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i did the "bake your nvidia GPU fix", but now, no power on e1705?

post #1 of 4
11/10/10 at 11:33pm
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used this guide from ataxy, as read here:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...ghlight=baking

i pre-tested this laptop, and it had the splotchy graphics issue that is pretty standard with these nvidea video cards. i did the oven trick per ataxy's method.

now, i've double checked everything. i have good power from the ac adapter, but when i power the laptop up, i get the green power light on, and it stays on...but neither fan spins, no video. battery not installed, hard drive not installed. i've done memory swap, and i'm sitting here currently with the base motherboard, cpu, fans, video GPU card, 1 stick of memory, and the power adapter just to test.

any ideas? could i have fried (pun intended) the video card? i don't care if i did, but i am wondering what would stop the fans from spinning upon putting it back together, when it was booting up fine. just some history, i've been repairing laptops for 15 years...i chose the bake method before i shell out $200.00 for a GPU card that someone else did the bake method to...ha ha. hey, i've fixed 3 different PS3 consoles with just a heat gun, so there's something to that method.

the DC jack input components all look to be fine on the motherboard. nothing is different from where i started to now, except less components installed, and a fresh from the oven 'baked' GPU.

oh, and hi. i should stick around.
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post #2 of 4
11/11/10 at 2:04pm
well, it seems the baking may hav ekilled the GPU in this case

you can try to examine the GPU and look for a solder bridge.

but your going to need a new one, or you can always get the E1705 with the on board GPU as a cheaper option.

Last there is a sticky here, on the various GPU options for these laptops if you still want the better GPU options.

Also should mention there is a program on going with Dell about these "defective" GPUs and they have been replacing them. should be a topic here about that as well
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post #3 of 4
11/13/10 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
well, it seems the baking may hav ekilled the GPU in this case

but your going to need a new one, or you can always get the E1705 with the on board GPU as a cheaper option.

Last there is a sticky here, on the various GPU options for these laptops if you still want the better GPU options.

Also should mention htere is a program on going with Dell about these "defective" GPUs and they have been replacing them. should be a topic here about that as well
thanks. i know it's well out of warranty, but i'll check with dell to see what they'll do. it would be nice if there was something out there on what part of the GPU causes the glitchy graphics. not my laptop, but yep...looks like i "cooked" the GPU...literally.

it was still a good idea that's worked in the past on other projekts.
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post #4 of 4
11/19/10 at 3:07pm
what did you mean by ''splotchy graphics''
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