can a dvd backup program burn out your video card/motherboard?

by **startreksuite** Sun 12 Sep 2010 - 1:02

I lost my motherboard last week due do it overheating and losing adhesion to the video card. It's whatever they ship with hp dv9535nrs. I sit it on my lap sometimes, but usually leave it on a coffee table or on a laptop cooler, just not always plugged in. I was wondering if my dvd backup program pushed the computer too hard, and caused the motherboard/video card to have issues.

by **sanshoe** Sun 12 Sep 2010 - 7:32

That's a bit of bad luck Nick, but I believe it is possible. Unlikely to be your program, probably an overworked burner. Any warranty with the Laptop?

by **startreksuite** Sun 12 Sep 2010 - 12:58

Had a 3 year warranty with best buy, and it was up right before the video card broke. A local guy looked at it, and said since the card is integrated with the mobo, the motherboard would have to be replaced. My wife thinks that when I tried finding the best quality dvd backup of Avatar, I overworked the comp, and burned the video card.
Do you use a desktop or laptop, and is this type of problem common with laptops?

by **sanshoe** Sun 12 Sep 2010 - 13:29

I personaly use a desktop, don't have a lap top.
I think it's a common problem with laptops everything is so compact and close together, when something like this goes wrong there's going to be collateral damage.

by **SithTracy** Sun 12 Sep 2010 - 13:47

Laptops are tightly enclosed and not ventilated well... That and if you are ripping DVD and encoding on a laptop... while they may be powerful enough to accomplish the task, that is really something that should be done on a desktop. You likely overheated it trying to complete the task. I suspect a gamers laptop might be a better choice for doing that kind of stuff if you like the portability.