gamezone07 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 I bought it on ebay, but I don't think I can do anything about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Where you bought it from should not matter, they previous owner probably never even registered it. What's the serial number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamezone07 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 MSI declares itself a victim of Sandy Bridge 6 series chip flaw All shipments stopped By Rob Coppinger Wed Feb 02 2011, 18:04 ANOTHER VICTIM of the flawed Sandy Bridge 6 Series support chip has announced that it has stopped all shipments and named the affected products. In its statement Taiwanese manufacturer MSI said that Intel has told it that the performance of some of the Intel SATA ports on the 6 series chip, also known as Cougar Point, can degrade over three years and stop working. MSI explained that it is investigating product batches that might be affected and has stopped all shipments to its distributors and resellers. The company has also asked resellers to hold sales of the Intel 6 series based MSI products to customers until the issue can be resolved. Intel has said it won't begin to ship corrected chips until later this month. The MSI products impacted are: the MSI Intel P67 mainboards A-GD65, A-GD55, A-GD53, A-C45, A-C43 and 7S-C43; the MSI Intel H67 mainboards A-ED55, A-E45, A-E43 and A-E33; the MSI notebook Intel PM67 based GT680R; and the MSI Intel HM67 based CR640 and CX640. µ Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/14gyS) Oh dear, looks like the rest of it hasn't got long.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamezone07 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Any forummers want to help me disassemble it, the laptop, to see whats happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 If they've declared that they have affected chips then would they not cover repair/replacement of affected units themselves? They should be able to work out when their units were built and therefore prove that the laptop is still under warranty, but I don't know whether they are likely to find that you would have invalidated the warranty if you take it to pieces yourself, so please be careful to check whether you have a claim before you take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yes double check with MSI firat.. if they confirm its out of warrantee then i'd be happy to dismantle and take a lo!!ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamezone07 Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 After going on many forums, I’m not sure my chip has failed because of excess heat, it was only 60% on GPU Z when playing the high spec games, there was no graphical corruption, burning smell, etc, the machine did not cut off, it was only a day or so later when I tried to play that the nvidia card was missing and i replicated the issue using the integrated card which didn't get very hot. Anyway, it seems like many many people with Nvidia series M Laptop G/c's with and without the Optimus 'dual card switching' technology series have just had their dedicated cards disappear!, from the device manager and Speccy, etc. While some will be card failures from heat, etc , others clearly are not, many owners of Nvidia M series complain that even though the card is noted in D/M, not only it has gone, but have had to use a fix to reinstall the driver so that the Nvidia ID can be recognised. Something is clearly up with nvidia laptop cards, definitely over heating issues exist, mine might be a heat issue, but this driver issue is a massive problem, people may be paying to have their cards repaired, etc , when its a software issue.. http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=222594 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamezone07 Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Do you think they will repair it without a receipt, etc, its only 13 months old.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I game all the time on a laptop with no problems.Still using an Acer 8930G and its running Mass Effect 3 no problems.Just have to make sure they get plenty of air to the vents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickle Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 MSI declares itself a victim of Sandy Bridge 6 series chip flaw This is nothing to do with a Nvidia chip. After going on many forums, I’m not sure my chip has failed because of excess heat..............but this driver issue is a massive problem, people may be paying to have their cards repaired, etc , when its a software issue.. Sound like you need to bite the bullet and reinstall windows. With a desktop I'd tell you to chuck another HD: in and install quickly on that to test saving you wiping your current install. Gaming laptops are almost always a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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