Posts by kaizrdmn431

Yeah, he didn't do that. You're saying flash the mobo BIOS? Not the VBIOS, right?

Yeah. I didn't understand it either. The tech took the other card, which means no backup. I did try the test again, though, and the thing still says no Video Adapter found. And I have absolutely no idea what the problem is. I'm just...

UPDATE (and sorry for DPing): The technician came by today with the replacement card (which I had to fight for - he wanted to give me an x1400). He replaced it fine and all, but the issue was still there. He suggested that it was the...

See that's the thing. I clean my laptop's innards every couple months. And it's never been that dusty. I dunno.

That's actually possible, Smooth. I'm gonna clean it out now that you suggested.

Funny, really. No, I've never seen an etch-a-sketch with 1920x1200 resolution and 32-bit true color... But who knows, anyway?

the_scotsman: Very true. But I've quite literally triple-checked every connection I can see and think of (even the wireless connections, just for the heck of it). They weren't loose. Even if they were, they're not anymore.

No, I don't have CC. And after this, it'll be two repairs. But I have a sneaking suspicion that the GPU isn't the only problem. We'll have to see.

It's being screwy for no reason. The screen does weird things (they're not just artifacts, but the stuff turns colors at random times - when I've done absolutely nothing - and sometimes the video gets corrupted, and I have to shake the...

You need an unlocked card, or run a later version of the drivers...