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    M40: Red Ghosting - What causes it?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by blums, Jan 25, 2006.

  1. blums

    blums Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok...I'm ready to send this baby to the repair shop.

    I get a faint red ghosts whenever white turns to black on my monitor (ie when i close and explorer window on a black background) that takes about 1 second to fade out. And now i'm getting faint lines at the top area of my screen that makes the color look lighter. The longer I use the unit. The more lines appear.

    What are the possible causes for this? Is it the LCD screen, the video card? What other possibilities did i missed?

    I'm asking cause I want to be prepared when I go to the service center.

    Please lend me your wisdom. Thanks
     
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    Jenson Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Jenson, Jan 25, 2006
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  3. xAMDvsIntelx

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    Red Ghosting is usually caused by a defective screen, not a faulty GPU. This has been an ongoing problem as jenson has already said, in the M40/M45 series.
     
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