Attention All Laptop Owners Massive Recall, Read This!
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Originally Posted by Will Y.
My HP DV5XXX has a Nvidia chip (based on the decal applied to the palmrest area); I'll have to check to see if it has one of the Geoforce 8400 or 8600 processors ...
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oh man, I have a Inspiron E1705 w/ a GForce Go7900GS. Haven't seen anything on it yet.
But...just browsing the internet on powersaver mode for 20 mins will make my graphics card veryyy hot... that is, without a laptop cooler or a fan. But I usually have a fan facing my laptop, so this problem rarely happens.
But...just browsing the internet on powersaver mode for 20 mins will make my graphics card veryyy hot... that is, without a laptop cooler or a fan. But I usually have a fan facing my laptop, so this problem rarely happens.
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Originally Posted by phee
^intel and nvidia are buds...
<span id="ppt1164347">CE-Oh no he didn't! Part LV: NVIDIA boss says "We're going to open a can of whoop-ass" on Intel</span></h2><p class="byline">by <strong><a href="/bloggers/nilay-patel/">Nilay Patel</a></strong>, posted Apr 10th 2008 at 9:09PM</p><div class="postbody"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-10-08-huang.jpg" alt="" vspace="16" align="right" border="1" hspace="4">Looks like Intel's plans to enter the graphics space in a big way with its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Nehalem/">Nehalem</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Larrabee/">Larrabee</a> lines strike NVIDIA CEO Jen Hsun-Huang as being rather foolish -- in a conference call with analysts today, Huang said Intel's integrated graphics offerings were "a joke," and that even a tenfold increase in performance would put them behind NVIDIA's current products. Huang didn't stop there, saying that NVIDIA was "going to open a can of whoop-ass," and that while Intel's graphics chips were fine for running Office, they would never cut it for gamers and other demanding users. Huang kept going, responding to questions about all those <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/nvidia-drivers-responsible-for-nearly-30-of-vista-crashes-in-20/">driver-related Vista crashes</a> by saying that NVIDIA had to support new games weekly while Intel's chips aren't ever put to the test. Actually, that's toning it down a bit -- what Huang actually said was "You already have the right machine to run Excel. You bought it four years ago... How much faster can you render the blue screen of death?" Yeah, them's fightin' words -- you going to sit there and take it, Intel?</div>
Originally Posted by #1 DOUCHER
NO your laptop is affected cause that card is too old! How old is that laptop 5-6 years?
Hey, it still does its job. No reason to shell out big bucks to needlessly upgrade/update.
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Dell just bumped the warranty on 15 laptops one additional year
Also the inquirer is reporting that reportedly G92 and G94 chips are affected as well, that would include desktop versions and my 8800GT!!
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...g94-reportedly
NVIDIA GPU Update: Dell to Offer Limited Warranty Enhancement to All Affected Customers Worldwide Mon. Aug. 18, 2008
I've said in my past two posts (here's post #1 and here's post #2) and in the comment threads on this topic that I would share more details when I had them. Here's the deal:
Dell will offer a 12-month limited warranty enhancement specific to this issue. For all customers worldwide, we plan to add 12 months of coverage for this issue to the existing limited warranty up to 60 months from the date of purchase for the following systems:
Dell Product Name
Dell Precision M2300
Latitude D630
Vostro Notebook 1400
Dell Precision M4300
Latitude D630c
Vostro Notebook 1510
Dell Precision M65
Latitude D820
Vostro Notebook 1710
Inspiron 1420
Latitude D830
XPS M1330
Latitude D620
Vostro Notebook 1310
XPS M1530
Details of the service plan will be available in the next few weeks. When I have more details to share, I will do so.
In the meantime, thanks to all of our customers for your patience through this process. We appreciate your business and are committed to serving all of you who are impacted.
I've said in my past two posts (here's post #1 and here's post #2) and in the comment threads on this topic that I would share more details when I had them. Here's the deal:
Dell will offer a 12-month limited warranty enhancement specific to this issue. For all customers worldwide, we plan to add 12 months of coverage for this issue to the existing limited warranty up to 60 months from the date of purchase for the following systems:
Dell Product Name
Dell Precision M2300
Latitude D630
Vostro Notebook 1400
Dell Precision M4300
Latitude D630c
Vostro Notebook 1510
Dell Precision M65
Latitude D820
Vostro Notebook 1710
Inspiron 1420
Latitude D830
XPS M1330
Latitude D620
Vostro Notebook 1310
XPS M1530
Details of the service plan will be available in the next few weeks. When I have more details to share, I will do so.
