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Laptops With Certain NVidia Chips Failing
Eukariote writes "An estimated 18 million laptops with NVidia G84 and G86 graphics chips sold in the past one and a half years are experiencing high failure rates. Various laptop models from multiple manufacturers (Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others) are affected. NVidia blames it on bad chip packaging causing thermal failure. BIOS updates that turn the laptop fan on more frequently or permanently have been released by Dell and HP. The cynical interpretation is that this is likely to only delay the problem until the warranty has expired."
i think that the better quality control of apple makes my computer immune to the problem, the genius bar can surely fix this problem and replace the computer for a new one, try this with dell.
This way, please.
Just continue to use iTunes without the display, you pussy. Sheesh -- typical Mac user.
The article about trolling is the next one down. Easy mistake to make.
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
Have you tried rebooting with f8 in safe mode?
On Inspiron 1420s the Nvidia is an option - and was back in early 2007 when I got mine. Unless you specifically paid for the 'better' chip, you got an Intel® GM965 Express chipset, with Graphics Media Accelerator X3100.
More like $50 million for trial lawyer fees and a $5 coupon for each consumer to use towards any new G84/86 equipped laptop.
I'm sitting on a lenovo laptop with an Nvidia and the fan doesnt come on under normal conditions until the laptop is what i would consider too hot (~65 celsius).
Dude, don't sit on the laptop then, it's no surprise that it gets hot.
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Hey dude, you stole my sig!
Tsk tsk tsk.
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Sorry, I was distracted by the picture of the BREASTS on TFA page
Fake breasts - don't get too excited (particularly if you have Adblock Plus and Filterset.G installed, in which case you won't see anything.)
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There is a correlation between crime rate and lead exposure, a known neurological poison. I'd say a better inflammatory question to have asked, is "Did IT staff give themselves lead poisoning from handling IC boards made with lead solder all these years?" This might explain the BOFH reputation, the guy had lead poisoning. It would also explain why there are so many strange people in the IT industry, e.g. all the paranoid, conspiracy theorists and here on slashdot.
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Personally, I've never used my display on my MacBookPro. The UI on OSX is so wonderful, that I do not even have to look at it. I practically imagine what I want to open, and it opens it for me! This coupled with the nice sounds, let me know when I've opened the right application. If worst comes to worst, I can just use the option key combos to start my music, to start web-browsing etc.
I've never used it, so to be honest, I don't see why anyone would want such a feature, let a lone need it.
Is "I'm sitting on [x]" used in the US or UK as a way of saying that you own/use [x] at all?
Yes, for [x] == chair, bench, bean bag, younger brother, etc.