New problem, Screen showing green lines

bfpri · 09-08-2009, 09:58 AM

So i had my problem solved.

[SOLVED] Laptop can't restart

Unfortunately, it seems i have another problem with my display now =(. Every once in a while, the screen will have green lines running through it, and maybe also black out for a few seconds. It doesn't happen when i move the screen back and forth tho.

Thanks

Madcatz · 09-08-2009, 10:02 AM

hook it up to an external monitor, does it have the same problem?

also do you see the line when your starting the laptop and in the bios?

bfpri · 09-08-2009, 04:19 PM

In the few minutes i stayed in the bios starting up, I didn't see any green lines. Unfortunately at the moment i do not have access to an external monitor.

Madcatz · 09-09-2009, 06:33 AM

you could try updating the video driver, also try starting in safe mode and see if you see the lines there.

bfpri · 09-09-2009, 08:04 PM

Hmm already updated my video driver recently. Stayed in safe mode for about 10 minutes ....didn't see any lines, but they seem to come randomly.

Madcatz · 09-10-2009, 08:51 AM

ok, really need to get that on an external monitor. basiclly heres why

If you get no lines on the external, then its either going to be the LCD cable or LCD panel, i'd go with the cable first considering the cable problem the M305's have.

If you do get lines on an external, then you know it has nothing to do with the cable or lcd panel. it's either software or a motherboard. doing a system recovery will tell weather its software or not. but that will delete all your data, so back it up first if you go that route.

09-08-2009, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
bfpri Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 68 OS: XP	New problem, Screen showing green lines So i had my problem solved. [SOLVED] Laptop can't restart Unfortunately, it seems i have another problem with my display now =(. Every once in a while, the screen will have green lines running through it, and maybe also black out for a few seconds. It doesn't happen when i move the screen back and forth tho. Thanks

09-08-2009, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: New problem, Screen showing green lines hook it up to an external monitor, does it have the same problem? also do you see the line when your starting the laptop and in the bios? __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

09-08-2009, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
bfpri Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 68 OS: XP	Re: New problem, Screen showing green lines In the few minutes i stayed in the bios starting up, I didn't see any green lines. Unfortunately at the moment i do not have access to an external monitor.

09-09-2009, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: New problem, Screen showing green lines you could try updating the video driver, also try starting in safe mode and see if you see the lines there. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

09-09-2009, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
bfpri Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 68 OS: XP	Re: New problem, Screen showing green lines Hmm already updated my video driver recently. Stayed in safe mode for about 10 minutes ....didn't see any lines, but they seem to come randomly.

09-10-2009, 08:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: New problem, Screen showing green lines ok, really need to get that on an external monitor. basiclly heres why If you get no lines on the external, then its either going to be the LCD cable or LCD panel, i'd go with the cable first considering the cable problem the M305's have. If you do get lines on an external, then you know it has nothing to do with the cable or lcd panel. it's either software or a motherboard. doing a system recovery will tell weather its software or not. but that will delete all your data, so back it up first if you go that route. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier