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Laptop screen flickers (vertical lines) - what's the cause?

SYSTEM:Dell Inspiron 8500 (2GHz), nvidia GeForce 4 Go (Dell Mobile 64MB), WinXP Professional SP2, about 5 years old.WHAT HAPPENED:While playing a racing game with my laptop, the screen got garbled with colored dots and the game froze.SYMPTOMS:When restarting, the LCD screen would display flickering, vertical, random-like lines in different colors....

Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, cnszun@..., Laptop Screen, adapter, laptop computer, graphics

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

my screen flickers whith funny lines on my toshiba

my laptop screen has lines throught it and i plug it in to another monitor it still the sameplsssssssss helpcan some one pls helpTry changing the screen resolution and refresh rateTry changing the screen resolution and refresh rateLook for display properties in your control panelThen settingsTry different screen resolutionsYou can...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, jparry@..., Try Changing, screen resolution, laptop screen, monitor, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

laptop screen

i am using an IBM thinkpad T21 and the screen just went blur. I can't seen my screen content properly, so i have to connect it to an external screen. What is the problem?Also i would like if laptop screens have an inbuilt screen fuse?evernot specific

Tags: dwomohmoney@..., hardware, laptop computer, software

Discussion threads 2007-02-19

laptop screen

i am using an IBM thinkpad T21 and the screen just went blur. I can't seen my screen content properly, so i have to connect it to an external screen. What is the problem?Also i would like if laptop screens have an inbuilt screen fuse?Your backlighthas failed. If...

Tags: dwomohmoney@..., software, hardware, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-02-19

Acer Aspire 1520 External Screen

I have a friends Acer aspire 1520 with a broken screen. I can get into the setup menu F2 but as soon as windows loads the external screen turns off and the laptop screen turns on. You can not read anythin on the laptop screen. Pressing F5/6 does...

Tags: acer, Acer Aspire, Acer Inc., aspire 1520, dbonstow@..., external screen, hardware, software, windows

Discussion threads 2007-01-18

laptop screen real dark

my laptop screen just went out it is real dark hard to read.. I have a presaio rs3050us.... i hook it up to a monitor and it works fine.....do i have a backlight or do i have to repalce the LCD.... i can still see the sreen but it...

Tags: sgagne3@..., laptop screen real dark, networking, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-08-13

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Laptop LCD Screen gone Dark Can't Fix

A while back I had my brand new laptop behind my seat in my car and backed it over with the seat. Well the LCD cracked in many places.I took apart the laptop to see if I could replace the screen myself, it seemed easy enough. When I...

Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, krrupert@..., laptop computer, LCD

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

How do I get my laptop to use an external monitor without logging on first?

I have a toshiba satellite pro laptop, and the screen is cracked, so I have been using an external monitor.I recently used a product recvery disk to reinstall windows. When i used thedisk it all worked and then when i restarted the laptop the external monitor only worked until the...

Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, chrisboxall110@..., external monitor, laptop computer, monitor

Discussion threads 2007-08-04

Laptop display problem

When I turned on my gateway laptop which is over ten years old I saw what appeared to be an ink stain at the top of the screen. I tried to rub it off and discovered it was behind the screen. I turned the computer off hoping it...

Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, killimanjarro@..., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Problem with Laptop connecting to Dataprojector

I have an Acer Aspire 3000 series laptop pc. When I connect it to a Dataprojector it forces me to enable my second screen, very much in the same way a desktop pc would (you know, that "Do you wants to extend my laptop to second screen" question). ...

Tags: consultants@..., laptop computer, second screen

Discussion threads 2007-03-03

dell laptop screen problem

I have DELL Vostro1500 laptop (17" screen).I have problem with screen, it shows blan on right side 2" top to bottm area. this area has to do and i can't move the cursor in this area.also at the bottom about 1/2 " screen below the starta buttonhave the same problem....

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Old Laptop Login

I found an old Toshiba laptop at a garage sales very cheap. It boots to the login screen. Is there anyway around the login screen. I have no idea what the password might be.Which 'login screen' ? ...Describe it for us.How long to get there, colours on screen, shape and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating systems, login screen, Toshiba Corp., password, laptop computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-06-01

Laptop Problem - Four Images on Laptop Screen at Boot

I recently replaced an irratic lcd screen on a Dell 6000 laptop. I replaced both the screen and inverter. Initially the new screen worked reasonably well except that sometimes rather than one image on the screen I got four identical images at boot and in Windows in quadrants...

Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Monitors & displays, greg@..., image, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-09-02

Problem With LCD Screen on Dell Inspiron Laptop

My laptop recently was dropped and now my screen is full of dark reddish purple blotches and diagonal blue, green and black lines. The screen also flickers and is very light, barely able to see the screen. The only thing is that when I squeeze the top of...

Tags: Notebooks, LCD screen, subu64@..., Dell Computer Corp., LCD, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

Toshiba Screen Toruble

I recnetly recieved a toshiba laptop that had a broken LCD screen. I cannot identify exactly which model the computer is because the tag is unmarked on the bottom of laptop. I ordered a replacement screen by the number on the original screen. The new screen is...

Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, tmMountainfountain@..., laptop computer, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

External monitor is primary and can't see laptop monitor.

Hi, A very frustrating problem has arisen for me. I am using a late model Samsung X50. I upgraded to Vista while it was plugged into an external monitor. Now I don't seem to be able to use the laptop except via an external monitor. If I unplug everything and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, vs@..., monitor, external monitor, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

laptop screeen goes black and hangs

laptop screeen goes black and hangs My laptops XP screen goes black and hangs at random. Specially when I hit the monitor tab in display properties, advanced. Sometimes when viviting some web pages. If I boot linux on the same laptop but with an extra screen then the main screen...

Tags: Notebooks, dilog@..., laptop computer, screen remain

Discussion threads 2007-10-27

Laptop question on bad screen..please help anyone

Hello TR Family I was wondering how i can hook my old laptop hp N5350 which the screen is bad and hook it up to my hp dv4000 so i can view my files and maybe transfer my files to my new computer or at lease be able to see...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Other Options, laptop computer, monitor

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Problems with LCD screen-

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1135-S1552 laptop. For a while there was a transparent 1 and 1/2 inch or so vertical band on my LCD screen. I could still see beneath it- but everything was washed out. If I pressed the top of the screen frame it would come back...

Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, computer, anieve@..., laptop computer, LCD, LCD screen

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

Dell Laptop LCD Screen

I DROPPED my Dell XPS Laptop. The good news is that it still works when attached to a monitor. The bad news is that the LCD screen does not work. It appears that the screen is working since you can barely see images in the dark background....

Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD screen, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-09