In the meantime, thanks to all of our customers for your patience through this process. We appreciate your business and are committed to serving all of you who are impacted.
Nvidia G92s and G94 reportedly failing
Desktop boards this time
By Charlie Demerjian: Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 9:35 AM
NVIDIA IS IN DEEP trouble over the defective parts problem, and from what we're being told, this is only the tip of the iceberg. NV still insists on stonewalling and spinning because the cost of owning up to the problem could very well sink the company.
If you haven't been following the story, the short version, up till now, is that all G84 and G86 chips are bad. Nvidia is blaming everyone under the sun, but denying they have any hand in the failures. While this may sound plausible, technical analyses by people intimately involved in the requisite semiconductor technologies tell The INQ that it is a bunch of bull: NV simply screwed up. Badly. If it was a problem with the suppliers, NV would not be paying out more than the chip cost, much less gagging OEMs: it would simply be passed along.
In any case, the official story is that there was a small batch of parts given only to HP that went bad. That was comprehensively proved wrong when Dell, Apple, Asus, Lenovo and everyone else under the sun also had problems. NV AR recalled the parts and recanted the story about it only being an EOL test run. Bad fibbers, no cookie. They still stuck to the story about it being only laptop parts, and that it was under control.
If you think it is under control now, the following is part of an email sent Monday by a very tech-savvy reader. "We just got our first casualty from the Nvidia mobile graphics [expletive deleted]. Laptop used by one of our senior engineers started acting up this past weekend. Won't boot except in SAFE mode. Called Dell, they tried a few things, gave up, stated it was the graphics module, and said that because they were SO swamped dealing with that issue, they were just going to send a completely new laptop!"
There are two messages here which have echoes in earlier emails received over the past few weeks. First is that Dell is replacing full laptops over this, contrary to what they claim (read the comments here and here for more). The second is that the small 'under control' problem is far from that. If they had a handle on it, they would not be so far behind and drowning in backorders. Anyone want to bet Dell isn't going to get stuck with the bill here?
To make matters more laughable, the fix that NV is forcing on Dell, HP and everyone else does not fix the problem, it simply makes it less likely to occur during the warranty period. With HP now offering an extended warranty period, and Dell looking likely to do the same, this will only multiply the cost. Add in the fact that Nvidia is sending out defective parts as replacements (there are no good ones), and you have a recipe for a long and expensive tale.
That is where we stand now - NV is simply stonewalling everyone and the costs are adding up. How adult of them. The question of why still remains though, and with another little tidbit of information, it becomes quite clear. There was a digitimes article on July 25, here if you are a subscriber, that said: "Due to Nvidia not clearly explaining the details of the faults reported in its notebook GPUs, some channel vendors have demanded graphics card makers issue a recall for desktop-based discrete graphics cards using the same GPU core, according to sources at graphics card makers."
Reading that, it sounds a mite odd: why would Nvidia keep the partners in the dark like that? They have to be told what the real story is for business reasons, right? When you see stories like these, it is very likely that they are not what they seem, and that the story is simply a nice face-saving Asian 'hello' applied with a backhand.
A little digging revealed what this, and more, is all about, and it's far uglier than just the 'notebook' version. It seems that four board partners are seeing G92 and G94 chips going bad in the field at high rates. If you know what failures look like statistically, they follow a Poisson distribution, aka a bell curve. The failures start out small, and ramp up quickly - very quickly. If you know what you are looking for, you can catch the signs early on. From the sound of the backchannel grumblings, the failures have been flagged already, and NV isn't playing nice with their partners.
Why wouldn't they? Well, the G92 chip is used in the 8800GT, 8800GTS, 8800GS, several mobile flavours of 8800, most of the 9800 suffixes, and a few 9600 variants just to confuse buyers. The G94 is basically only the 9600GT. Basically we are told all G92 and G94 variants are susceptible to the same problem - basically they are all defective. Any guesses as to how much this is going to cost?
