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January 15th, 2020 02:00

Known design defect G7 7590

I recorded the conversation from my last session with Dell technical support.

Dell technical support is concealing information about a known hardware incompatibility defect inside the design of the G7 7590 model. I am having a continued issue with a blue screen power state error that forces a restart soon after booting. Owners of the G7 7590 are not (and may never) be informed of this. Tech support will only blame a software issue requiring updates to the BIOS, graphics, and other drivers which will not solve the underlying defect. Upon requesting to have an exchange to a comparable model without this defect or a complete refund I was told the only option is to send my computer in for repair. It is absolutely wrong to force me to keep a computer model that was defective from the start. I cannot rely on the G7 7590 to be reliable for any amount of time and I can never trust Dell tech support after this.

A few interesting quotes from this conversation:

1.11 (1 hour 11 seconds into the phone call)
Actually, this kind of model, I'll be straight forward with you. This kind of model, the 7590 Dell G7, the blue screen problem has been particularly the graphics. The discrete graphics that is embedded on the motherboard. There are problems when the motherboard is being assembled. It's not by the factory, but compatibility with the motherboard together with the graphics. So that might be one of the problem you are having on your computer.

1.11.40
OR, I saw you have a 16Gb memory. So, another thing that takes place here is uh, is the uh, what you call is the memory, the ram. The graphics does not handling the ram properly. So, even though it's 16 gig.
So, uh that's one of the factors that I have been assured that's one of the factors that's causing problem. For me, I guarantee you that it's the RAM because I already tried troubleshooting multiple types of 750, 7590 Dell G7 systems and most of them upon them being repaired, they replace the integrated graphics, or the discrete graphics (inaudible) that's the known issue. We're not allowed to tell that, but you are...

1.13
Sometimes, even though you did run the diagnostics outside your windows and also you did it, run the diagnostics inside through the website, it won't give you the result that giving you a faulty motherboard, a faulty hardware. That will only be provided when you send the computer (inaudible). Repair center knows what the real problem. They won't actually tell that to the customer. Cause I know, uh, you won't buy a Dell computer if there's a problem with it, right? So that's why, uh, they don't tell customers that this is the known issue with this type of computer.

1.13.49
Since I know you want relevant information or the proper information about what's causing your computers problem. I tell you the truth.

1.14.55
I actually noticed that during troubleshooting but I don't want to like, uh, get you mad. I don't want to give you more information, but since you already noticed that upon using this computer, we're on the same path here, so...

-End of transcript highlights-

Time will tell if Dell actually cares.

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January 15th, 2020 03:00

Welcome to the Dell Community  @q00ber 

I searched for other G7 7590 laptops that have "Blue Screens" and could only find your post???

If it is such a "Incompatible" defect you would think more people would be reporting it???

The only post I can find is yours???

Hopefully you will find a solution to your problem and will return to inform us of what it was.

Best regards,

U2

NOTE:

I don't buy/use Dell because of their cheap design, construction and support. So anything "THEY" won't actually say will not make a difference to me if I buy one or not. I won't!!!

May 8th, 2021 19:00

I have had simlar issues with the system, seemingly all of which result from hardware incompatibility.

The Alienware command center software that was advertised with the computer? Doesn't actually allow you to overclock on the system. After bringing this up with a dell rep, I was linked to a software update page for an Alienware Aurora a15 gaming laptop.

And you know what? The bios update I downloaded actually had the system running better then it had previously. I also see that we cannot undervolt these systems due to the i7-9750h/motherboard combo...

I'm with op here, similar systems with the same processors/GPUs/motherboard combinations also have frequent reports of various forms of throttling, overheating, or frame drops.

 

To think when I first got this system I just thought thermal repasting would fix these issues

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