Had my AW M18x R3 running for a few days in a row. Simply sitting in Windows (10 Pro 64), only thing running was a dedicated (local) ARK Server.
Woke up this morning to "artifacts" (I put in quotes as it isn't artifacting like I am used to, this is like a distortion/static/lines across the entire screen). Well damn. Rebooted into the BIOS, still have the same issue (so its not an OS problem). So I began with a full power down then back up, no change. Pulled power and battery, held power for 15 secs or so. Reconnected and powered up, no change.
Then I got more in depth. I assumed that I had a bad GPU so I tore down the entire laptop and removed the 2nd GPU. Powered back up, no change. Figured the 1st GPU must be the issue so I removed the HSF from both GPUs and swapped (re-pasted) GPUs with the 2nd GPU in the slot for GPU 1. Still, no change. So now I am a bit confused as to what the issue could be. Has anyone ever had this before? Any suggestions?
A few pics can be seen- http://www.tgupdate.com/M18xR3.html
The system has always been VERY well taken care of. No parts have ever been OC’d and until today, the system has never been taken apart at all (beyond a simple RAM upgrade about a year ago).
M18x R3
Windows 10 64bit
I7 4700MQ
24GB RAM (8x8x4x4)
GTX 770m x2 SLi
256GB Samsung Evo
Edit- Have pulled all but a single stick of RAM with no change (Swapped that stick with another from another laptop as well with no change).
Edit 2- I connected to a second screen and, the display is just fine on the second screen which means, the built in screen spontaneously went bad?!?!?!??
Edit 3- Continued the tear down all the way to the LCD. Removed the LCD from the bezel. Re-seated the LCD cable at the laptop and on the screen itself. No change.
Woke up this morning to "artifacts" (I put in quotes as it isn't artifacting like I am used to, this is like a distortion/static/lines across the entire screen). Well damn. Rebooted into the BIOS, still have the same issue (so its not an OS problem). So I began with a full power down then back up, no change. Pulled power and battery, held power for 15 secs or so. Reconnected and powered up, no change.
Then I got more in depth. I assumed that I had a bad GPU so I tore down the entire laptop and removed the 2nd GPU. Powered back up, no change. Figured the 1st GPU must be the issue so I removed the HSF from both GPUs and swapped (re-pasted) GPUs with the 2nd GPU in the slot for GPU 1. Still, no change. So now I am a bit confused as to what the issue could be. Has anyone ever had this before? Any suggestions?
A few pics can be seen- http://www.tgupdate.com/M18xR3.html
The system has always been VERY well taken care of. No parts have ever been OC’d and until today, the system has never been taken apart at all (beyond a simple RAM upgrade about a year ago).
M18x R3
Windows 10 64bit
I7 4700MQ
24GB RAM (8x8x4x4)
GTX 770m x2 SLi
256GB Samsung Evo
Edit- Have pulled all but a single stick of RAM with no change (Swapped that stick with another from another laptop as well with no change).
Edit 2- I connected to a second screen and, the display is just fine on the second screen which means, the built in screen spontaneously went bad?!?!?!??
Edit 3- Continued the tear down all the way to the LCD. Removed the LCD from the bezel. Re-seated the LCD cable at the laptop and on the screen itself. No change.
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