From the look of it, all G8x variants other than the G80, and all G9x variants are defective, but we have only been able to get people to comment directly on the G84, G86, G92 and G94, and all variants thereof. Since Nvidia is not acknowledging the obvious G84 and G86 problems, don't look for much word on this new set either - if they can bury it, it will drop their costs.
In the end, what it comes down to is that the problem is far bigger than they are admitting, and crosses generational lines, process lines, and OEM lines. Nvidia is quick to point the finger at everyone but themselves, but after a while, the facts strain those cover stories well past breaking point. There is a common engineering failure here - this problem is far too widespread for it to be anything else. The stonewalling, denials and partner gagging is simply a last-ditch attempt at wallet covering.
With OEMs extending warranties, Nvidia is going to have to cover a lot of laptops for a long time. Desktop boards are going bad as well now, contrary to the statements of Nvidia PR and AR, and the hole keeps getting deeper and deeper. I wonder if they can ever come clean and survive.
Desktop boards this time
By Charlie Demerjian: Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 9:35 AM
NVIDIA IS IN DEEP trouble over the defective parts problem, and from what we're being told, this is only the tip of the iceberg. NV still insists on stonewalling and spinning because the cost of owning up to the problem could very well sink the company.
If you haven't been following the story, the short version, up till now, is that all G84 and G86 chips are bad. Nvidia is blaming everyone under the sun, but denying they have any hand in the failures. While this may sound plausible, technical analyses by people intimately involved in the requisite semiconductor technologies tell The INQ that it is a bunch of bull: NV simply screwed up. Badly. If it was a problem with the suppliers, NV would not be paying out more than the chip cost, much less gagging OEMs: it would simply be passed along.
In any case, the official story is that there was a small batch of parts given only to HP that went bad. That was comprehensively proved wrong when Dell, Apple, Asus, Lenovo and everyone else under the sun also had problems. NV AR recalled the parts and recanted the story about it only being an EOL test run. Bad fibbers, no cookie. They still stuck to the story about it being only laptop parts, and that it was under control.
If you think it is under control now, the following is part of an email sent Monday by a very tech-savvy reader. "We just got our first casualty from the Nvidia mobile graphics [expletive deleted]. Laptop used by one of our senior engineers started acting up this past weekend. Won't boot except in SAFE mode. Called Dell, they tried a few things, gave up, stated it was the graphics module, and said that because they were SO swamped dealing with that issue, they were just going to send a completely new laptop!"
There are two messages here which have echoes in earlier emails received over the past few weeks. First is that Dell is replacing full laptops over this, contrary to what they claim (read the comments here and here for more). The second is that the small 'under control' problem is far from that. If they had a handle on it, they would not be so far behind and drowning in backorders. Anyone want to bet Dell isn't going to get stuck with the bill here?
To make matters more laughable, the fix that NV is forcing on Dell, HP and everyone else does not fix the problem, it simply makes it less likely to occur during the warranty period. With HP now offering an extended warranty period, and Dell looking likely to do the same, this will only multiply the cost. Add in the fact that Nvidia is sending out defective parts as replacements (there are no good ones), and you have a recipe for a long and expensive tale.
That is where we stand now - NV is simply stonewalling everyone and the costs are adding up. How adult of them. The question of why still remains though, and with another little tidbit of information, it becomes quite clear. There was a digitimes article on July 25, here if you are a subscriber, that said: "Due to Nvidia not clearly explaining the details of the faults reported in its notebook GPUs, some channel vendors have demanded graphics card makers issue a recall for desktop-based discrete graphics cards using the same GPU core, according to sources at graphics card makers."
Reading that, it sounds a mite odd: why would Nvidia keep the partners in the dark like that? They have to be told what the real story is for business reasons, right? When you see stories like these, it is very likely that they are not what they seem, and that the story is simply a nice face-saving Asian 'hello' applied with a backhand.
