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    Streaks Of Colours!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by gyuen, May 21, 2008.

  1. gyuen

    gyuen Newbie

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    hey guys : )

    my HP laptop, model number Pavilion dv2500 (the entertainment pc), installed with windows vista is not even a year old. i have already done two system recoveries-- once in march and once just a few days ago. the problem this time is very very strange:

    i was using the laptop like i normally do, and suddenly, my entire screen is filled with streaks and streaks of colours (in columns, of different colours). i restarted it and the problem persisted. i tried a system restore, and yet the same thing happened. i contacted HP and they told me to do a system recovery; i did, and the problem persisted. i contacted them again- they told me to send the laptop in for check-up and repair, which that will take around 10 days, but i need the laptop for work and the like.

    ...what should i do? any ideas?
     
    gyuen, May 21, 2008
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  2. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    don't use hp? get a dell or sager.
     
    pukemon, May 21, 2008
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  3. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Buy HP/Compaq! Dont buy Dell or Sager.

    -gyuen

    If this problem has continued to happen even after a reformat then it looks like a hardware issue. If possible try connecting the laptop to an external display and see if it solves it. That way you can narrow down the problem to either the LCD/LCD cable or the graphics card. In both cases you will most likely have to send the laptop in for service.
     
    miner, May 21, 2008
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