Graphics card broken/burnt out?

Last night I was trying to render a video using Vectorworks (an architecture/design AutoCAD program) and it was taking a long time ot render each frame. The comp got hot, and the fan revved up, and the program froze about 2/3 of the way through (after about an hour and a half).
Now, it looks like the window graphics have changed to resemble Tiger (I'm running 10.6.4). The windows are flat and beveled, and some have those horizontal lines from previous versions. The colors have changed from gradients to plain grey or off-white.
Have I busted my graphics card? Is there any way to fix this? Otherwise, the computer seems to run fine.

Have you tried rebooting the computer? In particular you might try booting into safe mode. You can also try the following:
Reset the PRAM;
Reset the PMU.

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but anyone knows what that means exactly? is it actualli broken or is there just something wrong with its memory?
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falls into THIS range of serial numbers, you are
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supply issues.
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I've been doing a lot of research lately, to mostly no avail, about whether or not my HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx laptop can have a dedicated GPU added to it, as currently it only has the integrated Intel HD 4000 Mobile graphics card.
Mostly I've come across the unfortunate agreement that most laptops cannot have their graphics cards upgraded/swapped out, since the graphics card is soldered on to the motherboard. However, after talking to an HP "support representative", they said they believed it was possible to add a graphics card, as long as it is compatible with the HM77 45W UMA Motherboard my computer has.
Furthermore, after finding the maitenence and service manual online for my computer ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03221579.pdf ) it says that it could have come with switchable graphics, specifically the Nvidia Geforce 630M or 650M.
So I am wondering, is it really at all possible to add a dedicated graphics card, either by having switchable graphics or something else? Or am I stuck with the integrated Intel HD graphics?
If I can upgrade/add a new card, where would I be able to find/buy a compatible one, and would I be able to install it myself or would I need to go to a local computer repair?
My laptop is the HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx Entertainment Notebook.
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I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit).
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