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Strange laptop behavior
S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista -- geoff |
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On 23/03/2013 16:30, geoff wrote:
S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista When you say 'mini displays' what exactly are they? |
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Try downloading, burning, and booting from a Linux Live CD - eg
Ubuntu. If the problem or a similar one is still present, it's very probably hardware. More generally, I have a hardware troubleshooting page he http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/PCHa...areFaults.html On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:30:51 +0000, geoff wrote: there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista -- ================================================== ======= Please always reply to ng as the email in this post's header does not exist. Or use a contact address at: http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/JavaJive.html http://www.macfh.co.uk/Macfarlane/Macfarlane.html |
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On 23/03/13 16:30, geoff wrote:
S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista Mmm that sounds like the video driver is borked or the video chip itself. Try upgrading to latest driver...FROM THE MANUFACTURES WEBSITE., also try different video modes. -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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En el artículo , geoff troll@uk-
diy.org escribió: Its a Packard Bell I see your problem. running vista I see your problem. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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In message , Bob H
writes On 23/03/2013 16:30, geoff wrote: S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista When you say 'mini displays' what exactly are they? If you turn it on, you get a grid of startup screens (so it must be hardware related). It works its way through windows startup and gives you miniature startup screens in very low resolution One set go from the LHS top middle of the screen, then a black bar, then another set which goes off the RHS end of the screen. Vertically, just over 3 screens stacked above each other -- geoff |
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In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: Its a Packard Bell I see your problem. running vista I see your problem. And the OS is in French ... NEXT ? -- geoff |
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I'd say if the very first displays, such as the internal splash or even the
bios do much the same its hardware, but otherwise it may have had an upgrade in its video drivers which has failed for some reason. Wind them back. As I say, most of these tend to be a hardware issue either in the screen drivers, or the video chip on the main board. Have you tested it on an external monitor? I eventually got an HP going with what the driver called software rendering after a hardware issue screwed up the hardware displays. Laptops seem to often be unrelable, maybe its the heat problem. Luckily as I can't see displays these days... grin Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... On 23/03/13 16:30, geoff wrote: S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista Mmm that sounds like the video driver is borked or the video chip itself. Try upgrading to latest driver...FROM THE MANUFACTURES WEBSITE., also try different video modes. -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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No Vista is not the problem.
Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message ... En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: Its a Packard Bell I see your problem. running vista I see your problem. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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"geoff" wrote in message ... S-i-L has just turned up with her laptop it has a problem there are half a dozen mini "displays" on the screen, or rather a "scroll" of them left and right Is it the video chip fuqt or is the re the possibility of a simpler reason (I do hope so, having already pulled the thing apart to replace the power connector ) Its a Packard Bell Ares GM running vista I had some weird display probs on an Acer, got worse with power on time/heat? Started losing text on the desktop etc etc. I disabled as much as poss in device manager and it was fine. Started to enable things and it turned out to be the wifi card. |
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In message , Brian Gaff
writes I'd say if the very first displays, such as the internal splash or even the bios do much the same its hardware Yes - I said that earlier but otherwise it may have had an upgrade in its video drivers which has failed for some reason. Wind them back. As I say, most of these tend to be a hardware issue either in the screen drivers, or the video chip on the main board. Have you tested it on an external monitor? That's one obvious thing I haven't tried, cheers I eventually got an HP going with what the driver called software rendering after a hardware issue screwed up the hardware displays. Laptops seem to often be unrelable, maybe its the heat problem. Luckily as I can't see displays these days... grin Brian -- geoff |
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