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    Cant find graphics card on GT70 2OD-064US?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by rajsan, Jul 30, 2013.

  1. rajsan

    rajsan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    Today I installed some new thermal pads and had to re-apply thermal compound (AS5) on both the GPU and CPU. After booting pc the fan goes skyhigh, constantly (no matter temperature) but the pc is not even warm. I can't find my graphics card in my system anywhere either, it is as if the GPU keeps telling my pc that its hot hence the fan goes crazy, Im trying to settle it down by using the "known" fan controller for gt70 but it is not reacting to that neither. Worst is that the GPU is not found on the PC, any suggestions?
     
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  2. majster msi

    majster msi Notebook Evangelist

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    VGA damaged or you have to install drivers. Look at device menager.
     
    majster msi, Jul 31, 2013
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  3. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Ken at Gentech confirmed this is what the machine does when it can't detect the GPU or it has been removed... it appears something in your pasting or disassembly/reassembly has disabled or damaged the video card. Possibly something is shorted out or got bumped, static discharge shocked something etc. Definitely sounds like hardware and not driver related I'd venture if it spins up fan to full blast and stays that way from bootup on into windows.
     
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    arcticreaver Notebook Consultant

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    my laptop was like that when i received it. had to send it back to xotic pc for an exchange.
     
    arcticreaver, Jul 31, 2013
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