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    i have an ant under my screen.....

    Discussion in 'HP' started by roosta, Jul 2, 2009.

  1. roosta

    roosta Notebook Evangelist

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    as the title says, an ant has got into my screen and is really annoying me. ideas how to get it out? i think i have and infinity screen. the screen has no raised border aorund it.
     
    roosta, Jul 2, 2009
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    I think your just going to have to sit tight until it comes out.
     
    X2P, Jul 2, 2009
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  3. alex070775

    alex070775 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ROFL... Sry

    Maybe the spray "RAID" would be a help?
     
    alex070775, Jul 2, 2009
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    Kcouture0827 Notebook Guru

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    thats to bad. I would wait for it to die if its not already dead and still see if its a problem. i think leaving it in there would probably be better than risk damaging the screen if you were to atempt to take it apart.
     
    Kcouture0827, Jul 2, 2009
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  5. SDreamer

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    Wow, call for customer support and see whatsup. That's definately a quality issue as the screen is suppose to be sealed. Usually if there's dust, its from inside it, and that happen, but an ant had to have come from outside.
     
    SDreamer, Jul 2, 2009
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  6. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Pics or this thread is a sham! :D
     
    garetjax, Jul 2, 2009
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  7. optimustarzan

    optimustarzan Notebook Deity

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    lol........sorry had to laugh. Good luck tho.
     
    optimustarzan, Jul 2, 2009
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  8. NiteWalker

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    QFT!
    We're dealing with a houdini ant here!
     
    NiteWalker, Jul 2, 2009
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  9. highlandsun

    highlandsun Notebook Evangelist

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    "damn these bugs in my computer..."


    shhh, keep it quiet or soon everyone's going to want one...
     
    highlandsun, Jul 2, 2009
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  10. nu_D

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    lol...

    Try to vacuum it out. Get the wand and try to form a seal around it with your hand and then put it on the edge (?) of the screen....
     
    nu_D, Jul 3, 2009
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  11. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    Heh, i don't have an ant yet but i do have a speck of dust that has always been there since i bought the laptop. However my Toshi Portege 4010 used to have TONS of dust, on a white background it was just riddled with grey dots, so the process of display fabrication has obviously improved. :p
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jul 3, 2009
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  12. RW-One

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    If the ant has died, call HP support, I'm sure the indians will send you out a new ant ... but you'll pay for shipping ...

    Try air to blow it out,
     
    RW-One, Jul 3, 2009
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  13. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    :laugh: Most entertaining post i read today.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jul 3, 2009
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  14. roosta

    roosta Notebook Evangelist

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    hahahaha, damn i forgot pictures!
    well, it appears to have either crawled out from this sealed screen again somehow or died in a corner i cant see it in. im sure if i wait long enough another will find its way in.

    when i told my dad about it his first comment was "sounds like your computer has a bug.." i almost cried at how bad that joke was.
     
    roosta, Jul 3, 2009
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  15. fattire

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    lol. This is a good thread. I have heard of all sorts of crazy things in desktop systems, but nothing in a laptop before. I as going to suggest you bust out the magnifying glass and get to burining ants :)
     
    fattire, Jul 5, 2009
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