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Re: Hp Pavilion 9535nr problems
When I was logged in Vista after few minutes the display was becoming blurry and when it got back to normal I was getting this message few times: "Display driver crashed and has recovered."
Could the problem be the video card chip?
Now the screen is black again after a bootup.
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psafux
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it really sounds like the video card at this point. It would explain why the external monitor didn't work.
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Jarpil
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Lawrenceville, GA | Is there a way to disable the video card?
Why I can't reach bios? |
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| said by Jarpil  :Is there a way to disable the video card? Why I can't reach bios? The video card is, pretty much, disabled. Thats why you can't see any image. It seems to be failing or dead.
You can probably reach bios, you just cannot see what you are doing, since there is no image.
I would guess that video card is an add-on card and should be replaceable. You would need to start disassembling the system to check it out
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1 edit | I chatted with HP technician and he said it's hardware issue.
The video card is in-built on the motherboard and it's approximately
$400 to replace that.
The nearest HP support center is in Best Buy. The thing is I don't trust those Geek Squads people as they proved to be useless in most cases.
What would you do? |
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| i would find the part number of the board (may be under or around the memory bay area) and see if you can find a cheaper board and have a local place or friend/relative do it.
Its just a matter of removing everything and putting everything back in and not shorting the board in the process.
There may be guides on the internet for your specific system. (walk you through how to do it)
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2 edits | Just an idea.
Could this all be caused by faulty memory module?
Just to know if I should try and install a module from my other lappy.
Thanks.
Btw the cheaper board I have found on the internet is $275.
So I think that to ship it to HP and let them to replace it and get extended warranty is smarter then to do it myself.
What do you guys think? |
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| said by Jarpil :Just an idea. Could this all be caused by faulty memory module? A faulty memory module can cause windows corruptions, BSOD's, reboots and crashing but no, it will not cause the video card to fail.
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Lawrenceville, GA | Thanks everyone. I will ship the lappy to HP center asap. |
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