R61i garbled display Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M

[zaldy1028]

Hi All,

Last year (Apr 2008), I brought a lenovo R61i model 774223A. Last March, it suddenly stopped responding and displays a garbled screen from moment I switch on the unit. Luckily, I still have 5 days of warranty left and rushed it to it's service center. Surprisingly, after 3 days, they notified me that the unit is repaired with it's system board replaced.

Unfortunately the problem recurred again last JUNE!! What is going on!?? is there a hidden defect with this model? I have seen some similar problems happening in T61 users with the same video card NVS140M. We need answers Lenovo!!!! IBM had built a great reputation of it's ThinkPad line and looks like you've ruined it in 3 years record time!!

Anyone here can help???????

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor · Accepted solution]

the Nvidia GPU has defects due to a bad batch they produced, it affected all laptops that used this GPU, from Macbook Pro to HP laptop, this problem is not limited to Lenovo Thinkpad.

[zaldy1028]

Since the the nVidia component had failed, did they take actions on these defective/poor quality chips? It has affected a LOT of notebook users even if your warranty is still good, you'll end up with the same defective item (where problem will most likely recurr). Frankly I'm upset about it. =(

I just brought a T400 as a replacement with an ATI graphics card & hoping it would be as reliable as I expect it to be else I wouldn't consider nor recommend Lenovo's product.

Now my notebook is just sitting on one corner of my room as a dust collector *sigh* Maybe i'll use it as a chopping board as seen on the ad.