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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: mick-1975 on 20 November 2008, 19:19:55
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hi all i have a laptop and about a week the screen keeps flashing and jumping , i have checked for virus and none found
any help would be good thks :y
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does it do it when you move it or tap it ? or only when it just sits there ?
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Sounds like you got a wrong un to me. They don't do that unless you set a refresh rate above what they can handle and nearly all won't let you do that. Or it's a wrong un... :(
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no i can just be using it and it just starts doing it might take back shop at weekend !! :y
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Faulty
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Faulty
thks looks like its going back :y
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Faulty
thks looks like its going back :y
Faulty or dodgy vga connection (ribbon lead inside - usually under keyboard. Take it back :y
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Could be a loose cable / Faulty Motherboard or Faulty LCD panel itself (Have seen a lot of failed LCD panels recently too :'()
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I had one where the screen kept flashing. Problem was the inverter that drives the backlight wasn't good enough to keep relighting the backlight tube reliably. In that case a new inverter solved the problem. :y
Trouble is it can be one of several things, and you ain't going to know without some shop taking it in and charging you for diagnosis. If its still under guarantee take it back. If its the TFT screen, well you should see that by tapping around the LHS or top cause that's where the driver ICs are. It could be the cable/TFT connection, but they tape those up, so unlikely to come loose in a newish machine. Don't forget the ribbon cable that drives the screen. It gets bent everytime you open/close the lid so may break down. Best thing is to try and diagnose a bit more as to what is wrong, eg try tapping the sides, does it happen when you open/close. The inverter one I first mentioned was an absolute b*****D and took ages to work out.
Best of luck,
Ken
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Sammy Sledge Hammer sounds like the best option to me ;D :D
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ooh, your so butch :D :D :D
Did you ever get that tosh sorted ?
Ken