You can't replace just the video card - it's not a separate part. It's a chip on the mainboard - if the chip has failed, the mainboard will need to be replaced.
It'll likely cost you around $350-450 to have Dell replace the mainboard. You can likely find the board for far less and pay a shop to replace it - for a total of perhaps half to 60% of that cost.
ejn63
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June 28th, 2013 15:00
You can't replace just the video card - it's not a separate part. It's a chip on the mainboard - if the chip has failed, the mainboard will need to be replaced.
It'll likely cost you around $350-450 to have Dell replace the mainboard. You can likely find the board for far less and pay a shop to replace it - for a total of perhaps half to 60% of that cost.
The boards run about $180
www.parts-people.com/index.php
A shop will likely charge you $75-100 in labor to replace a mainboard.
fireflare2001
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June 28th, 2013 15:00
I had a feeling that was the case with video cards in laptops. Alright, looks like I'll have to look into finding a shop to do it.
Thanks for the swift reply!