Sys crashed and now I have 8 mini windows on my laptop

[pebbly]

yes i thought so, very sorry about that, i suspect you are out of warranty as well

 

[Kajitsu]

well of course, nothing breaks while in warranty...

Although saw a little blurb about Asus setting aside 200B for "faulty" cards...f*cking A...$1500 for a laptop I expected to last at least 4 yrs...this PC has been CODDLED...even the hubby wasnt allowed to touch it...

 

[pebbly]

you may be able to find a cheaper ati mobility card if it will fit so all is not lost

 

[Kajitsu]

I know this deals with Vaio...but good info on the Gforce 8600m

Sony Vaio - NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS - Distorted Graphics/Faulty Card? - NVIDIA Forums

 

[Kajitsu]

you may be able to find a cheaper ati mobility card if it will fit so all is not lost

not just about fit; can I game?...I bought the lappy for school and to play WoW, ironically I only play 2-3 days a week; so I am not even a "true" gamer...

 

[theog]

Hi

Try reinstalling back Vista 32bit,as Asus do not support win7 on the Asus F3SV notebook.

 

[pebbly]

thanks for the link , very interesting read

 

[Kajitsu]

Hi

Try reinstalling back Vista 32bit,as Asus do not support win7 on the Asus F3SV notebook.

What will you give me if suck my a** vista doesnt fix the issue?

 

[theog]

Hi

Try reinstalling back Vista 32bit,as Asus do not support win7 on the Asus F3SV notebook.

What will you give me if suck my a** vista doesnt fix the issue?

Was Vista working OK before your UpGrade.

 

[Kajitsu]

good question, fairly well, crashed alot, but never had this issue

 

[Kajitsu]

all I have is the recovery CD that came with the lappy, no actual Win Vista CD...have the Vista product reg on bottom of pc...any suggestions on how to proceed with the re-install?

 

[theog]

all I have is the recovery CD that came with the lappy, no actual Win Vista CD...have the Vista product reg on bottom of pc...any suggestions on how to proceed with the re-install?

Hi

Use the Recovery DVD's to reinstall Vista.
Have a look at manual.

Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista - Vista Forums

 

[Kajitsu]

Thanks for all the help, vista wont install even with a fresh one, it gets hung up on the updates.

Took it to a local pc place today, they said it was a hardware issue. Called Asus, I knew more than the tech did and got the run around from them as well. They wouldnt even quote me a price for a diagnostic, just send it to them and they will call me with a price...that sounds really shady to me.

Anyone know where I can get motherboard and graphics for this pc? Looked on the internet, but am clueless as to even where to start.

Thanks again for the help.