Asus X58C - can't wake from sleep

OK so I have this laptop, Asus X58C, after a little while idling it goes into sleep mode. The power button is lit, the 'Zz' is lit (not flashing) but when I try waking the bugger it won't play. Press any key, power button, nothing happens - just sometimes the screen appears full of green horizontal lines with a vertical 1" band of blue and red lines on the left edge. Anyone have any ideas on this? I know it's a crappy bit of kit but I should still be able to wake it.

Fresh install today, Win 7 Ultimate 32bit, 1G RAM, Intel Celeron D220.


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uh-oh it sounds like an issue with the onboard gfx. When you see red/blue/green lines across your screen this means that your gfx card is artifacting. The sleep issue confirms this. Since the intel gfx is soldered onto the main board, the whole board will need to be replaced. This can cost anywhere from $300 and up. Usually it is not worth it to get fixed when you can get a brand new laptop for so cheap these days such as the one in the asus k53 thread. You can attempt a temporary fix called a reflow. A reflow can bring back to life seemingly "dead" parts. A reflow basically consists of heating the gfx card up so that the solder can melt and "reflow" itself. This may work and prolong the life of your laptop, but down the road you might need to reflow it again. You can try it yourself, but first you would need to remove the mainboard from the laptop. Some local computer shops might do it for you for ~$100 but you have to decide if it is worth it. There is no guarantee that it will work.