Laptop card failure

My laptop pavilion series was overused and heated, I checked with local computer techs and they say its beyond repair unless I change the card inside, which means taking apart the laptop, is there a way to fix it?

If it is the Video card, ask the Techs if they are familar with gpu reflow
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HI,
*but I wouldn't like to be surprised if the Mac Pro still doesn't boot when the card arrives.*
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2684
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If anybody authorised in Apple is reading this post: Please recall all the models produced that year and replace for free. This way you can regain your reputation!!

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true curt. and good advice.
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Logic board or graphic/video card failure?

I have an iMac Core 2 Duo (Late 2006) 2.16 GHz, max RAM. I have been getting kernel panics and/or the screen with gray overlay and the multilingual instructions to re-start. I don't know whether I have impending logic board, video/graphic card failure, or some other hardware issue. I am running the latest OS X - 10.6.8, Safari, iTunes and the latest update of ProTools LE 8. I don't want to go through the upgrade to Lion or PT 9, until I determine that I either have a fixable issue with this iMac, or that the repair would not be logical compared to a computer replacement. The graphic/video indications are periodic, momentary distortions (stretching) of the screen image (usually a single image or portion of an image), tv-like interference lines (sometimes green, sometimes black, sometimes persistent, sometimes intermittent). They don't appear to have a predictive function to the k panics or restart messages.
Here is the crash report from this afternoon:
Sun Jul 31 14:23:37 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x00296386, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00c20000, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x52b0e280, EBX: 0x0000dae1, ECX: 0x00001a00, EDX: 0x0000dae1
CR2: 0x00c20000, EBP: 0x494e3de8, ESI: 0x00c20000, EDI: 0x52b15560
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x00296386, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x494e3bb8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x494e3bec 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x494e3c08 : 0x2abf6a (0x59e3d0 0x296386 0xe 0x59e59a)
0x494e3ce8 : 0x2a1a78 (0x494e3d00 0x722d38c 0x494e3de8 0x296386)
0x494e3cf8 : 0x296386 (0xe 0x48 0x10 0x500010)
0x494e3de8 : 0x14a8e77 (0x7bb9a00 0xc18d20 0xdae1 0xbdfb5ee6)
0x494e3e48 : 0x14a907e (0x7bb9a00 0x0 0x494e3e78 0x9b6f6c0)
0x494e3e68 : 0x1031a10 (0x7bb9a00 0x0 0xe000400f 0x70a0000)
0x494e3ec8 : 0x1044cf1 (0x67ae000 0x9b6f6c0 0xe000400f 0x70a0000)
0x494e3f38 : 0x11a7aee (0x67ae000 0x7ced780 0x494e3f88 0x226e2f)
0x494e3f58 : 0x10441b3 (0x67ae000 0x7ced780 0x494e3f78 0x2a45c9)
0x494e3f78 : 0x230235 (0x67ae000 0x7ced780 0x494e3fc8 0x227cea)
0x494e3fc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x71ef4c0)
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         com.digidesign.mbox2.driver(8.0.5f2)@0x14a5000->0x14c4fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.8.3fc2)@0xee4000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.4)@0x102a000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub(4.2.4)@0x119d000
         com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI(4.2.0)@0x11a1000->0x11b0fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.4)@0x102a000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x909000
         com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(4.2.4)@0x102a000->0x105ffff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x909000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10K540
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac5,1 (Mac-F4228EC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 171143033883
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx          423.91.27 (addr 0xb97000, size 0x1900544) - last unloaded 101759967210
loaded kexts:
com.digidesign.mbox2.driver          8.0.5f2 - last loaded 31652196451
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard          5.7.2
com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          8.0.5f2
com.digidesign.mbox2.boot.driver          8.0.5f2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.0.5f13
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.57
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
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com.apple.BootCache          31.1
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Thank you for any help

See
What is a kernel panic,
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
Resolving Kernel Panics, and
Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

Wireless Laptop Card

Hi All,
I was recently given (for free) a Satellite Pro 4200 Series Laptop. Unfortunately, I've been told that I need to purchase a Wireless Laptop Card in order to connect to the internet. When I went to purchase the card I was told that I should find out first if my laptop is compatible with wireless laptop cards. I tried looking for an e-mail address from Toshiba Tech Service but I couldn't find one. I stumbled upon this messageboard and decided to ask here.
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Becky,
The issue is not so much brand but technology. That is a ... shall we say 'vintage' machine and the means of adding accessories to laptops has moved on, so to speak. The easiest way to connect that model to the internet would be a LAN card rather than a wireless card. The detailed specs list a 3Com 10/100 Ethernet Cardbus card (part number 3CXFE575CT) as an accessory. Unfortunately, those items have been discontinued as the PC Card technology has evolved. It may still be possible to find a used part on eBay, Craig's List or at other online parts sources. The good news is that if you find one, it won't be very expensive. Another possibility would be a USB LAN or wireless card but the problem I fear you'll encounter is with device drivers. That system shipped with either Windows 98 or Windows 2000 and drivers for those operating systems would be a problem for current hardware. Toshiba doesn't have email support, only their 800 number but I have a suspicion that they wouldn't be too much help to you in this case. You could possibly chat with a Premier Authorized Service Provider (click the 'repair' link above to see if there is one close to you) and see what they say but I would discourage spending much money on the situation.

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hi guys, got the above card RMA'd replaced 3 months ago and now I have the exact same issues with the screen scattering, lines, blocks etc, just like before.
Have stripped mobo down to bare minimums and still the same.
Have an OCZ600SXS psu with 18A on the +12v rail that supplies the card.
I have heard that some OCZ supplies have issues but, as it worked fine for 3 months, I cannot see it being the PSU
Is this looking like yet another RMA to MSI?
thanks, Gordie

test the card in another computer who has different and more powerfull PSU
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MSI Twin Frozr II Second card failure
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Hey guys,
I have HP pavilion Dv6 which have AMD Radeon Graphics card(may be 69xx or 74xx radeon series 1Gb ddr3).
Currently i have installed Windows 7 & Ubuntu(Dual boot).
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I was playing NFS when the system froze,so i turned it off forcefully, after that laptop always get stuck at windows logo.I also tried to switch the (bios)dynamic option(graphic) to fixed,in this option i do get past the logo but i am presented with blank screen ,in short no luck.
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Have you checked the hard drive using Diagnostics in BIOS? Or F2 immediately after power on? (F2 may not work if you deleted the Diagnostic partition to install Ubuntu)
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Graphics going bad -- Monitor or graphics card failure?

My graphics are starting to go haywire. It came on sort of gradually. The screen is all pixelated, and it's dominated by red pixels.
My sense is that it's a hardware failure, not a software problem. But how can I determine if it's the monitor, or the graphics card?
The monitor is not an Apple -- it's a Dell. And I don't have a spare, or I would just plug in another monitor.
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99% sure it's probably the card. At least that's the way for me anyway.
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If you know anyone with a computer, Mac/Windows, ask if you can check out the monitor before spending any hard earned cash on a new card, eh?

Has anyone experience Mac Pro Server RAID card failure?

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Hi
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