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well, I *hope* that I've found the problem. After taking the heat sinc off of the card, the GeForce's chip seemed to be pretty charred. It was impossible to make out the words and it seemed kind of, well, bubbly. Heh. The thermal pad was...

thanks j.clausse, I managed to install 71.84 by editing the .inf a bit before you posted. So I've now tried both 71.84 and the tweaked drivers from laptopvideo2go, and I still get a BSoD within 10-15 seconds of using my 3D card....

As an addendum, I waited out one of the crashes until it brought me to a BSOD. I guess my problem is the well-known "infinite loop" error in nv4_disp.dll. I tried once again to redownload and install the 71.84 nvidia drivers,...

hey all, Some of you may remember that I recently received my 7700 and was very happy with how well it was working. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. The main issue is crashing whenever the 3D card is in use (GeForce 6800...

I use Etymotic ER4P's. I returned my Bose QuietComfort2's in order to get them, and I'm very happy with the decision. The only problem is that 128 kbps mp3s sound *horrid* with them since it amplifies the noise so much.

let's get crazy here and assume the flimsy plastic connecting piece that holds the key on was bend when I got it. theoretically, a small jarring (i.e. putting the laptop down on the table) could have caused enough of an impulse to bend /...

if they're loose in the first place they do

check your messages, PExeter

So the other night, I moved my laptop from the floor where I was working to the table so some of my friends could play darts. When I finally looked back at the laptop (7700), I noticed that the escape key was missing. Apparently it fell...

as an addendum, I have finally played some games on this beast. it definitely gets pretty hot, but not hot enough to make me uncomfortable while my adrenaline is pumping, heh. also, note to self, don't take notes in electromagnetism...