Need Help: Laptop Shat Itself

[Entrep]

After trying to fix it for the last 4 hours, I have discovered the graphics card in my laptop is most likely buggered.

It's an Asus Z92T and the graphics card is a Geforce Go 7600 256 MB.

Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop on the island I can take it to and that would be able top fix it quickly?

Any other help much appreciated!

[bino]

After trying to fix it for the last 4 hours, I have discovered the graphics card in my laptop is most likely buggered.

It's an Asus Z92T and the graphics card is a Geforce Go 7600 256 MB.

Can anyone recommend a computer repair shop on the island I can take it to and that would be able top fix it quickly?

Any other help much appreciated!

You're probably going to need a whole new motherboard, because although the chipset may have been manufactured by Geoforce, it will be permanantly soldered to th motherboard in a laptop instead of being a removable card as in a desktop PC.

I had this exact problem with a Compaq laptop some time ago... wasn't enough change left from 10000 Bt to buy a cup of coffee.

If you want a fast repair- you will probably have to find an Asus service center. Any third party / private computer shop is going to have to get the part from Asus, and that will only cause delay.

[Ping]

You know you're pushing the overclocking limit when you can iron your shirt with it...

[vanalli]

Ask Woody http://khunwoody.com/

[naka]

Only one Asus center in Thailand

Asus Thailand

Krits Building, 1032/1 1st Floor, Rama IV Road., Kwaeng Tungmahamek, Khet Sathorn Bangkok. 10120

+66-2-679-8367-70

Naka.

[Entrep]

Thank you - I will call them now.

The laptop just crashed while I was playing a game and the graphics are corrupted from when you first turn it in, before the OS even reloads. I upgraded the bios, multiple reformats and OS reinstalls, graphics card driver updates, etc. It must be hardware.

Pretty pissed off with Asus, it's less than a year old. No overclocks or anything like that.

[bino]

Pretty pissed off with Asus, it's less than a year old.

Should be a warranty claim if it is less than a year old...? I believe that Asus has actually been offering two year warranties for a long time.

[Entrep]

Yup it has a 2 year warranty, it's more just the inconvenience factor.

I have dropped it off at an Asus agent in Phuket Town and it should take 2 weeks - hopefully before Christmas. Although I know this is Thailand...

Pretty good process thus far, I thought I might have to ship it off to BKK myself!

[Zpete]

Yup it has a 2 year warranty, it's more just the inconvenience factor.

I have dropped it off at an Asus agent in Phuket Town and it should take 2 weeks - hopefully before Christmas. Although I know this is Thailand...

Pretty good process thus far, I thought I might have to ship it off to BKK myself!

Apart from inability to access personal archives, files etc, Cyber Cafés are usually no more than 20 Baht per hour.

I use them when travelling, but come prepared with 4 gig memory stick thingie...........lol

Hope ya get it back asap, I would be having withdrawal syptoms....... PMPL

[Entrep]

Just rang them for an update and apparently I need to wait 3 more weeks from now for a new LCD screen for the laptop to arrive.

Strange, considering the image on both the laptop display and external monitor I was using was buggered, and I am fairly certain the problem is to do with the video card or motherboard and not the LCD.

I'm actually quite worried now they will install the new LCD in 3 weeks and realize the problem isn't fixed, then need to order a new video card or something.

Either way, I will be one month without a laptop, or roughly 10% of the entire time I have owned it. Asus can expect an email from me, pretty unacceptable.