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Razer Blade 14" Camera HELP

Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Schnuggs, Jun 17, 2014.

Schnuggs Notebook Enthusiast

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The 2013 Razer Blade is known for its problems with its camera: it frequently changes from green, to red, to gray. So I called the Blade support team, and they were able to download a patch that would "fix" the problem. Except it didn't. Now, the camera doesn't work at all. They said that I should send it in for repairs, but I feel like there's probably another way to fix this without sending it in. I've tried to "rollback" the computer to a previous states, but that didn't work. Do you guys have any suggestions? I really don't want to give up this wonderful laptop for a couple weeks, especially since I've only had it for a few days.

-Aidan

Schnuggs, Jun 17, 2014

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tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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You've had it for a few days? Time to RMA and get a better overall platform is my suggestion.

tilleroftheearth, Jun 17, 2014

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TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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This is time where I want to troll and say "You should have bought an Alienware"... This is where Alienware's NBD warranty really helps. I have a feeling the patch might have broken the camera by corrupting the firmware or something.. You'll probably have to RMA it.

TomJGX, Jun 18, 2014

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