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    What's wrong with my Lenovo? (display noise after resuming from standby)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dandv, Nov 25, 2010.

  1. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    Check out the attached screenshot - specific parts of the windows drawn by Windows XP look as if the image buffer has been overwritten with random noise. I can drag the window around and the corrupted elements follow. Refreshing the browser window doesn't help. The problem isn't application-specific, as I've seen the minimize/maximize/close icons messed up like that for random apps. The only way to get rid of these corrupted images is to reboot.

    This problem happens quite often my Lenovo T400 lately, after I resume from standby. I've uninstalled the ATI drivers and it still happens.

    How can I diagnose the cause of this?
     

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  2. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can you send it in and have it repaired?
    Renee
     
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  3. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    Make certain you have the latest BIOS, power and video drivers. You might also want to see if this occurs when using the on-board Intel graphics.
     
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