I bought this AW17 in non-working condition from a local seller on Craigslist. It had a shorted motherboard, so I ordered a refurbished one from Dell. As soon as I installed the new motherboard and put it back together, I noticed smoke coming from the bottom air holes. So I tested the new motherboard and seems the sound card is gone, and part of the GPU. It will turn on and load Windows. It won't run Unigine Valley with DirectX API, but it will run with OpenGL API.
I'm not sure the full extent of the damage, but it's possible the GPU may work at less than 100% with a BIOS flash. I can send the motherboard back to Dell, but I'm checking if there is anyone interested in buying in it's current state. I'm looking to get back what I have in it which is $500 (minus shipping costs). If there's no interest I'll just send the motherboard back to Dell.
Specs
i7-6700HQ
16GB DDR4
GTX 1070
128GB SSD
1080P FHD IPS
Win 10 Home
Pictures
I'm not sure the full extent of the damage, but it's possible the GPU may work at less than 100% with a BIOS flash. I can send the motherboard back to Dell, but I'm checking if there is anyone interested in buying in it's current state. I'm looking to get back what I have in it which is $500 (minus shipping costs). If there's no interest I'll just send the motherboard back to Dell.
Specs
i7-6700HQ
16GB DDR4
GTX 1070
128GB SSD
1080P FHD IPS
Win 10 Home
Pictures
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