Dell issues fix for Nvidia graphics chip glitch

news.com.com     Jul 27, 2008            

Dell has issued a fix for a well-publicized problem with Nvidia chips. The company said Friday it has posted fixes for an Nvidia graphics chip glitch. Citing Nvidia information, Dell said the "affected GPUs (graphics processing units) are experiencing higher than expected failure rates causing video problems." "The issue is a weak die/packaging material set, which may fail with GPU temperature fluctuations. If your GPU fails, you may see intermittent symptoms," the Dell blog said. Dell said the symptoms include "multiple images, random characters on the screen, lines on the screen, no... [read full story]                    

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