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    SXPS 1640 RGBLED Screen Problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by leocanuck, Sep 19, 2009.

  1. leocanuck

    leocanuck Newbie

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    I had this problem intermittently from when the laptop arrived, and now all the time. Best way I can describe it is that the screen (16" RGBLED) has a green shimmer right from boot up, whether in safe mode, any screen resolution, etc. Diagnostics report no problem. It doesn't show up in a screen capture or on an external monitor, only the LCD.

    I thought it originally may be the graphics card overheating or another issue but the external monitor seems to rule that out.

    I am running Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit.

    Any advice appreciated.
     
    leocanuck, Sep 19, 2009
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    mirage_bg Notebook Deity

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    your LCD cable is faulty..needs replacement
     
    mirage_bg, Sep 20, 2009
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