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    Termite inside LCD!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mask, Nov 20, 2007.

  1. mask

    mask Notebook Consultant

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    Oh my God! There's a termite moving around on my LCD screen! Arrrgggh!
     
    mask, Nov 20, 2007
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Don't touch it and hope it gets bored and goes home.

    Many years ago (12+) I watched a small any go across my screen on the inside and it disappeared, never to be seen again.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Nov 20, 2007
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  3. B2TheEYo

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    ....

    Theres a bug, INSIDE!? You're screen..

    lmfao wow.. XD
     
    B2TheEYo, Nov 20, 2007
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    beantech Newbie

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    This thread is worthless without pics!
     
    beantech, Nov 20, 2007
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  5. jb1007

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    lets see pics!

    Alternatively - load up a graphically intense game for a few hours and the termite will probably burn, it's carcus will fade away inside the chasis of your laptop lol.
     
    jb1007, Nov 20, 2007
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  6. B2TheEYo

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    LMFAO! XD

    mm chocolate covered ants..
     
    B2TheEYo, Nov 20, 2007
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  7. mask

    mask Notebook Consultant

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    haha, guys. i wish i had a digicam.

    and i still see the termite!!! or is it a different termite? LOl! i have a termite colony!
     
    mask, Nov 20, 2007
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  8. sinstoic

    sinstoic Notebook Deity

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    Nothing to worry about, it will go away on its own. Don't get paranoid and disassemble the display. If it is an external display, disconnect the AC power cord and if it is a notebook display, disconnect both the AC power cord and the battery. This is to prevent any short circuit.

    PS: In our Asia office, a print server's power supply had exploded and in the process damaged the rest of the system. A dragon fly had entered the power supply and shorted the circuit. As a result the power supply got set to 110V from the default 220V. Boom!
     
    sinstoic, Nov 20, 2007
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  9. mask

    mask Notebook Consultant

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    holy ****! my laptop is of any power for next many hours!!!
     
    mask, Nov 20, 2007
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  10. darkcond0

    darkcond0 Notebook Evangelist

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    Play crysis and see how long the termite lasts :)
     
    darkcond0, Nov 20, 2007
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    i have about 11 thrips (thunderbugs we call em) inside my tft screen, theyve been there for about a year now stuck between the glass(plastic?) and the bit behind it. They look like little comma's. Im tempted to open up the screen and see if I can dissasemble the screen enough to able to wipe them.
     
    jugglerb, Nov 20, 2007
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  12. satdog

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    ah stupid bugs!!!!
     
    satdog, Nov 20, 2007
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  13. DeusEx

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    i highly recommend leaving the computer plugged into the power adapter and urinating on the screen in a uniform manner (to make sure you cover the entire thing). Make the lives of those bugs miserable, and if you get lucky the computer might short out frying them all. take pictures :)
     
    DeusEx, Nov 20, 2007
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  14. Freelancer332

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    That's just hilarious XD
     
    Freelancer332, Nov 20, 2007
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