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    m9750 wont post

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by rsgeiger, May 2, 2010.

  1. rsgeiger

    rsgeiger Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi Gurus,

    Here is a problem for you. I recieved a used m9750 that has the following specs:

    a single m8700 GPU
    2GB of ram
    2Ghz Core 2 Duo
    dual 80Gb Hard drive

    When I power up the laptop, the hard drives rev up, all the propper blue status lights light up, and there is a blast of air from the cooling fans, but just a blank screen. After that though, no further booting, the fans stop working, and there is still NO boot screen what so ever, and no other beeps or sound.

    I have replaced the HDDs and the RAM, removed the battery, tried an external monitor, and used another power supply. I dont have the parts to replace the CPU, GPU, or motherboard. I currently have a POST mini PCIe card comming in the mail, but for now I want to know what you guys think.

    Thanks for any help you can provide

    rsgeiger
     
    rsgeiger, May 2, 2010
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  2. MartynasK

    MartynasK Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had the same problem with my m9750 and 7950 gtx. My video card just fried.
    So I replaced my GPU and it was working fine then.
     
    MartynasK, May 2, 2010
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  3. Wattos

    Wattos Notebook Deity

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    Wattos, May 2, 2010
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  4. rsgeiger

    rsgeiger Notebook Evangelist

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    Thats what i was afraid of. Thanks guys. If I have any sucess I will post it here.
     
    rsgeiger, May 3, 2010
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    So did you replace the video card?did it work?
     
    @tomX, Jun 5, 2010
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    i have the exact same problem. when i remove the gpu the screen backlight will come on. have you got yours to work with a new card?
     
    surferbrad, Dec 26, 2010
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