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Blaze182 · 07-03-2009, 07:40 AM

My laptop just died.

Its an alienware m9700, notoriously well known for heating issues when pushed to the limit, although you couldn't technically 'overclock' when you use it as much as I did something was bound to fry -and it did

I'm 90% sure its one of my GPU's, or even both that have fried.

I press a button and the computer boots up perfectly, I know the noise my computer makes when it turns on, and everthings ok, I turn the sound up, highlight my desktop and press enter, and after loading of an amazing number of icons, eventually the music of a song on my desktop starts playing - but no screen image. I tried connecting the laptop to a tv and it didn't work, which tells me its almost definitely a GPU's fried, or both! Neither GPU fanst start up either =[

I was told it could be a RAM malfunction though, could it be?

Any tips on how to fix it? The GPU's are Nvidia 7900 GS Go Cards, but with only 1 heat sink between them.

Any ideas?

07-03-2009, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blaze182 New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 22	HELP! My Laptop Fried. My laptop just died. Its an alienware m9700, notoriously well known for heating issues when pushed to the limit, although you couldn't technically 'overclock' when you use it as much as I did something was bound to fry -and it did I'm 90% sure its one of my GPU's, or even both that have fried. I press a button and the computer boots up perfectly, I know the noise my computer makes when it turns on, and everthings ok, I turn the sound up, highlight my desktop and press enter, and after loading of an amazing number of icons, eventually the music of a song on my desktop starts playing - but no screen image. I tried connecting the laptop to a tv and it didn't work, which tells me its almost definitely a GPU's fried, or both! Neither GPU fanst start up either =[ I was told it could be a RAM malfunction though, could it be? Any tips on how to fix it? The GPU's are Nvidia 7900 GS Go Cards, but with only 1 heat sink between them. Any ideas?