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    Screen/Backlight flickering

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Dinkleburg, Oct 19, 2013.

  1. Dinkleburg

    Dinkleburg Notebook Consultant

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    Hi Everyone,

    I have a HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 with the 1080p Anti glare display. I have noticed that the backlight or screen flickers when I switch between browser tabs or programs.

    May I know the reason behind this? This is the first time Im encountering this on a laptop.

    Thank you,
     
    Dinkleburg, Oct 19, 2013
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  2. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    Might want to look into the refresh rate on your Intel HD Graphics settings. It should be in the taskbar -- Right click on it, select Graphics Properties, and make sure Refresh Rate is at 60Hz
     
    kisetsu17, Oct 22, 2013
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  3. Dinkleburg

    Dinkleburg Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you for your reply. I checked the refresh rate. Its 60 Hz.

    The backlight or screen flickers between different levels of brightness when I switch between browser tabs or programs.
     
    Dinkleburg, Oct 22, 2013
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  4. OldMajorDave

    OldMajorDave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm… this a tough one. Just a few thoughts:

    -- Change your power option (i.e. power saver, balanced, high performance) reboot and test.

    -- Return your video driver settings to their defaults and/or look for an updated video driver.

    -- Does this behavior occur on both external and battery power?

    -- Is there a BIOS update available for your specific unit? If so, update.

    -- Make a Linux based boot CD like Knoppix and see if you get the same behavior.

    -- If you have a spare Hard Drive, install it and try a basic fresh windows install with current drivers and IE10 and see what happens. Time consuming I know, but if that worked you would at least know it was an OS issue and not hardware. You could then reinstall your original drive, backup your data, and do a recovery from the original disk.

    At-any-rate, odd issue indeed. Perhaps others will pipe-in with better ideas.

    Best, Dave
     
    OldMajorDave, Oct 23, 2013
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