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April 8th, 2004 11:00
9100 Black Screen
I got my 9100 yesterday. No issues until I rendered a 3d studio max scene that had some complex texturing - then I heard the fans really rev up and the heat pumping out the back was more than I thought was possible from such a small volume. Anyway it happened - the screen went black. The only way to restart was a battery detach. I am in the prosess of trying the same scene at a higher resolution to see if I can replicate the issue. I will post the result soon. I should also mention that I had OpenGL running at best settings while setting up the scene. Sorry to bum anyone but I think this should be mentioned - Believe me when I saw it I was shocked and then very bummed!
9100 3.2Ghz, 1GB, 60GB 72k, ATi 9700 128MB, 4xDVD, UWXGA
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Lenrek
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April 8th, 2004 22:00
I don't know if your notebook went into standby mode or not, but was you power indicator steady green or going on and off?
Lenrek
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April 8th, 2004 22:00
Lenrek
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April 9th, 2004 05:00
c2c
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April 9th, 2004 05:00
As far as being in standby mode - I didn't notice any indicator lights blinking.
I tried rendering a hi rez version of the same scene without getting the lockup - I am more inclined to believe that my rapid fire switching between Direct 3d and OpenGL with various quality settings may have caused the problem. Just the same I am taking your advice and doing the video BIOS update - only problem is that I don't have a floppy drive (I wonder if it can be done some other way?)
c2c
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April 9th, 2004 10:00
Ok, so I just need to install R75495 and not the other one (BR75495) - I'm not clear on whether they are the same or 2 different parts of the install. Also since this the first time I've done a BIOS update are there any precautions that should be taken?
Lenrek
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April 10th, 2004 00:00
1) The 2 patches are the same. One uses a reboot ti boot off floppy. The second will run from the HD.
2) I ran into a black screen today. Somehow my computer went into a semi standby mode. This reminded me of my desktops that went into a semi-standby state and the keyboard did not respond, which occured several times before I disabled power saver mode. I held down the power button until it powered off. I think about 10 seconds. I never did like standby mode and thats the reason my desktops don't have powersaving enabled. But since it's my laptop, I'll live with this for right now. Other than that, I still L O V E my 9100.
c2c
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April 10th, 2004 18:00
Thanks for the BIOS info.
What type of application(s) were running when you got the black screen?
Lenrek
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April 11th, 2004 10:00