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jovy0040 [TS]
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30 Jul 16 @ 09:35 PM #
Guys, patulong naman o. Ginagamit ko yung laptop ko tapos bigla na lang nadistort yung display. Tapos mga ilang seconds namatay na. Sinubukan kong buksan pero eto lumabas:
First image: May parang green distortion sa gilid ng logo ng alienware
Second image: May horizontal na distort po. Pagkatapos nyan hindi na sya didiretso sa desktop, maghahang na sya.
Third image: Safe Mode po ito. Yung mga nasa loob ng red box e yun po yung mga green distortion.
Pag po nagswitch ako integrated graphics which is HD 4000 e ok naman po ang display nya at functional. Dead GPU na po kaya ito o kulang lang sa thermal paste? 4 years na po kasi itong laptop at kahit minsan e hindi pa napalitan ng thermal paste. Patulong naman mga ma'am at mga ser. Salamat po.
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striker2413
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30 Jul 16 @ 10:44 PM #
If it's ok pag integrated GPU gamit mo, most probably on the wayout na Yug 7970m mo. Typically failure rate of 7970m dramatically increases after 2 years of usage (can be extended by religiously cleaning your heatsinks and using manual fan control to lower idle temps and max temps) and by not using the integrated GPU (based on my personal experience).
Do the following:
1. Clean and reinstall LVDS cable with contact cleaner(nasa ilalim ng keyboard yan)
2. Clean heatsinks
3. Clean GPU heatsink and correctly reapply thermal paste. Inspect lso the thermal pads if they are still ok (should not be dry and should not be lasog lasog) and in proper positions.
Check if the said distortions are still seen. If yes, proceed to the next steps
4. Remove 7970m MXM card
5. Clean contacts of the MXM card and the socket
6. Reinsert MXM card (make sure it is properly inserted)
7. Reinstall evrything in order
Check if the said distortions are still seen. If yes, proceed to the next steps
8. Try to clean reinstall your OS using alienware recovery disks/partitions
If issue still persists, then your card is on its wayout na.
Mura lang 7970m, nasa 10k to 20k na kang yan. But I suggest you upgrade to GTX 970M (did that to mine, huge improvements lalo na sa temps).
HTh
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jovy0040 [TS]
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30 Jul 16 @ 11:50 PM #
1. Clean and reinstall LVDS cable with contact cleaner(nasa ilalim ng keyboard yan)
^example po ba ng contact cleaner e WD-40?
3. Clean GPU heatsink and correctly reapply thermal paste. Inspect lso the thermal pads if they are still ok (should not be dry and should not be lasog lasog) and in proper positions.
^ano po gagawin pag dry or lasog lasog? papalitan na lang or pwede kahit wala nang thermal pads?
5. Clean contacts of the MXM card and the socket
^ano po ibig sabihin nung contacts, sir? pasensya na po medyo hindi ako technical person.
8. Try to clean reinstall your OS using alienware recovery disks/partitions
^posible po kaya na uninstall driver > use driver cleaner > reinstall driver na lang?
Mura lang 7970m, nasa 10k to 20k na kang yan. But I suggest you upgrade to GTX 970M (did that to mine, huge improvements lalo na sa temps).
^may mairerecommend po kayong shop na pwedeng bumili ng 7970m or GTX 970m na sila na din po mag iinstall nung card? medyo kabado po kasi ako pagdating sa pag iinstall ng new hardware. and last question po, GTX 970m lang po ba ang choice ko kung balak ko mag upgrade? ano pa po pwedeng gpu na hindi mabobottleneck ng cpu ko (core i7 3630qm)? thanks very much sir. much appreciated po.
-- edited by jovy0040 on Jul 30 2016, 11:50 PM
-- edited by jovy0040 on Jul 30 2016, 11:51 PM
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striker2413
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31 Jul 16 @ 12:57 AM #
¹. You can use wd40 pero messy yan. May contact cleaner na nabibili (ace hardware)
3. If lasog lasog but still not dry, just reposition it properly (though its recommended you replace it). Pero pag dry na, you need it to replace na.
5. Contacts = ayon yung nag kokonekta ng mxm card sa slot.
8. For that kind of problem, hindi na ako gagamit ng DDU. Papagurin ko lang sa sarili ko. Your choice, pero mas ok sa akin ang clean installation to clear all things out and to avoid further guess work. Pro Tip: create an image of your system drive bago mag restore.
Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge/Haswell/Skylake for laptops ay halos magkakasame lang ng level of performance, mostly sa iGPU at efficiency lang nagkakatalo. So, yeah, your 3630QM will not be a bottleneck but but I suggest installing atleast 3820QM or better yet 3920XM (almost lahat ng inupgrade ko na m17x r4 to gtx 970m did requested for 3920XM).
M17X R4 and 17R1 ay last lineup from alienware na very end-user upgradeable. Yung nga bago ngayon ay panay BGA type na (non socketed). So I do believe you can do it on your own. :)
Ygpm
-- edited by striker2413 on Jul 31 2016, 01:35 AM
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jovy0040 [TS]
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31 Jul 16 @ 11:44 AM #
1. You can use wd40 pero messy yan. May contact cleaner na nabibili (ace hardware)
^ may mairerecommend po ba kayong contact cleaner? personal preference?
3. If lasog lasog but still not dry, just reposition it properly (though its recommended you replace it). Pero pag dry na, you need it to replace na.
^what if dry na po yung thermal pad pero hindi mo pa sya mapapalitan agad. ano po mas recommended, hayaan syang nakakabit kahit dry na o alisin na lang po, yung totally walang thermal pad na nakakabit?
paano nga po pala malalaman kung ang isang gpu e compatible sa laptop? meron ba kong titignan na type ng slot or motherboard? at lahat po ba ng mabibiling gpu e meron nang libreng thermal pads? thanks po ulit sir!
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striker2413
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31 Jul 16 @ 12:32 PM #
1. Any will do. Don't over apply it.
3. You do need to replace it na pag dry na dahil severely reduced or wala na yung capability niya to effectively transfer heat (it now acts as an heat insulator).
Factors to consider to tell if it is somewhat compatible sa system mo:
-card type should be MXM 3.0B
-"classification" of cards - mid range GPUs wont properly fit sa heatsink designed for high end cards and vice versa, most of the time, heatsinks for amd and nvidia cards are not directly interchangeable.
-vBIOS version compatibility - very important when upgrading.
