Sony has alleged a few of its Vaio laptops are outfitted with defective graphics chips from Nvidia, which the graphics corporation has whispered could cause some laptops to overheat as well as eventually stop working.

The computer manufacturer is offering free repairs along with extended guarantee on assured Vaio models with Nvidia graphics chips made of defective die with weak packaging objects. Sony is the newest addition to a rising list of laptop producer carrying damaged Nvidia chips, as well as Apple, Dell along with Hewlett-Packard.

A client will recognize their model is exaggerated if a laptop shows indistinct video, duplicate images or a blank screen due to breakdown of the Nvidia chip, the corporation alleged on a support Web page.

Sony will cover up the cost of fix. The laptop manufacturer is also providing an extensive three-year guarantee in adding to the normal 12-month warranty. No reimbursement for the laptops is being presented by Sony.

Nvidia previous year reported some graphics chips were overheating due to defective material as well as the thermal design of some laptops. The overheating could basis laptops to be unsuccessful, the corporation said at the time.

After the revelation, Dell, Hewlett-Packard as well as Apple presented also a BIOS fix or free replacements for laptops with defective chips. On Web sites like HP Lies, customers are still complaining about computer manufacturer not offering free of charge repairs for models that may be exaggerated by the defective chips.

The problem has also taken a fee on NVIDIA’s earnings. The corporation has taken more than US$300 million in charges to cover up warranty as well as product replacement costs. Last week Nvidia took a $119.1 million accusation during the second fiscal quarter of the year, while it recorded a $196 million charge a year in advance.

The problem applies to these precise Sony Vaio models with Nvidia graphics chips: VGN-AR1xx, VGN-AR2xx, VGN-AR3xx, VGN-FZ1xx, VGN-FZ2xx, VGN-FZ3xx, VGN-FZ4xx, VGC-LT1xx as well as VGC-LT2xx.