I recently got a one of these free, appears the user got tired of the video/lockup issue and leaned it against a wall with a "FREE" sign on it.
Story: I spent some time ripping it it apart and discovered the relation to the overheating damage and the video card. (before reading all of this.)
Diagnosis: The airflow in the laptop case is horrible. Long term use causes permanent warping of the carriage, mainboard and video card. (over time ~2 years.)
The problem is not the "power on thermal temperature", but the long term already existing thermal damage that eventually prevents the board to boot.
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE
My Solution was to superglue the 2 sockets that go from the video card to the mainboard. (see service manual.)
Place a light bead of glue on the inside track of the mainboard connectors; be very ACCURATE and HOLD it tight to the mainboard for at least 2 minutes. (your finger will hurt afterwards.)
Keep In mind....
- I had $0.00 into this laptop and just wanted it to work. I didn't care, it was free.
- I got the card to work prior to doing this fix by applying pressure and re seating it first.
- I had 3 full tubes of superglue available.
- I had 3 beers in me and just got sexed up.
SUPERGLUE IS YOUR FRIEND!
DO NOT USE SUPERGLUE DURING SEX!
Story: I spent some time ripping it it apart and discovered the relation to the overheating damage and the video card. (before reading all of this.)
Diagnosis: The airflow in the laptop case is horrible. Long term use causes permanent warping of the carriage, mainboard and video card. (over time ~2 years.)
The problem is not the "power on thermal temperature", but the long term already existing thermal damage that eventually prevents the board to boot.
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE A GOOD CARD PRIOR TO THIS FIX!
THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE
My Solution was to superglue the 2 sockets that go from the video card to the mainboard. (see service manual.)
Place a light bead of glue on the inside track of the mainboard connectors; be very ACCURATE and HOLD it tight to the mainboard for at least 2 minutes. (your finger will hurt afterwards.)
Keep In mind....
- I had $0.00 into this laptop and just wanted it to work. I didn't care, it was free.
- I got the card to work prior to doing this fix by applying pressure and re seating it first.
- I had 3 full tubes of superglue available.
- I had 3 beers in me and just got sexed up.
SUPERGLUE IS YOUR FRIEND!
DO NOT USE SUPERGLUE DURING SEX!