Posts by Mr T

HP DV series, ALWAYS use it on a hard surface so it can breathe. They seriously suffer the bad video chip issue, and getting it hot is a major cause of it. Also a thick lint of dust usually builds up between the fan and the heat sink and...

Most excellent for a design office.. Home use, not so necessary yet...

Yeah, maybe its the boot up the arse nVidia need to get working on linux....

Welcome to the notebook forums.. Try reseating the RAM and the hard drive, if they have become loose, it can cause this. Also check the DC socket is not loose and the battery charge or AC light is on, again a dropped laptop will easily...

Welcome to the notebook forums, Is this your gateway? http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/Tempest/1014770R/1014770Rnv.shtml It looks like the W650A is the same as the M-1617 - Gateway has a terrible habit of having two model...

Looks like it will...

Well still seems an issue with LDM and nvidia drivers, coupled with two monitors. Switch to GDM and it hasn't happened yet...

To me, if the fan is clean, they may NOT have cleaned in between the heatsink and fan and when replace the heatsink, if they have taken it off, have they replaced the thermal compound and tightened the heatsink screws down enough and...

Will do, when I have set it up again (family room and all, don't want the childers getting their grubby hands on my new toy )...

Well moving on from this thread: http://www.notebookforums.com/t/239702/mk802-pc-on-a-stick-debuts I have finally got my MK802, 4Gbs of storage, 512mbs of RAM and running Android 4.0.. All I can say is wow.. It is small and light. It...