Video The video on my laptop develops a window screen type overlay after about 20 minutes the only way to resolve the problem is reboot.

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Video The video on my laptop develops a window screen type overlay after about 20 minutes the only way to resolve the problem is reboot.

Check your display setting , it may be going into hibernate , causing this to occur on the screen as a power saving mode. you can turn it off or change the time settings for this function in windows ... PC Laptops

Computer ranbdomly shuts down

Your last question was very observant. NO, without an O/S, there is nothing to make a anti-virus program run.I suggest the problem in the beginning, was that the laptop was overheating. Once the processor becomes too hot, (Processors have ... HP Pavilion dv4015CL PC Notebook

I have an HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop and I use a a second monitor connected via the vga output. A few days ago the second monitor turned blue and after a few minutes returned to normal. This problem is happening more often and for longer periods of time. Right now the monitor has had a blue tint to it for hours. I've rebooted the computer, checked for updated drivers for both the monitor (AOC 2216Sw) and the video card (onboard). I've also swapped out the VGA cable, none of which helps. When

It definitely sounds like a problem with your video chip.\012Is your display blue as well on your laptop screen itself?I would try changing the display resolution for your external monitor to a lower resolution and see if this makes any d ... HP Pavilion dv9000z Notebook

How do you reboot an acer aspire aoa110-1588 - Acer Aspire 5610-4648 Notebook

There are different ways on how to reboot a laptop. If your laptop is not operational like it's frozen or crashed with the mouse frozen, try the simple steps below:1. The custom way to reboot your laptop is to press and hold the power of ... Acer Aspire 5610-4648 Notebook

Windows HP AMD Vista PC won't awaken from sleep/hibernate - sometimes

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Acer 7520-5839 two big problems that have to solved

1. http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_7520.html\015\012\015\0122. Do you have a XP CD? If so, boot the Recovery C ... PC Laptops

Can't set up network w linksys modem

Video card:Your computer has an integrated video card but has a "PCI Express" expansion slot for an upgrade. After the upgrade you will be able to play most games without the choppy frame rate...depending on what card you buy. Since ... PC Desktops

My computer begins to load windows, then after the screen with the windows logo and bars goes away my screen goes black.

Nine times out of ten if that's when your display stops, it's simply because your display settings are set to something that your monitor can't handle. Depending on what it's not supporting, some monitors respond by going black ... others just ... Dell Latitude D800 Notebook

Packard Bell EasyNote Booting Problems (Bluntly)

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Dell latitude d500 had a power socket problem, but now resolved pc will not boot-up, drive spins-up, then nothing, completely dead display i think most likely scenario is mobo is fried, but open to suggestions how tio get this working again

Laptop is dead. How to troubleshoot the problem.\015\012In this post I’ll explain h ... Dell Latitude D500 Notebook

My Sony Vaio NR 140 E/B (PCG 384L) is 2 years old. In the last month or so, it has developed boot problems. Everytime I start the machine, it powers off with a rough 'click' sound. After 3-4 times, I will manage to power it up and keep it stay powered. It is a frustating problem. Any advice on what could be causing it and what is the best way to resolve it. Junking it is an expensive proposition.

First reboot the laptop in safe mode and restore it to an earlier date when you were not facing this problem. How? Go to Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Restore. Before that please backup all data on the laptop. Then reins ... Sony VAIO VGN-NR120E/S Notebook

Cant get it to turn on/ panasonic CF-51 toughbook laptop.

Here are some troubleshooting hints, see if these will work for you. It is hard to knnow what to do in these situations because there is no way of telling what key combinations etc. were hit.\015\012\015\012 ... Panasonic Toughbook CF-51 Notebook

My loptop is an Averatec 7100. How can I test the motherboard? I took it to a computer repair shop and they said is the motherboard, I want to know how can I test it on my own.

