G1S asus wont boot

[en249]

Hi,

my laptop has the power light on and seems to start but won't boot. Yesterday I clicked on the <.> button and waited for a while with the Pc switched off and no battery connected and after 30min or so I could switch it back on. Now I am trying to do the same but it just doesn't work.
Any ideas for what might be the problem?

Thanks,

Elisabete

 

[David 617]

is anything showing on the screen? If not, the your gpu is dead.
If you are seeing things then describe what you are seeing and where windows hangs.

 

[en249]

So, my screen was black, then after switching on and off the PC several times, clicking <.> and leaving it for 1h and then trying to switch back on if finally started but the menu configuration was weird...I was able to do a back up and restore the system from a previous restored point and it seemed ok. But i am afraid this might happen again and I am unsure what the problem is. Also I noticed in the web that the G1S model has been having these sort of problems quite often, either related to gpu, video screen or motherboard. Any suggestions on what I might do are welcome. I'm not a great expert on solving problems with my pc. thanks so much for the help!

 

[David 617]

this person has the same problem as you http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/183373-asus-g1s-wont-start-urgent.html
it sounds like its a gpu problem. there is not much you can do except back up your laptop and hope it lasts. you cant replace the gpu on a laptop. if you are still under warranty, asus might replace the entire machine for you, just make sure you have a backup of your HD before you send them your laptop.

 

[David 617]

Update: on page 4 of that link, he says that he sent it to asus and they replaced the motherboard and that fixed it. if you are under warranty, thats what i'd do.

 

[en249]

I am not under warranty though...but I'll probably will send it anyway. Thanks a lot for the help!