A little digging revealed what this, and more, is all about, and it's far uglier than just the 'notebook' version. It seems that four board partners are seeing G92 and G94 chips going bad in the field at high rates. If you know what failures look like statistically, they follow a Poisson distribution, aka a bell curve. The failures start out small, and ramp up quickly - very quickly. If you know what you are looking for, you can catch the signs early on. From the sound of the backchannel grumblings, the failures have been flagged already, and NV isn't playing nice with their partners.
Why wouldn't they? Well, the G92 chip is used in the 8800GT, 8800GTS, 8800GS, several mobile flavours of 8800, most of the 9800 suffixes, and a few 9600 variants just to confuse buyers. The G94 is basically only the 9600GT. Basically we are told all G92 and G94 variants are susceptible to the same problem - basically they are all defective. Any guesses as to how much this is going to cost?
From the look of it, all G8x variants other than the G80, and all G9x variants are defective, but we have only been able to get people to comment directly on the G84, G86, G92 and G94, and all variants thereof. Since Nvidia is not acknowledging the obvious G84 and G86 problems, don't look for much word on this new set either - if they can bury it, it will drop their costs.
In the end, what it comes down to is that the problem is far bigger than they are admitting, and crosses generational lines, process lines, and OEM lines. Nvidia is quick to point the finger at everyone but themselves, but after a while, the facts strain those cover stories well past breaking point. There is a common engineering failure here - this problem is far too widespread for it to be anything else. The stonewalling, denials and partner gagging is simply a last-ditch attempt at wallet covering.
With OEMs extending warranties, Nvidia is going to have to cover a lot of laptops for a long time. Desktop boards are going bad as well now, contrary to the statements of Nvidia PR and AR, and the hole keeps getting deeper and deeper. I wonder if they can ever come clean and survive.
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Apple has finally confirmed that their Macbook Pros are affected by these defective chips
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377
Good Job Apple! That reminds me, Phee whatever ended up happening with your MBP? Do you get it repaired?
Symptoms
In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected. If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.
What to look for:
* Distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen
* No video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on
Specific products affected:
* MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
o MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz)
o MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz)
o MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
* These computers were manufactured between approximately May 2007 and September 2008
Products Affected
MacBook Pro, models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
Resolution
If your MacBook Pro is exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, please take it to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or call your local Apple Contact Center. Before visiting the Genius Bar at the Apple Retail Store, please make a reservation.
Apple is issuing refunds to customers who may have paid for repairs related to this issue. Please contact Apple for details on the refund process.
Note: If your MacBook Pro is not experiencing any of these symptoms, you do not need to contact Apple.
In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected. If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.
What to look for:
* Distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen
* No video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on
Specific products affected:
* MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
o MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz)
o MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz)
o MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
* These computers were manufactured between approximately May 2007 and September 2008
Products Affected
MacBook Pro, models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
Resolution
If your MacBook Pro is exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, please take it to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or call your local Apple Contact Center. Before visiting the Genius Bar at the Apple Retail Store, please make a reservation.
Apple is issuing refunds to customers who may have paid for repairs related to this issue. Please contact Apple for details on the refund process.
Note: If your MacBook Pro is not experiencing any of these symptoms, you do not need to contact Apple.
Originally Posted by some Apple dude
"If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty."
Good Job Apple! That reminds me, Phee whatever ended up happening with your MBP? Do you get it repaired?
I got my laptop to stop exhibiting the fuck ups by keeping my editing room super cold and increasing fan speeds. Now that I'm done working I can stand to be without it for a couple of days so I'm going to take it to the apple store sometime next week.
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There's spyshots that came out yesterday on engadget and gizmodo. Not much else until the 14th. Seems like it supposed to be forged out of Aluminum also rumors of an $800 Macbook.
