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    What happened to my Thinkpad screen?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lengendnr, Jan 24, 2009.

  1. lengendnr

    lengendnr Notebook Geek

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    Yesterday, I ran a clean install of XP Pro. Installed all the latest drivers. The boot time from originally 2 and a half minutes cut to 1 minute and 15 sec where I can surf the net.. No problem..Happily I off the computer and went to bed..

    But this morning, I woke up, pressed the ON button, there's this faint strip/band(1 inch) of lines from the top of the screen to the bottom greeting me.. Making me furious.. If got 2 strips, at least I can say this is made by MINI COOPER

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    The strip/band are uniform in density, contrast....just that the picture is badly taken..


    Btw..can anyone tell me what's wrong??

    Well, now I am trying to use the RnR discs that I have created to bring back to the originally Factory State, hoping for a miracle...
     
    lengendnr, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I'd guess hardware failure, since it occurs before Windows even loads. Your gpu is failing.
     
    gerryf19, Jan 24, 2009
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    QualitySeeker Notebook Consultant

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    Does this happen on an external display too? If so, the GPU or VRAM is bad.
     
    QualitySeeker, Jan 24, 2009
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    lengendnr Notebook Geek

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    If gpu fails, I should not have any display right?
    Can it be anything from cable connecting to the lcd? Or backlight or anything like the RAM modules?
     
    lengendnr, Jan 25, 2009
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