Posts by olli3

Yes its free from any dust as I mostly had the plastic cover over the gpu and cpu removed. As I understand the problem with the laptop is due to the weak die on the Nvidia gpu so I am trying to run it on a stable temp. I think the...

Thats exactly what I'm doing trying to suck out as much life as I can. I now run my M1330 only on 'Power saver' plan even when plugged into ac, this seems to keep the laptop running cooler perhaps due to the cpu lower clock. I've dare...

m1330 is still working but I think its not a complete fix or a smart solution. Plus a simple and no brainer solution is to add laptop legs to the m1330. I've got some home made ones 4 pieces of wood and rubber that give the laptop a...

Hey guys just to give you an update you my GPU health status that I used a soldering iron to heat up the GPU to get it fixed. Just to let everyone know I have had the extreme virtical lines and gpu error messages before I did the GPU...

I've been having the famous 8400 gpu death coming to me, and well a few days ago on startup i just get the virtical lines horror show, can still hear the lappy logon to windows. Anyhow not too sure if this is a quick fix or very safe...

the same thing happened to my z71v last month, i can hear the windows sound when it starts up but screen stays black even when i plug it to a monitor, did anyone have any luck finding the 6600@?

great to hear your z71v is still going strong. Mine seems to be working but nothing coming out on the screen even when i plug it into a monitor. But I can hear it boot up and the windows sound comes on, perhaps the GPU has died??

I've had my Asus z71v for two years now (One of the first to get one) And its been an utter nightmare with the battery. I've been through 4 now, and I've given up hope trying as I get a new one, everything is fine then 4 months later it...

thats an amazing background, I want it!!

Wow this thread is still alive. Well its been a year now with the Z71V and still looks great. And still keeping its price tag