Posts by sypher9

I was able to pick up an x600 to put in my laptop. When I installed that card the laptop wouldn't even post! Is there something I need to do in order to use that card in my laptop? There was no display at all so I'm thinking that...

I've been having a problem with my xps gen 2 laptop lately. I was using it the other day and closed the lid and let the system hibernate while I was at work, when I opened it up again it looked like the video card was artifacting. (It...

When I got home I pulled each stick of memory and tried to start the laptop, with the second stick it booted! I put the other stick in the second slot(after powering down the laptop) and ran memtest to see if there was anything wrong...

I'll give that a shot.

Hi all. I tried to search the forums but haven't really found any answers to my issues. This morning I opened up my laptop to use it for a while, and it was powered off. I thought this was odd, since I didn't shut it down last night,...

As far as I know the highest card you can upgrade a m170 to is the 7800gtx. While the 7900 will physically fit I haven't seen or read about anyone being able to get one to work. That card also required modding the motherboard to get...

I doubt they have any 6800's left. Do you have a warranty on your system? At this point I would think they would have to replace it, unless they have some refurbished 6800's lying around.

I agree If its artifacting at the splash screen your gpu is fried.

I haven't heard of many issues with engineering samples either. In fact, I've seen many people searching for them b/c of the unlocked multipliers. I don't know about heat issues, I wouldn't think you would have a problem with that; ...

m94mni is right. You cannot upgrade just the socket, it is integral to the motherboard. You can still upgrade the processor so long as you use a socket m processor.