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    Weird green lines but only on 2nd monitor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Vitor711, Mar 9, 2012.

  1. Vitor711

    Vitor711 Notebook Evangelist

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    So, I've been having a coloured line flash across the screen once every few minutes.

    However, on some websites (usually ones with a black background), this happens far more often.

    However, only on my 2nd monitor.

    I'm really hoping this is a driver issue and not a GPU problem. I just ordered some new thermal paste as my load temps are now frequently in the low 80s, which never used to be the case. Used a can of compressed air to blow out the dust and that helped a little. Really hoping my GPU hasn't taken too much abuse. Can't really afford a new laptop right now and was hoping to be able to resell mine for a fairly decent price...

    Any ideas on what the issue could be or am I being overly hopeful? I'm installing an older video driver just to make sure.

    EDIT: Totally a driver issue, this and the weird image loss I was suffering before has completely disappeared since the last few driver updates.
     
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    How is your monitor hooked up to your laptop? Does the issue occur if your laptop's running on battery?
     
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    I did two things - took out the battery, and rolled back to the last drivers Nvidia released (Beta ones from a few weeks before the latest official) and that seems to have worked.

    Not sure which is the cause but I'm thankful.

    The 2nd monitor is plugged in via HDMI - VGA.
     
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