Move on or attempt to fix it?

Dark Nova Gamer · 08 Apr 2010

MadMaxData said:

I voted to repair it, but duh, I'm a hardware geek! LMAO

Too bad you can't get a replacement chip for the GFX, and solder it in.

I'd likely break the replacement.

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The boards ARE compatible, just different graphics.

MadMaxData · 08 Apr 2010

DarkNovaGamer said:

The boards ARE compatible, just different graphics.

I get what your saying. I just have a hard time with a motherboard being fried. No it's not, something ON the motherboard is fried. Sell me the chip for 10 bucks? [in a perfect world]

I know, I know. I'm not only a tight wad, but hate to waste PC hardware. It's a pet peeve.

whs · 08 Apr 2010

I just bought a 15" Gateway with practically the same specs as yours for $499. So the HP repair bill is out in my book. I would not venture to repair a laptop. They are like swiss watches. Everything is tiny.
In any case, I would take it apart first and see how much I broke before buying the bits. LOL.

MadMaxData · 08 Apr 2010

whs said:

I just bought a 15" Gateway with practically the same specs as yours for $499. So the HP repair bill is out in my book. I would not venture to repair a laptop. They are like swiss watches. Everything is tiny.
In any case, I would take it apart first and see how much I broke before buying the bits. LOL.

Have you ever attempted to repair one? They're actually not that bad once you get the hang of it.

severedsolo · 08 Apr 2010

my desktop is almost identical specs, (1Gb less ram, the graphics card is probably worse than yours, and has a smaller hard drive) and i payed £200 for it (minus screen) so no, there is no way i would pay the HP bill... in my money it works out to the same price as the whole damn system,

whs · 08 Apr 2010

MadMaxData said:

whs said:

I just bought a 15" Gateway with practically the same specs as yours for $499. So the HP repair bill is out in my book. I would not venture to repair a laptop. They are like swiss watches. Everything is tiny.
In any case, I would take it apart first and see how much I broke before buying the bits. LOL.

Have you ever attempted to repair one? They're actually not that bad once you get the hang of it.

No I never tried, but then I never had the need to do so. I am already challenged by my big boxes. Since 3 months I have a new (faster) CPU sitting on my desk for my HP desktop. It is still sitting there. I hate to crawl under the desk and untether everything.

MadMaxData · 08 Apr 2010

whs said:

No I never tried, but then I never had the need to do so. I am already challenged by my big boxes. Since 3 months I have a new (faster) CPU sitting on my desk for my HP desktop. It is still sitting there. I hate to crawl under the desk and untether everything.

I hear that. If I didn't do PC repair simply because I'm desperately in need of the cash, I probably wouldn't mess around with a laptop either. They aren't the big headache some people make them out to be though. However, it takes patience for sure!

smarteyeball · 08 Apr 2010

DarkNovaGamer said:

The boards ARE compatible, just different graphics.

lol, just checking

$200 vs $400+ sounds like a worthy risk.

Ultimately it's your call mate.

Everlong · 08 Apr 2010

I'd attempt a repair. It's not too bad working inside a laptop. I've done a full motherboard replacement on a couple of laptops before, and the worst part of it is just remembering which screw goes where

Dark Nova Gamer · 08 Apr 2010

Everlong18 said:

I'd attempt a repair. It's not too bad working inside a laptop. I've done a full motherboard replacement on a couple of laptops before, and the worst part of it is just remembering which screw goes where

I know where everything goes.

As for the desktop comment, desktops are cheaper and easier to fix.

Also, if my laptop's graphics were NOT integrated I would just swap them out. But NOOO HP made the board have integrated graphics.

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