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    Split second White Horizontal line At the bottom of boot screen in R4, NORMAL?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xxiv24, Jul 11, 2012.

  1. xxiv24

    xxiv24 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there folks,

    I have a 3 week old Alienware M17x R4. I dont know if I didnt notice it before or it has just started but I observe during startup a thin white horizontal line appears at the bottom of the blank screen for a split second before it loads the Raid configuration display which is followed up by Alienhead etc.

    I dont get this at any other time. Should I worry about it or it happens to all those who have R4.

    My rig comes with 3D Lightboost Display + Nvidia 675m

    I am using the latest beta display driver.

    Anyone?
     
    xxiv24, Jul 11, 2012
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  2. GabeZ

    GabeZ Information Technology

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    I believe this is normal as the screen turns on and proceeds from BIOS to Windows.

    Thanks,
    Gabe
     
    GabeZ, Jul 12, 2012
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    xxiv24 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks gabe...kinda makes me feel relieved about the whole thing.
     
    xxiv24, Jul 14, 2012
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    It could just be a loading bar of sorts. An older computer I had took some time to POST and there was a visual white bar at the bottom which showed the progress.

    If other problems start to arise then you may need to worry about it but I would say that it is probably no big deal.
     
    Eddie12390, Jul 14, 2012
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  5. xxiv24

    xxiv24 Notebook Consultant

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    This issue is resolved after flashing the latest bios A05. Confirmed. No horizontal line appears during startup.
     
    xxiv24, Jul 19, 2012
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