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    GT683R just died?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Luxw, Jan 30, 2012.

  1. Luxw

    Luxw Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, 1 month ago I was ~trying~ to format this baby with the MSI Recovery function but it screwed my OS, so I needed to install from a DVD, but in the mean time my laptop was unable to boot, it only turned the fans on max speed and the screen was totally blank.

    Since i was able to install de OS, i was ok, everything was working perfect but now it happened again, my laptop won't turn on...

    What sould I do? Contact MSI warranty or there's a solution ?
    The problem is, I live in Brazil and there's no MSI here, I need to send it to the US and this is expensive.

    Thanks
     
    Luxw, Jan 30, 2012
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  2. FlyingMonkey99

    FlyingMonkey99 Notebook Evangelist

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    msi picked it up when i rma it i live in the uk and it was taken to the netherlands..would they not do the same for you?
     
    FlyingMonkey99, Jan 30, 2012
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  3. Luxw

    Luxw Notebook Guru

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    They won't because there's no MSI representative here...
    Maybe if i could flash the bios, but the laptop won't even boot
     
    Luxw, Jan 30, 2012
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    It's very rare that a bios will just corrupt itself. If it's a similar intermittent problem then it could be a loose connection.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 30, 2012
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  5. dave-p

    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    check your memory - re-seat them, swap them, etc

    One of them could be bad
     
    dave-p, Jan 30, 2012
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