Yup they will be using Waterjet machines to cut the aluminum. I'm afraid that it may dent though
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Nvidia finally settled the class action suit for this and it is as follows
<div id="content">
<h1>Affected Models</h1>
<p>The list below shows the computers that may be to participate in settlement and receive a remedy offered through this settlement. Please note that if you choose to file a claim, you will need to provide additional information to establish your right to receive a remedy.</p>
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<p>For ease of reference, the product numbers are named the same way your computer manufacturer does: Dell Service Tags, HP-Compaq Product IDs and Apple Serial Numbers.</p>
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<p>There are other qualifying steps to determine whether your notebook computer is eligible to participate in the settlement. Please see the <a href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> or the <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">File a Claim</a> Page for more information.</p>
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<p>PLEASE REMEMBER: Although your notebook computer may be an eligible model, not every notebook computer on the list of Affected Models is eligible to participate. To be eligible to file a claim, your notebook computer must contain an Nvidia chip, it must have an eligible Product Identification Number (for HP), Service Tag Number (for Dell) or Serial Number (for Apple) <b><u>and</u></b> it must be experiencing one of the symptoms identified in the List of Identified Symptoms. Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to identify if your computer is eligible to participate.</p>
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<p>Please <a href="http://www.nvidiasettlement.compdfs/IdentifiedSymptomsList.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access the list of symptoms.</p>
<p> </p>
<center>
<h1>Dell Notebook Computers</h1>
<table border="2" style="border-color: Black" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="25%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="43%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="32%"><b>SERVICE TAG NUMBER</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Inspiron 1420</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
<td style="vertical-align:middle" align="center" rowspan="22">Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to find out if your notebook computer is affected by the settlement.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – February 28, 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D620</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2005 – November 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D630</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">February 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D630c</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">February 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D820</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2005 – March 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D830</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M2300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">August 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M4300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M6300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – March 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M65</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2005 – January 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro 1700</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1310</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1400</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1510</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1710</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">January 2008 – July 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1210</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1330</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1530</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">September 2007 – January 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1710</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – February 28, 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1730</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2007 – January 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<h1>HP-Compaq Notebook or Tablet Computers</h1>
<table border="2" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-color: Black">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="20%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="39%"><b>PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv20xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">ES745AV; ES 746AV; ES817AV; ES826AV; ES892AV; EZ643UA; EZ644UA; EZ645UA;
EZ648UA; EZ649UA; EZ672UA; EZ674UA; EZ675UA; EZ676UA; EZ677UA; EZ678UA;
EZ679UA; EZ680UA; EZ681UA; GD275AV; RD140AV; RD153AV; RK416AV; RK434AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v30xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv21xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EY045AV; EY046AV; EY047AV; EY048AV; RG404UA; RG406UA; RG407UA; RG408UA;
