So WHEN do you push FN+Z? When its posting and has big DELL logo on the screen?
Quote:
Originally Posted by zzpulp
Yeah I was about to say that FN+Z would do the trick. That resets the BIOS fan control. It should be...
yeah its possible...if you the headphone jack is damaged, it may report that something is plugged into it -- thus no speaker sound. take it to a REAL laptop repair shop, this is a trivial fix (similar to AC jack problems that all laptops...
Go to Dell website and enter your service tag (from sticker on the bottom). It will show the complete list of parts that are in your laptop.
I think this is the link. http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx
if not, search...
BIOS says the card is just "7800", no GS part. I also have 7950 GTX and the bios does say "7950 GTX".
So, is this a 7800GS ? The part number on it is GK185. (9400/m1710)
fans can run independently, ie HI-LO or LO-HI, so in your case the GPU fan was probably going HI most of the time and thus croaked sooner than CPU fan.
you might be able to take it apart and lubricate the center bearing, but i havent...
try latest nvidia drivers for ur card. they come with something called "Nivida Control Panel". If even that shows 0s, then you know u have hardware problem.
