Comments on: Laptop LCD Failure http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/01/25/laptop-lcd-failure/ This Blog is Dead. It is an ex-Blog. It has shuffled off this mortal coil and joined the choir invisible. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: paulmc http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/01/25/laptop-lcd-failure/#comment-4285 paulmc Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:48:58 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/01/25/laptop-lcd-failure/#comment-4285 Hi Thomas and welcome. The fact that this happens when you close the lid could point to a problem with the cable that connects the LCD to the motherboard. In most laptops the cable runs behind one of the hinges, so if the hinges are stiff or damaged this can affect the LCD. Warped images on the screen can also be caused by a heating problem, so check that the fans in the machine are working. It might be worth your while to connect it to an external monitor to ensure that the graphics card is not at fault. Regards, Paul. Hi Thomas and welcome.

The fact that this happens when you close the lid could point to a problem with the cable that connects the LCD to the motherboard. In most laptops the cable runs behind one of the hinges, so if the hinges are stiff or damaged this can affect the LCD.

Warped images on the screen can also be caused by a heating problem, so check that the fans in the machine are working.

It might be worth your while to connect it to an external monitor to ensure that the graphics card is not at fault.

Regards,
Paul.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/01/25/laptop-lcd-failure/#comment-4283 Thomas Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:45:26 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2007/01/25/laptop-lcd-failure/#comment-4283 I have an HP DV9000 17" notebook that has been behaving stangely as well. I works fine unless you close it up while it is turned on. If you do this then when you reopen it and it wakes up the screen it is all warped and eventualy turns completely white. If you manualy pwer it off (use the power button) and then turn it back on it works fine. Any clues? I have an HP DV9000 17″ notebook that has been behaving stangely as well. I works fine unless you close it up while it is turned on. If you do this then when you reopen it and it wakes up the screen it is all warped and eventualy turns completely white. If you manualy pwer it off (use the power button) and then turn it back on it works fine. Any clues?

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