RG411UA; RG413UA; RG414UA; RG415UA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v31xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv22xx/dv23xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA154UA; GA155UA; RD856AV; RD857AV; RD858AV; RD859AV; RE205AV; RE206AV; RP408UA; RP409UA; RP410UA; RP412UA; RP413UA; RP415UA; RU767UA; RU768UA; RU769UA; RV322UA; RV323UA; RV324UA; RV325UA; RV326UA; RV327UA; RV328UA; RZ833PA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v32xx/v33xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv24xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA532UA; GA533UA; GA534UA; GA535; GA536; GA537UA; GM035UA; GM037UA; GM038UA; GM039UA; GM040UA; RX692AV; RX693AV; RX694AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v34xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv90xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">EW635AV; EW680AV; EX988AV; EZ452UA; EZ453UA; EZ456UA; EZ457UA; EZ458UA; EZ459UA; EZ460UA; EZ461UA; EZ462UA; EZ468UA; EZ470UA; EZ471UA; RG139AS; RG564AV; RG931AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv92xx/dv93xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">GA074UA; GA075UA; GA076UA; GA077UA; GA078UA; RD860AV; RG565AV; RL015AV; RP114UA; RP115UA; RP116UA; RP122UA; RU312UA; RU313UA; RU314UA; RU971UA; RU972UA; RU974UA; RU975UA; RW113AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv94xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">GA354UA; GA355UA; GA356UA; GA358UA; GA359UA; GA361UA; GD545AV; GD574AV; GL880UA; GL885UA; GL886UA; GL887UA; GL888UA; GL889UA; GL890UA; GL891UA; GL892UA; RX944AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv60xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EW434AV; EW435AV; EW468AV; EW585AV; EW586AV; EW618AV; EZ472UA; EZ473UA; EZ474UA; EZ475UA; EZ502UA; EZ503UA; RE603AS; RE606AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v60xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv61xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EX991AV; EX992AV; EX992AV; EX994AV; GD536AV; RD167AV; RD181AV; RG253UA; RG254UA; RG264UA; RG265UA; RG266UA; RG267UA; RG272UA; RG273UA; RG274UA; RG279UA; RG282UA; RG286UA; RG287UA; RG289UA; RG290UA; RG293UA; RG294UA; RG298UA; RG563AV; RG568AV; RK415AV; RM662LA; RN906UA; RN907UA; RN910UA; RN911UA; RN914UA; RN926UA; RN927UA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v61xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv62xx/dv63xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA212UA; GA213UA; GA215UA; GA218UA; GA219UA; GA231UA; GA232UA; GA233UA; GA235UA; GA238UA; GA451UA; GA452UA; GA673AV; RD861AV; RD862AV; RD863AV; RD864AV; RD865AV; RJ637AV; RK654AV; RK664AV; RP153UA; RP154UA; RP156UA; RP158UA; RP160UA; RP162UA; RP164UA; RP165UA; RP168UA; RP203UA; RP211UA; RP287UA; RU676UA; RU677UA; RU678UA; RU679UA; RV003UA; RV004UA; RV005UA; RV009UA; RV010UA; RV011UA; RV012UA; RV013UA; RV018UA; RV020UA; RV052UA; RV053UA; RW114AS; RW115AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v62xx/v63xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv64xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA442UA; GA443UA; GA444UA; GA445UA; GA447UA; GA448UA; GA 449UA; GA450UA; GA454UA; GA456UA; GA458UA; GD661AV; RX950AV; RX951AV; GA462UA; GL896UA; GL909UA; GL910UA; GL911UA; GN202AV; GD662AV; GL912UA; GL913UA; GL914UA; GL915UA; GL916UA; RX945AV; RX947AV; GL917UA; GL925UA; GL926UA; KA249UA; KA250UA; RX946AV; RX948AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v64xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario F500</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">October 2006 – September 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">RZ326UA; RZ327UA; RZ329UA; RZ330UA; RZ335UA; RZ340UA; GF593UA; GF596UA; GF602UA; GF606UA; GF606UA#AVA; GD598AV; GL935UA; RS499AV; RS500AV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion Tx1xxx<br>(tablet computer)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – May 31, 2008</td>
<td align="center">PLEASE NOTE: All HP Pavilion Tx1xxx models purchased between March 2007 and May 31, 2008 are eligible to participate in the settlement, regardless of the Product Identification Number displayed on the computer. If you choose to file a claim, you will still need to complete a Claim Form and provide the required information, but you will not be required to provide a Product Identification Number.
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<p>* If the notebook product number is listed here, it is included as a Class Notebook computer whether the product number does or does not contain the letter "R" or "#ABA."</p>
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<h1>Apple MacBook Pro Computers</h1>
<table border="2" style="border-color: Black" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="25%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="43%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="32%"><b>SERIAL NUMBERS</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 2008</td>
<td style="vertical-align:middle" align="center" rowspan="2">Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to find out if your notebook computer is affected by the settlement.</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 2008</td>
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To File a Claim:
https://roscomps3.securesites.net/ww.../claimform.php
More info:
http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/
Originally Posted by Engadget
If you've got an affected Dell or Apple MacBook Pro, you can get the faulty chips replaced free of charge, while HP owners get a whole new replacement computer, though considering the choices there are the budget Compaq Presario CQ50 or an ASUS Eee PC T101MT, you might be better off selling your old parts on eBay. Finally, if you've already paid to get your components replaced and have the docs to prove it, you might be able to get refunded
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<h1>Affected Models</h1>
<p>The list below shows the computers that may be to participate in settlement and receive a remedy offered through this settlement. Please note that if you choose to file a claim, you will need to provide additional information to establish your right to receive a remedy.</p>
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<p>For ease of reference, the product numbers are named the same way your computer manufacturer does: Dell Service Tags, HP-Compaq Product IDs and Apple Serial Numbers.</p>
