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    Screen half dead, how to fix?

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by dandv, Jun 9, 2008.

  1. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    To all those people who complain about dead pixels:

    My Fujitsu N6010 screen went HALF DEAD!

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    I looked inside the laptop but couldn't find anything obviously wrong (e.g. loose wires).

    Any ideas how to fix this? I paid $2500 for this laptop :(

    Thanks.
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    dandv, Jun 9, 2008
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  2. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

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    When did you pay 2500 for this?

    Try booting a different OS if possible, maybe try loading off of a cd or flash drive if possible. If it boots fine and the problem goes away it's a windows or display driver issue. If the problem persists it's an issue with the screen itself and it will probably need replacement.
     
    themanwithsauce, Jun 9, 2008
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  3. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    In summer 2005.

    When I resume the laptop from standby, the left side of the screen flickers a bit, then goes into the state in the picture. Kinda odd to be a driver problem, but I'll try booting this Knoppix image.
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    dandv, Jun 9, 2008
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  4. khavnguyen

    khavnguyen Newbie

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    I have the same problem. Just wonder how Dan fixed it? Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
     
    khavnguyen, Feb 19, 2009
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  5. Hualsay

    Hualsay Notebook Evangelist

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    looks damaged to me! 0.o . That used to happen on my Inspiron 1300 a while back but it used to be grey :(
     
    Hualsay, Feb 20, 2009
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  6. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't managed to fix the screen. I sold the laptop to some guy who thought he could fix it, but nope, he couldn't either.
     
    dandv, Apr 8, 2009
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  7. Convoluted

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    Hey, it's not all that bad. At least you still have half a screen! :p

    I suggest occupying the dead half with a nice picture. Family, a lady friend, future laptop, a sad face... you get the idea.
     
    Convoluted, Apr 8, 2009
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