker.??

and is there a temperature sensor in the np9262.?? although my temps are fairly good at around 61 degrees..

im am utterly befuddled as to the cause of this beeping.

 

@leo3an You were using MAYA right?So could it be the temps?

@dazzy Any problems in device manager, touch pad, pressed keys, CMOS battery,temps(GPU,CPU) etc?

 

device manager, all is fine. no errors
touch pad no errors
, pressed keys no pressed keyes
, CMOS battery, hmmm could be a possibility.. where is the cmos battery.??
temps(GPU,CPU) etc all is fine and in the high 50 deg C mark

 

Can you get a video of it?Some one posted one in youtube some time ago.You can see if it's the same problem.It was supposedly solved with a BIOS update.

Though probably you can mute the speaker,I would recommend to fix the problem than doing this.

 

yep i have read that particular thread regarding posting the youtube video. and it was exactly the same problem that i am having now ie random beeps..--- http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=253263

however i did the bios update to the latest versions --bios is 1.0.22 and KBC is 1.0.13N i believe. and the problem went away for a couple of days. and now it has resurfaced.