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    Toshiba M70-SR3 Problems Anyone?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by hmman, Jul 18, 2006.

  1. hmman

    hmman Newbie

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    This laptop has been pretty good to me at the beginning but now, its starting to show its bad side :( . When I first got it, no problems showed at all. Then towards the third month, the fan would like a noise as if something is loose at that end, and the monitor would flicker. The only way I can get rid of the noise coming from the fan is to press down the top surface when I have three or more programs open. Usually, playing a game w/o any other programs open on the laptop would trigger the noise too.

    I read many people experienced the high frequency pitch coming from Toshiba new Satellite laptops, but never these problems. I know I should have the monitor check out at least, but what if I returned it to where I bought the laptop but only to experience more problems afterward?

    Any comments or stories would be greatly appreciated :)
     
    hmman, Jul 18, 2006
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  2. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Hmm...

    Try using your notebook on an external monitor and see if the external monitor flickers - if it does, it means your notebook's GPU is shot.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jul 18, 2006
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  3. hmman

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    I don't have a source to an external monitor, but something new happened to this monitor. It turned purple!! The whole screen turned purple and I couldn't do anything except to press the power botton to turn it off and restart.

    does the colour on a screen means anything?
     
    hmman, Aug 14, 2006
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