Re: Asus A6000 wont post

For those that haven't seen the asus a6000 heatsink, here is a link to a pic:

[url]http://www.pchub.com/uph/laptop/423-35469-8421/ASUS-A6000-A6-Series-Cooling-Heatsink.html[/url]

The copper plate on the left of the heatsink covers the GPU. The bare copper is covered by some aluminium foil held on by that terrible hard thermal paste that manufacturers seem to like using. The copper plate is attached to a copper pipe that is, in turn, joined to the fan housing.

Attached to the copper plate and pipe is an aluminium...

Re: Asus A6000 wont post

Hi,

I had the exact same problems with my A6T laptop. Turns out the problem is with the Nvidia northbridge chip, not the GPU. (The northbridge chip is the slightly smaller chip in between the GPU and CPU on the mobo.)

I did a reflow on the northbridge on the weekend and made a few mods to the cooling. I was pleasantly surprised when the laptop started first try. I have been running it for about 6 hours each night since then and it hasn't missed a beat!

I'm not sure how long it will keep working, but fingers...