Posts by Cosmic Gecko

If your GPU temps are hitting 70 while idle, I'd wonder if its fan is functioning properly. Does GetThermal report a reasonable RPM for it? Despite that, 70 is a dangerous temperature to hit, and you can expect much worse failures...

Argh is on the right track for one potential problem.. the DC input jack can get worn down over time, and if the notebook is moved around while still plugged in, you can stress the solder that keeps the jack attached to the motherboard. ...

If you want a new motherboard to last, I'd say don't use a Pentium-4 5xx chip -- spring for the newer 6xx chip. (i.e. use a P4-670, instead of a P4-570J for a 3.8GHz CPU). The Pentium-4 6xx chips run substantially cooler than their...

Bummed that both your boards aren't easily repairable. I could buy/resell those Ebay boards at cost, or let you use my USA address as a shipping address, if no other option comes up. They're so unusually plentiful and cheap on Ebay at...

$1000 is a fair price for a mobo + 7950GTX. At least if it craps out after the 1-year warranty is up, you can still get a fair price for the graphics card. Keep in mind, though, these D900T motherboards have problems all around,...

Yeah, the hinges and latches used for the LCDs are pretty flimsy. I have a pair of broken latches on one of the used/broken systems I bought, and I have a broken case bottom that won't accept screws through the underside to anchor the...

two chips, one atop another... OK, that sounds like a 5.x motherboard. Internally the chip is two diodes - each of the smaller legs is one diode, and the tab is the common endpoint for the diodes. When you remove the chips, you'll find...

You will probably have better luck running that application under a real MS-DOS or FreeDOS environment, using VMWare or VirtualPC. (I personally recommend VMWare). They have a free version you can download. For security reasons,...

A dry solder joint near the F10 area does correspond to a few notes in the Sager area on the subject. At least it's a dry joint and not a cracked 'board or via. :-) Good luck on your repair, and I'm looking forward to your progress.

Transistors, or diodes? Can you identify the part# silkscreened on the motherboard for reference? If you're talking about the two black chips running in parallel next to the "R050" resistors, those are diodes. They are...