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    GPU issues

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Jum, Dec 25, 2011.

  1. Jum

    Jum Notebook Geek

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    Gpu been flickering and freezing lately giving me weird driver issues..hooked up HDMI today and refused to boot up giving me black screen. Would let it sit for a few hours which led me to boot it up into windows but if I did anything gfx intensive it would freeze and then same problem. Did the "BAKE" trick applied new thermal and reattached..getting this white screen now on bootup with no other activity than one beep every few seconds.

    Any suggestions?

    [​IMG]
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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  2. b0b1man

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    You didnt bake it, you roasted it.

    Time for a new laptop. Or at least a new card. Whichever comes cheaper.
     
    b0b1man, Dec 25, 2011
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  3. Jum

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    385 for 6 mins..you think its roasted? Any suggestions to where to find a new gfx card?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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  4. MrDJ

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    did you follow this guide word for word?
     
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  5. Jum

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    yes. I don't see any physical damage to the card either. is rebaking worth a try?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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    What does the white screen mean?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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    im guessing its not connecting somewhere along the line but thats just a guess.
    a dead card will have the lines like mine below so no signal is getting or coming from the card.
     
    MrDJ, Dec 25, 2011
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  8. Jum

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    So its possible that it is not connected properly? Could improper thermal paste cause this also? Does yours beep every other second?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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    replied to your pm.

    mine died in march as i was playing my first 5 minutes of crysis 2. all i got was a sound loop and a frozen screen. hard turn off/on and lined picture above is what i was left with.
    luckily i was covered by warranty so my 9800GT was replaced with a better 260gtx

    i didnt use the baking method so all i can do is guess on what it could be. hopefully someone in the know will be able to help out further.
     
    MrDJ, Dec 25, 2011
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  10. Jum

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    any other opinions?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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  11. Jum

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    Reapplied thermal paste and gpu is working fine...currently sitting at 49-50C..is that an ok temperature?
     
    Jum, Dec 25, 2011
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    I did a bit of reading and the average temperature for those with your GPU is 80-85C when the card is under full load. I would suggest running a game such as Crysis and carefully monitoring your temperatures while doing so. As long as you don't exceed 90C I would say your fine.
     
    Hackez, Dec 25, 2011
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