This is more of a system diagnosis that an actual motherboard testing procedure, but since all components attach to the motherboard in one way or another it could count as a prcess of elimination......\015\012\015\012 ... PC Desktops

Laptop is Possessed

If the power socket or D/C socket is loose or causing any problems then i would strongly suggest getting that sorted out first. It could be power fluctuations causing your problems. also when it is \015\012\015\012disassembled you should dry run it w ... PC Laptops

My Lab top SCREEN goes WHITE when I Have It For about 10 minutes or sometimes less

What can you do if the laptop LCD screen turned completely white? From my experience I can tell that this problem may be related to the following:1. Loose connection between the video cable and the LCD screen.2. Defective LCD screen. ... PC Laptops

Laptop runs hot and freezes - heat damage or Power supply issue?

As for the battery over time batteries hold less and less of a charge until you have next to know battery life. I had similar heating problems with a macbook and it turned out my fans weren't running at all so that could be the cause or it could be a ... Acer Aspire 1662WLMi Notebook

Laptop will not power up, hard drive light flashes twice then nothing. model is an acer 9300 about 2 years old, the only thing I noticed before this is that it would never reboot from warn, you always had to power of and start again. sometimes it wold not powere up to the on switch and I had to remove the batterey and power lead and leave it for 5 mins and try again.

Laptop is dead. How to troubleshoot the problem.\015\012In this post I’ll explain h ... Acer Aspire 9300 Notebook

My HP Pavilion dv9700 was over heating and would shut off. Then it wasn't over heating and would shut off. Now it won't turn on at all. The power cord is working and the lights go on for a second while I am pushing the button to turn it on, but the computer won't turn on. HP told me the problem was the motherboard. Do you think that's really the problem or could it be something else?

HOW TO FIX YOUR DV6000/DV9000/DV2000\015\012All the Problems described are Graphics Related..\015\012Faulty Nvidia Chip..Both Intel And AMD Based Motherboards..Though More Common on the AMD..\015\012The symptoms of the Laptop ... HP Pavilion dv5215us Notebook

HP vp17 won't wake up or when it does, monitor says going to sleep... screen sometimes says usb port not recognized, but then computer goes on fine if I can get it to wake up. Usually I have to turn entire computer off and reboot. Sometimes computer freezes and has to be rebooted. Its a compaq Presario.... Has Windows Vista, which I hear has a lot of problems. I don't know if the monitor problem has anything to do with the freezing.... I also get ''video disk driver has recovered''... a l

Hi \015\012I would suggest you to check the performance information and tools in the control panel and adjust the power settings accordingly, usually you have power saver and normal options, try changing it and hope this resolves the issue.\015\012Ap ... HP Computer Monitors

Speakers are plugged in properly but won't work

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Blank Laptop Screen

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Dell XPS M2010 Starting Problems

Ok. Here is the thing. I hope everybody sold their problem, but I will just post for others who may experience the same thing.1st believe it or not : there is nothing wrong with motherboard, as when you press the power button, computer w ... Dell My XPS M2010 Notebook

Power shut down on the lenovo 3000 n100 laptop

Pull out the battery. Open the panel on the\015\012 bottom that has the fan and remove the fan and heat sink. Clean the top\015\012 of cpu, put some thermal paste on the cpu and put it all back to \015\012gether. Thow the battery away. Run off ... Lenovo 3000 N100 0768 - Pentium Dual Core T2060 1.6 GHz - 15.4in. TFT PC Desktop

Laptop screen flickered, went grey and now won't come on

The video chip is on the motherboard, would not be cost effective to replace, and the motherboard replacement would not be cheap. Get a quote first, they could charge for a quote and then offset it against the repair cost should you go ahead.\0 ... PC Laptops

I was watching an exercise DVD this morning on my Vaio and after about half an hour the image on the screen was replaced with different coloured blocks / stripes. I had to turn the computer off with the power switch. I think the fans were blocked and it overheated - is this a temporary problem that will resolve when the laptop cools down?

There are 2 likely causes for this problem. 1, the screen is damaged. 2, there is a problem with the connection between the screen and the motherboard. The latter is the most likely.\015\012Do you get the lines w ... Sony PC Laptops