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Do you have another monitor to test the PC's video card? If so., You can chance it that the test won't
harm the test monitor.
If it works well anough without a driver update, I would assume the Esprimo is no longer Primo.
How old is the FH56/DD?
That's alright... Your welcome.
I'm unaware of why you have the FHD56 or if you got it used or new. If your attached to the machine
for any reason, then sure.... Get an estimate and change out the screen or the graphics chip.
Hopefully,
It stays with that level of the repair costs needed.
I will assume the unit is not a strong gaming PC or is a high performance in nature, etc.
Most likely a student level PC that has social media protocol.
My point.., These "all in one" type systems break bad. Meaning.., They don't compare to the reliability of
a laptop. If the unit's repair cost is over $150 -$175.., I would highly consider just going $200 for a descent,
but used laptop.
Hi Laughout
I'm typing on a Dell M4400 Precision Workstation. Igot for $150 U.S. It came to me in nearly immaculate condition.
Sporting a Dual Core T9400 CPU @ 2.53Ghz per core, 4 GB DDR2 Ram supporting "Dual Channel Technology," Two 128 GB SSD's, and with all optional hardware present and functional. That includes the dedicated Nvidia Card - The FX770m DDR3 512 MB GPU. In addition... An included copy of Win 7 Ultimate OS - 32bit, was freshly installed, prior to sale. This included the original install OS an support disks from Dell, making the entire package eligible for a free upgrade of Win 10. Although... Suited for an engineering and structural design market like the Auto-cad class of customer base..This machine is meant and designed for a 64bit platform.
The M4400 Precision Workstation, like all Dell Precision Workstations, are in a class of their own... A cut above all other Dell laptops. With their gaming machines being the only exception.
With a dated, yet still viable "Socket P" 478-pin / LGA 775 CPU spec., Meaning,, It will run any one of the three versions of Intel Core 2 family CPUs., I.E. Socket P supports Single, Dual, and Quad Core options... Choosing any one of the three CPU versions for an upgrade will allow for a 3.06Ghz, per core option. Some can even be overclocked under Intel's "Extreme" line, in the mix. "If" that's a point of interest to you.
Do some fact finding and price browsing. Remember, every machine has it's pros and cons... That being said... I feel with that in consideration, I 'm content with my $150, well spent. This machine has staying power., Even in today's Internet environment, as it it meets the requirements that supports Win 10, If necessary. ( I personally don't care for Win 10 ,anyway.)
Note: If I had it to do over again... Now that the holidays are behind us., Price points for used machines are dropping. I suggest steering your attention to the Dell M6500 Precision Workstation, as well..
It's a later model., With a sleeker appearance., Twice the GPU, And supports the gen i7 CPU. It might even have
USB3., Making it better equip for higher performance and yet, only calls for a couple hundred more. You be the judge and tell me what you think in a comparison.
One thing for sure.... You will not find a better forum for feedback, here at NBR.
I've benefited a great deal on the Precision threads on the site for the Dells in question..
I now feel fully informed on my M4400.
I just had this problem too with a Dell Latitude e5430. It has Windows 10 on it. The LCD was cracked. It seemed to boot okay using an external VGA monitor. So I replaced the LCD. In booting the laptop after it was done displaying the Windows 10 spinning logo the LCD kept flashing red green blue white black or whatever order, which seemed like a driver problem to me. I plugged it into an external monitor which worked okay while the LCD was still flashing. I deleted the video driver and the monitors from the device manager and rebooted the laptop. I connected it to the internet so it could get proper display/monitor drivers. After that the LCD works okay now.
So for me I suppose Windows 10 thought it still had the old LCD installed. And after replacing it I needed Windows 10 to scan and install the new one. Hope this can help anyone.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
