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    HP DV2745TX lots of lines though the Screen?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by liveordie, Jul 13, 2010.

  1. liveordie

    liveordie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi can any one tell me whats wrong with my laptop this is what the screen looks like when on
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    and this is what it looks like when i push FN and F4 they start from the top and work there way down
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    any ideas?
     
    liveordie, Jul 13, 2010
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    Connect it to an external monitor. If it outputs fine, then it's your LCD screen. If the lines still happen, it's your GPU
     
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    liveordie Notebook Enthusiast

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    i couldnt get any thing to come up on the external monitor because windows isn't installed, will the screen work out side windows? thanks
     
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    You can download a live distro (maybe GPARTED?) as an ISO file, burn it on a CD, and boot off that in order to check
     
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    ok thanks ill have a look
     
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    i couldnt get to come up one the screen but i can hear it load into windows but because theres on drivers install i cant test it, could it be the onboard video ?
     
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    I had to do some googling but I found the cause: "Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS" -it's one of those affected by bad materials.

    Replace the motherboard and you'll get few years more. If you are sport enough, there's alternative repairs available but they are not 100% certain.
     
    KLF, Jul 13, 2010
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