mtnlion Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hello all, I have a Dell E1705 that I upgraded a couple years ago from the ATI to an Nvidia Geforce Go7800. Recently, I have started to get video artifacts spaced evenly across the top of the screen. I am sure this is hardware as it happens in Linux or XP. The easiest way to describe them is: ____ ____ ____ ____ The number and size of these varies by screen resolution and they occur on the internal display or an external monitor. What are these and is there something I can do about it? Is this card about to die horribly?? It seems to function fine but they are annoying as hell. Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACP0WER Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Is this card about to die horribly?? i think so too,buy a replacement card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 you can always downclock the card see if the problem will go away, if it does, then you can flash the new clock speed in BIOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnlion Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Underclocking did no good, besides, I think Dell underclocks this card anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 damn, I guess it is really bad now, is it MXM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliveanddead86 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) It's a dell, it's not MXM, it's modules! So ebay is the only way to go for a replacement. You can get a 7900GS, 7900GTX or 7950GTX. Edited March 1, 2009 by aliveanddead86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnlion Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Well damn.. thanks for the replies. If it dies before I get a new one, I guess I can go back to the ATI X1400 until I get a new nv.. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Dell 7900 series are horribly expensive now. I know there are people who might be able to fix it for about 100 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliveanddead86 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Yea, they are hard to find, especially at the moment, a 7900GS i got for cheap... My 7900GTX was double the price. Still got my old x1400, but it is no comparrision to the 7900's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnlion Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I know there are people who might be able to fix it for about 100 USD. Where?? Please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I thought some Dell's uses MXM too, or is it just XPS and Alienware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaFForD Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Where?? Please! yes where!! i could get my old one repaired and sell it on ebay and make some cash back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliveanddead86 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I thought some Dell's uses MXM too, or is it just XPS and Alienware? Just alienware from my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 yes where!! i could get my old one repaired and sell it on ebay and make some cash back! You could try: http://www.laptopservice.com/ or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAPTOP-REPAIR-BUSINE...%3A1|240%3A1318 I know there used to be specialised sites for GPU repairs, but that was a couple of month ago. Just search around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadstone Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Try the following website. The guys are very professional in laptop repairing. http://www.expresslaptopservice.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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