Can I salvage a X200/X205 with a burned GPU? [SLI]

I blew up the system after an OpenGL bug during coding (well, I guess it had wear over the years too and it was the last blow of heat).

The warranty is void (since almost 3 years passed in a 2-y warranty).

Now what happens is, the SLI system (yes, it's one of those rare ones) doesn't even turn on a power led. If I remove one of the two cards (the top one only, it's the only way to have only one, it doesn't fit to be the only) or both, power led turns on and the laptop attempts to turn on (fans operate) but after a couple of seconds it shuts down. It's definitely not overheating since it occurs exactly a couple of seconds even after it's cooled down.

Now, I had suspected also the motherboard but suspicions center on the GPUs since the burn up happened during using OpenGL heavily and it attempts to turn on only if GPUs are removed.

I o ven cooked them all but the behavior didn't change (yeah, not much to lose, is there?).


Does anyone know any salvaging tips? I attempted to search for replacements but I can't find GPUs online. I only found a whole X200 motherboard but it was ridiculously expensive.

You understand a 3 year old laptop isn't worth more than 200, at a stretch 250 dollars to be salvaged, even if there was budget.



I suspect I could find other GPUs - but they appear to need a certain slot and I don't know if the SLI/GPU subsystem is partially also on the m/b(I doubt it though, there are two distinct GPU circuits that can be unplugged). It worries me though if it is a PCI-E or around that area subsystem affected.



Does anyone know if "turning off after two seconds of attempting to turn on" (I pre-mentioned) mean anything in particular? It might help a lot if it indicated a specific issue (e.g. 'I can't find graphics')


The model is a X200-219 that was sold in UK in March 2008 but it shouldn't be different in its core design than any SLI of that time.

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There was no visible indication of any blown up capacitors or other components. There was some suspiciously looking 'rust' substance (in very limited spots) but I suspect that was nothing, coming from the cooling 'tube' with that color or normally burned up thermal paste or similar. It generally didn't look 'totally blown up' or anything.