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    Sager np8170 Issue - monitor will not turn on

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Destructive, Jul 7, 2013.

  1. Destructive

    Destructive Notebook Enthusiast

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    I need help!

    Recently i was in the middle of a game, then the screen suddenly freezes, with frozen dashed lines going down the screen. I assumed it was a crash and attempted to reboot. Upon reboot, the disk activity light flashes and then goes dark, the power button light stays on but the screen stays black. Anybody have any idea how to fix?
     
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    can you tell everyone your full spec.
    verical lines could well be a dead graphics card.

    no more can be said until we know what other hardware you have and is it covered by warranty. also did you overclock.
     
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    Ram 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory
    Graphics - Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6990M 2048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
    Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 2.2-3.1GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache)
    Sager NP8170

    Did not overclock. only Lifetime limited labor warranty left now.
     
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  4. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    and hard drive???

    also is yours the HM or EM version. not sure as im on the other side of the world.
     
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    taking out battery, diconnecting a/c and also resetting cmos (take out bios battery) with pressing power button for at least 30 seconds make any difference?

    if not, it might really be a dead gpu. especially conaidering the numerous reports of dying 6990m cards lately... :(

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
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    Main Harddrive SSD, secondary 500 GB hatachi I think,already tried resetting cmos. I think its HM version.

    Yeah its HM - How long does RMA usually take?
     
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  7. MrDJ

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    as mentioned i dont think the HM can run without the dedicated card inserted.
     
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    Yeah probably need to RMA - anybody have any information about how long it will take? (in US)
     
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    which supplier
     
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    Supplier is xoticpc
     
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    contact them and they will be able to tell you. pointless us pulling a time scale out of the air as it will be pure guesswork. also have to take into account that you are not covered by courier or parts so can be pricey.
    good luck
     
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