heat attaching gpu chip
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hey,
yeah, it just didn't resolve the problem. the problem was always that the asus logo would come up on the lcd panel, the asus explosion would play, and then screen would permenantly stay off.
the only thing left i haven't checked is whether the vga out connected to a monitor might display something. if i was unlucky enough to fix the laptop and break the screen, but i highly doubt it!
cheers again for the help
atocp
yeah, it just didn't resolve the problem. the problem was always that the asus logo would come up on the lcd panel, the asus explosion would play, and then screen would permenantly stay off.
the only thing left i haven't checked is whether the vga out connected to a monitor might display something. if i was unlucky enough to fix the laptop and break the screen, but i highly doubt it!
cheers again for the help
atocp
im gonna punt the screen and bits and bobs on ebay and see if i can get 40quid or so. im really annoyed it broke, not so much that it couldn't be fixed.
but all is well.
i just went onto dell and bought a dell refurbished studio 1558 with i7 and other goodies for 400 quid. so i can't really complain now. and im gonna buy a nice vertex 2 ssd to replace the 500gb drive that comes with it, just so it's nippy.
thanks again everyone who helped trying to revive the asus. i'll know for future how to oven bake my laptop (when the dell warranty runs out).
thanks to jaffa cake makers, my laptop is now technically a biscuit, and not a cake, as it was baked twice.
cheers,
atocp
but all is well.
i just went onto dell and bought a dell refurbished studio 1558 with i7 and other goodies for 400 quid. so i can't really complain now. and im gonna buy a nice vertex 2 ssd to replace the 500gb drive that comes with it, just so it's nippy.
thanks again everyone who helped trying to revive the asus. i'll know for future how to oven bake my laptop (when the dell warranty runs out).
thanks to jaffa cake makers, my laptop is now technically a biscuit, and not a cake, as it was baked twice.
cheers,
atocp
Hey,
if you are meaning the Dell as a replacement, then the spec is as follows:
Dell outlet certified refurbished Studio 1558
intel i7-720QM (1.6ghz)
4gb of 1333 DDR3 ram.
320gb hdd (7200rpm sata-II)
windows 7 64-bit home premium
8x-dvd+/- RW
integrated 2.0mp camera
chainlink cover
6-cell li-ion battery.
it cost 416, with 18 delivery, then vat on top took it to 511. but i'll get the vat back, as it's a 'business' purchase.
unfortunately, thats all the spec i have on it because it is an outlet one. not even emailing them got any more info!
i'll create another post when i get it, and add in a couple of pictures to show what condition 400 quid will get you. but for 4gb of ram and an intel i7, you cannae beat it way a stick!
atocp
if you are meaning the Dell as a replacement, then the spec is as follows:
Dell outlet certified refurbished Studio 1558
intel i7-720QM (1.6ghz)
4gb of 1333 DDR3 ram.
320gb hdd (7200rpm sata-II)
windows 7 64-bit home premium
8x-dvd+/- RW
integrated 2.0mp camera
chainlink cover
6-cell li-ion battery.
it cost 416, with 18 delivery, then vat on top took it to 511. but i'll get the vat back, as it's a 'business' purchase.
unfortunately, thats all the spec i have on it because it is an outlet one. not even emailing them got any more info!
i'll create another post when i get it, and add in a couple of pictures to show what condition 400 quid will get you. but for 4gb of ram and an intel i7, you cannae beat it way a stick!
atocp
If you could, that would be great. They dont appear to have any i7 ones up at present and the screen resolution is missing from all their listings!
Wish I didn't have to replace the existing one as nothing around my budget has the 1920x1200 screen
Wish I didn't have to replace the existing one as nothing around my budget has the 1920x1200 screen
Incase someone else digs this up through google.
The problem with these nvidia chips is with the solder connecting it to the board. Reheating it stands a fair chance of closing the fatigue cracks in the solder, "fixing" it. Also a reasonable mortality rate.
The "correct" process is reballing. As in removing the chip, cleaning off the solder, pulling lots of little balls of solder back on, then reheating it. Youtube will find videos of this, or any semidecent laptop repair shop can do this. It'll get you roughly the same working lifespan you did the first time around before fatigue cracks reform.
The problem with these nvidia chips is with the solder connecting it to the board. Reheating it stands a fair chance of closing the fatigue cracks in the solder, "fixing" it. Also a reasonable mortality rate.
The "correct" process is reballing. As in removing the chip, cleaning off the solder, pulling lots of little balls of solder back on, then reheating it. Youtube will find videos of this, or any semidecent laptop repair shop can do this. It'll get you roughly the same working lifespan you did the first time around before fatigue cracks reform.