What M17x has he got? There is an R1, R2, R3 and R4, all of which are getting quite old now (but can be upgraded to a point). These were released up to 2012. From 2013 was the 17 R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5. More recent is the M17 R1 and R2.
Some things to try;
1: Update video driver from the Nvidia website
2: Open the machine and clean out the fans and heatsinks and repaste the GPU and CPU
3: Upgrade your GPU (Will depend on what M17x he has, (also the 17 R1 was replaceable)
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What M17x has he got? There is an R1, R2, R3 and R4, all of which are getting quite old now (but can be upgraded to a point). These were released up to 2012. From 2013 was the 17 R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5. More recent is the M17 R1 and R2.
Some things to try;
1: Update video driver from the Nvidia website
2: Open the machine and clean out the fans and heatsinks and repaste the GPU and CPU
3: Upgrade your GPU (Will depend on what M17x he has, (also the 17 R1 was replaceable)