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    Yellow waves on the screen

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by MasterE1705, Sep 18, 2007.

  1. MasterE1705

    MasterE1705 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all. I'm lately having some kind of yellow waves on the screen of my E1705. Looks like something is wrong with my video card (7900GS). Notebook also works much slower when I'm having those yellow waves. But after I reboot it usually works fine for a while before having those waves again. What it might be? Overheating? Thanks to all for answers.
     
    MasterE1705, Sep 18, 2007
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    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    Have you checked your temps yet? Use Rivatuner
     
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    I'll check the temps but it doesn't seem hot at all, I'm worrying that my video card might be busted
     
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    Might be the fan of the cooling system.
    Have you cleaned your laptop ? How dusty is the environment ?
    If you want to try and clean the laptop, take a look at the cooling guide.
     
    mujtaba, Sep 18, 2007
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    It's not the cooling. Core temp is just fine (68-78C), I just checked with RivaTuner, and fan works fine too. Yellow stuff on the screen still appear about 20min after startup. What should I do next?
     
    MasterE1705, Sep 18, 2007
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