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Dell Extends Warranties for Laptops With Explode-y Nvidia Chips While Nvidia Stays Mum [Nvidia]
Gizmodo — ... a BIOS fix that will simply delay or reduce the chance of the onset of the problem by kicking on the cooling fans earlier is an incomplete solution. We hope Dell is "going to take care of [their] customers" as promised. Ideally, since they (presumably) have the information about which specific configurations are at the greatest risk, they would notify those customers and offer to replace the card entirely, otherwise those customers are basically waiting for their cards to die. [WSJ, ...

Dell Extends Warranties for Laptops With Failing Nvidia Chips While Nvidia Stays Mum [Nvidia]
Gizmodo — ... a BIOS fix that will simply delay or reduce the chance of the onset of the problem by kicking on the cooling fans earlier is an incomplete solution. We hope Dell is "going to take care of [their] customers" as promised. Ideally, since they (presumably) have the information about which specific configurations are at the greatest risk, they would notify those customers and offer to replace the card entirely, otherwise those customers are basically waiting for their cards to die. [WSJ, ...

Nvidia's Chip Troubles Worsen as Dell Extends Laptop Warranties
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says the decision not to recall the products is not his alone to make. The PC makers have a say too, he pointed out, since a graphics chip recall would also force a recall of the computers containing that chip. ...