Originally
posted by
feldon34:
That's why I suggested testing other 3D software. If all 3D software craters his laptop, then his graphics chipset is bad, which would be a warranty repair.
I agree that it's a good thing to test.
I would also suggest this one from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...reensaver.mspx This may already be available on the machine.
However:
1. If other 3D software craters the laptop, why would you conclusively say that the fault is the graphics chipset.
2. If a few other pieces of 3D software do not cause problems, what should we conclude?
...and why are you sure this would be a warranty repair?
Originally
posted by
feldon34:
Considering a laptop, I think his hardware fixing options are limited.
Limited, yes. But - for instance - a significant portion of the power supply is external. So, if the problem happens to be power supply shutdown (detected overload, whether real or not), then fixing that is rather easy.