Gracii Guns Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I have a 1 and a half year old Compaq laptop, and when I use it recently, the image on the screen shakes up and down, the colours can invert etc. I sort this out by pressing in on the sides of the screen until the mouse starts to respond properly again and the screen is back to normal- although can go haywire any second! Is there any way I can prevent this from happening - I NEED to make this laptop last me another 5 years (through uni) or my parents will go mental. I've done a virus check and there are no viruses.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDRM Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 have you tried Degaussing it?linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thanks for the help, but degaussing isnt available on the laptop. I've tried lowering the screen resolution and colour settings, as Compaq suggest, but it's not working! I've also treid to change these settings in safe mode and nothing's happening! Please help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Really, please, can anybody help??!? I'm getting despreate! Even any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Really, please, can anybody help??!? I'm getting despreate! Even any ideas?I would suggest taking it to a tech so he could open it up and look at it.More than likely, this is a hardware issue and has nothing to do with a virus or any software changes. It can be caused by many different problems: a loose connection, the video card, the inverter. Check your waranty information, it's possible that the laptop may still be covered by the manufacturer and you can send it back to them and have repaired free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitmanhart408 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Really, please, can anybody help??!? I'm getting despreate! Even any ideas?I would suggest taking it to a tech so he could open it up and look at it.More than likely, this is a hardware issue and has nothing to do with a virus or any software changes. It can be caused by many different problems: a loose connection, the video card, the inverter. Check your waranty information, it's possible that the laptop may still be covered by the manufacturer and you can send it back to them and have repaired free of charge.yep I believe its probably a loose connection from the monitor to the computer itself. I had a problem where my laptop would turn on but the monitor wouldnt. I opened it up unplugged it plugged it back in and it worked just fine. Laptops can be a bit tricky to open up if you dont no what your doing it so take it to a tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks guys, honestly I'd give my right arm to get this sorted. I found (via google) that another guy had the same sounding problem as me, and he was suggested that it would probably need a replacement screen (or some sort of replacement part, anyway). Better start saving up! I'm not looking forward to breaking it to the parents though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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