Dell laptop spares - supplier?
12 January 2007, 10:21 PM
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Dell laptop spares - supplier?
My Inspiron 8200 has suddenly developed a display fault (flickering, repeating patterns in red across the whole screen). The machine has an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 video card, and I think the fault is with its graphics memory.
Can anyone please recommend somewhere that might be able to supply a replacement video card in a reasonable space of time? Or, alternatively, somewhere I can trust to carry out the repair for me?
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Can anyone please recommend somewhere that might be able to supply a replacement video card in a reasonable space of time? Or, alternatively, somewhere I can trust to carry out the repair for me?
Ta
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12 January 2007, 11:24 PM
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My Inspiron 8200 has suddenly developed a display fault (flickering, repeating patterns in red across the whole screen). The machine has an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 video card, and I think the fault is with its graphics memory.
Can anyone please recommend somewhere that might be able to supply a replacement video card in a reasonable space of time? Or, alternatively, somewhere I can trust to carry out the repair for me?
Ta
Andy.
Can anyone please recommend somewhere that might be able to supply a replacement video card in a reasonable space of time? Or, alternatively, somewhere I can trust to carry out the repair for me?
Ta
Andy.
try Upgrade Options. Upgrade Options
They arer one of the few approved Dell parts retailers. Just give them a buzz and tell them your Asset/serial tag and they will give you a price.
We use them for all our extras as they arer loads cheaper than Dell directly.
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Same here
14 January 2007, 01:50 PM
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Looks as though you were lucky - the best price I've seen advertised is £95+VAT.
So, instead, I've bought a cheap Nvidia 32MB card off Ebay for a much more reasonable £24 all-in, which should be fine given that I use the machine for web browsing and photo editing, neither of which is GPU intensive.
The fault appears to be a broken connection between GPU and graphics memory, so once I have the new card installed I can reflow the old one with a heat gun - I estimate about a 50/50 chance that it'll start working again, provided the fault is just a cracked solder joint under a BGA. If it doesn't work, or the card ends up toast, I've lost nothing.
So, instead, I've bought a cheap Nvidia 32MB card off Ebay for a much more reasonable £24 all-in, which should be fine given that I use the machine for web browsing and photo editing, neither of which is GPU intensive.
The fault appears to be a broken connection between GPU and graphics memory, so once I have the new card installed I can reflow the old one with a heat gun - I estimate about a 50/50 chance that it'll start working again, provided the fault is just a cracked solder joint under a BGA. If it doesn't work, or the card ends up toast, I've lost nothing.
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OK, for the benefit of anyone else with a similar problem who may stumble across this thread while Googling for the solution:
Sudden display problem with Inspiron 8200 - Portable - Video - Dell Community Forum
Sudden display problem with Inspiron 8200 - Portable - Video - Dell Community Forum
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