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<p>There are other qualifying steps to determine whether your notebook computer is eligible to participate in the settlement. Please see the <a href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> or the <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">File a Claim</a> Page for more information.</p>
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<p>PLEASE REMEMBER: Although your notebook computer may be an eligible model, not every notebook computer on the list of Affected Models is eligible to participate. To be eligible to file a claim, your notebook computer must contain an Nvidia chip, it must have an eligible Product Identification Number (for HP), Service Tag Number (for Dell) or Serial Number (for Apple) <b><u>and</u></b> it must be experiencing one of the symptoms identified in the List of Identified Symptoms. Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to identify if your computer is eligible to participate.</p>
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<p>Please <a href="http://www.nvidiasettlement.compdfs/IdentifiedSymptomsList.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access the list of symptoms.</p>
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<h1>Dell Notebook Computers</h1>
<table border="2" style="border-color: Black" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="25%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="43%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="32%"><b>SERVICE TAG NUMBER</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Inspiron 1420</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
<td style="vertical-align:middle" align="center" rowspan="22">Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to find out if your notebook computer is affected by the settlement.</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – February 28, 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D620</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2005 – November 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D630</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">February 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D630c</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">February 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D820</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2005 – March 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Latitude D830</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M2300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">August 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M4300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M6300</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – March 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Precision M65</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2005 – January 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro 1700</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1310</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1400</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1510</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">December 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell Vostro Notebook 1710</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">January 2008 – July 31, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1210</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1330</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – September 30, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1530</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">September 2007 – January 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1710</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – February 28, 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Dell XPS M1730</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">November 2007 – January 31, 2009</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<h1>HP-Compaq Notebook or Tablet Computers</h1>
<table border="2" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-color: Black">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="20%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="39%"><b>PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv20xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">ES745AV; ES 746AV; ES817AV; ES826AV; ES892AV; EZ643UA; EZ644UA; EZ645UA;
EZ648UA; EZ649UA; EZ672UA; EZ674UA; EZ675UA; EZ676UA; EZ677UA; EZ678UA;
EZ679UA; EZ680UA; EZ681UA; GD275AV; RD140AV; RD153AV; RK416AV; RK434AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v30xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv21xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EY045AV; EY046AV; EY047AV; EY048AV; RG404UA; RG406UA; RG407UA; RG408UA;
RG411UA; RG413UA; RG414UA; RG415UA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v31xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv22xx/dv23xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA154UA; GA155UA; RD856AV; RD857AV; RD858AV; RD859AV; RE205AV; RE206AV; RP408UA; RP409UA; RP410UA; RP412UA; RP413UA; RP415UA; RU767UA; RU768UA; RU769UA; RV322UA; RV323UA; RV324UA; RV325UA; RV326UA; RV327UA; RV328UA; RZ833PA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v32xx/v33xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv24xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">March 2006 – December 31, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA532UA; GA533UA; GA534UA; GA535; GA536; GA537UA; GM035UA; GM037UA; GM038UA; GM039UA; GM040UA; RX692AV; RX693AV; RX694AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v34xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv90xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">EW635AV; EW680AV; EX988AV; EZ452UA; EZ453UA; EZ456UA; EZ457UA; EZ458UA; EZ459UA; EZ460UA; EZ461UA; EZ462UA; EZ468UA; EZ470UA; EZ471UA; RG139AS; RG564AV; RG931AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv92xx/dv93xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">GA074UA; GA075UA; GA076UA; GA077UA; GA078UA; RD860AV; RG565AV; RL015AV; RP114UA; RP115UA; RP116UA; RP122UA; RU312UA; RU313UA; RU314UA; RU971UA; RU972UA; RU974UA; RU975UA; RW113AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion dv94xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – November 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">GA354UA; GA355UA; GA356UA; GA358UA; GA359UA; GA361UA; GD545AV; GD574AV; GL880UA; GL885UA; GL886UA; GL887UA; GL888UA; GL889UA; GL890UA; GL891UA; GL892UA; RX944AV*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv60xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EW434AV; EW435AV; EW468AV; EW585AV; EW586AV; EW618AV; EZ472UA; EZ473UA; EZ474UA; EZ475UA; EZ502UA; EZ503UA; RE603AS; RE606AS*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v60xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv61xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">EX991AV; EX992AV; EX992AV; EX994AV; GD536AV; RD167AV; RD181AV; RG253UA; RG254UA; RG264UA; RG265UA; RG266UA; RG267UA; RG272UA; RG273UA; RG274UA; RG279UA; RG282UA; RG286UA; RG287UA; RG289UA; RG290UA; RG293UA; RG294UA; RG298UA; RG563AV; RG568AV; RK415AV; RM662LA; RN906UA; RN907UA; RN910UA; RN911UA; RN914UA; RN926UA; RN927UA*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v61xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv62xx/dv63xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA212UA; GA213UA; GA215UA; GA218UA; GA219UA; GA231UA; GA232UA; GA233UA; GA235UA; GA238UA; GA451UA; GA452UA; GA673AV; RD861AV; RD862AV; RD863AV; RD864AV; RD865AV; RJ637AV; RK654AV; RK664AV; RP153UA; RP154UA; RP156UA; RP158UA; RP160UA; RP162UA; RP164UA; RP165UA; RP168UA; RP203UA; RP211UA; RP287UA; RU676UA; RU677UA; RU678UA; RU679UA; RV003UA; RV004UA; RV005UA; RV009UA; RV010UA; RV011UA; RV012UA; RV013UA; RV018UA; RV020UA; RV052UA; RV053UA; RW114AS; RW115AS*</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v62xx/v63xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left" width="20%">HP Pavilion dv64xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="41%">May 2006 – April 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" rowspan="2" width="39%">GA442UA; GA443UA; GA444UA; GA445UA; GA447UA; GA448UA; GA 449UA; GA450UA; GA454UA; GA456UA; GA458UA; GD661AV; RX950AV; RX951AV; GA462UA; GL896UA; GL909UA; GL910UA; GL911UA; GN202AV; GD662AV; GL912UA; GL913UA; GL914UA; GL915UA; GL916UA; RX945AV; RX947AV; GL917UA; GL925UA; GL926UA; KA249UA; KA250UA; RX946AV; RX948AV*</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario v64xx</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2006 – October 31, 2008</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Compaq Presario F500</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">October 2006 – September 30, 2008</td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center">RZ326UA; RZ327UA; RZ329UA; RZ330UA; RZ335UA; RZ340UA; GF593UA; GF596UA; GF602UA; GF606UA; GF606UA#AVA; GD598AV; GL935UA; RS499AV; RS500AV</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">HP Pavilion Tx1xxx<br>(tablet computer)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">March 2007 – May 31, 2008</td>
<td align="center">PLEASE NOTE: All HP Pavilion Tx1xxx models purchased between March 2007 and May 31, 2008 are eligible to participate in the settlement, regardless of the Product Identification Number displayed on the computer. If you choose to file a claim, you will still need to complete a Claim Form and provide the required information, but you will not be required to provide a Product Identification Number.
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<p>* If the notebook product number is listed here, it is included as a Class Notebook computer whether the product number does or does not contain the letter "R" or "#ABA."</p>
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<h1>Apple MacBook Pro Computers</h1>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="25%"><b>PLATFORM NAME</b></td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center" width="43%"><b>PURCHASE DATE RANGES</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom:2px solid black;" align="center" width="32%"><b>SERIAL NUMBERS</b></td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 2008</td>
<td style="vertical-align:middle" align="center" rowspan="2">Please <a href="https://roscomps3.securesites.net/www.nvidiasettlement.com/cf.php">click here</a> to find out if your notebook computer is affected by the settlement.</td>
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<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="left">Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch)</td>
<td style="border-right:2px solid black;" align="center">May 2007 – September 2008</td>
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To File a Claim:
https://roscomps3.securesites.net/ww.../claimform.php
More info:
http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/
Last edited by #1 STUNNA; Jan 15, 2011 at 01:49 PM.
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oh man, I have a Inspiron E1705 w/ a GForce Go7900GS. Haven't seen anything on it yet.
But...just browsing the internet on powersaver mode for 20 mins will make my graphics card veryyy hot... that is, without a laptop cooler or a fan. But I usually have a fan facing my laptop, so this problem rarely happens.
But...just browsing the internet on powersaver mode for 20 mins will make my graphics card veryyy hot... that is, without a laptop cooler or a fan. But I usually have a fan facing my laptop, so this problem rarely happens.
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