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    What happened to my screen? Is this a driver or a hardware issue?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Czaralekzander, Nov 8, 2007.

  1. Czaralekzander

    Czaralekzander Notebook Consultant

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    I normally use my m1710 (specs in my sig) with a 22" wide screen attached. However, when I disable the external LCD, after a minute or two I get hundreds of thin vertical stripes down my laptop screen. If I reset the resolution, they disappear but eventually come back.

    Does this sound like a driver/OS issue or does it sound like a hardware issue? Any ideas on how to fix this?

    Again, there are no problems when I have the external screen hooked up on either the external LCD or the notebook's LCD. I only have problems when the external is removed.
     
    Czaralekzander, Nov 8, 2007
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    If they disappear, it usually means a software problem. Try different drivers, if it still happens, then have the screen swapped out.
     
    Lithus, Nov 8, 2007
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  3. Czaralekzander

    Czaralekzander Notebook Consultant

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    Has this happened to anyone else?
     
    Czaralekzander, Nov 8, 2007
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