afaik certain model for dell, seems doesn't have much/issue

not really.. friend of mine used to have this inspiron 1420 with 8400m gs.. not even a year, the dell dude came over to fix his notebook..

This post has been edited by evolution120: Jun 13 2010, 02:13 AM

i mean the model that having bigger screen like Dell Vostro 1710 and etc.. so far there less complain from them

I got my Dell Inspiron 1420 on April 2008 with the nvidia 8400m gs GPU. I've been hit by the issue last week......arghhhhhhhhhhhh

Any of you guys know any good repair shop here in Malaysia that can reball the GPU with the estimated price??

I JUST FILE A TRIBUNAL AGAINST HP

claim on my Notebook V3713 AU which the sound card and DVD failed

go into HP they say my Motherboard complete failed and there are forcing me to get a new MOBO cost RM1300.00

I am now complaining against them for killing my MOBO..!!!

u can sent it to bgs solution... cost around RM 450.00... i also face same problem...

thanks for the info do you know what kind of repair that they did to your laptop? How is it so far after the repair?

same thing, change the whole mobo...

how much did u pay? the problem never come back after change the mobo?

The problem will still come back even if you change the mobo...

mine was covered by warranty...

anyway, sold my laptop after 1.5yr... cannot tahan anymore even though it's free...

anybody knows how much is the motherboard for inspiron 1420 with Intel integrated gc at lowyat? planned on buying 1 and fixing it myself.

Wow that's a lot of text being typed in full caps. Angry emoticon ?

Anyway I'm one of those 8600 MGT user (Acer Aspire 5920G) and as the TS stated, the GC died over me after serving me for over 3 years. I had nothing to complaint with it as I leave it on most of the time without any laptop cooler.

But I did use the 'oven trick' method to revive the card and it's now usable again. It seemed to me that the solders get loose over time and a simple reheat will somehow remelt and harden the solder joint. At least it worked for me.

Friend of mine is using BenQ S41 I think last last revision with 8600. Now going on 3rd year without any smoke coming out. Truly the gods of Asgard are smiling on him.

This post has been edited by huattk: Nov 16 2010, 06:27 PM

same here.
my lappy is using 8600m.
burnt alredy.
thinking abt selling it.
anyone know where i can sell it?
because mostly even if i change the mobo, the prob will happen again in the future.

my dell inspiron 1420 with 8600 used to have problem once..heat issue....need to change the mobo...lucky me still under warranty that time..dell technician came to my home and change it...but now the lcd screen is blank...no more FOC change since warranty expired...have to used crt monitor since no money to repair/change....can only placed and used at home...

AND until now my laptop run smooth even on for 24hrs(downloading)....

This post has been edited by ali_xstone: Dec 14 2010, 08:34 PM

Seems a lot of Dell Inspiron 1420s are having this problem, and mine is no exception. Now only works without a hitch if tied to an external monitor, and even then some application will crap out the display e.g. FM2010. Oh and mine's also on Nvidia 8400m gs GPU. Wondering if it's worth it to repair or just sell and get a new notebook. BTW, some trader is offering only RM350 for my faulty lappy.

Hi Guys,
After using this lappy (Aspire 4720G), the display went slowly to white colour. Connected to plasma TV, no problem at all. And now, on and off, can display but only 1024x768 with the display moved to left side of the screen (another size, blackout). Any idea where i can get the replacement GPU cheap?

u'll ve to replace the whole mobo...

probably will set u back for a few hundred rm if u dun go Acer... and guarantee it will happen again...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/15/nvidias...ng-out-file-yo/

I wonder if this also affects us... I have a few friends affected by the faulty GPU and they spent quite a bit getting the laptop repaired because their warranty expired.

Direct link: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/index.html