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Help needed with Dell XPS 1530 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

May 5, 2012 11:40AM PDT

Hi there,

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Two ideas.
May 5, 2012 12:14PM PDT

1. Disable FLASH HARDWARE ACCELERATION.

PLEASE GOOGLE THAT! We discussed this recently and many times.

2. Google 8600M DEFECTIVE

A lot of those are dead.
Bob

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M1530
May 11, 2012 1:18AM PDT

Have you updated the BIOS to version A12? This contains code to modify the fan control.

Might try to update the video to the latest from Nvidia (not from Dell). Their updated drivers work well on the M1530.

If this doesn't help, the video is probably going bad. I thought I escaped the problem after 3 1/2 years, but mine failed last year. The repair is expensive. I think Dell does it now for about $300.