SCREEN FLICKERING - Please Help
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 and my screen has been flickering at times. It will do it for about 5 minutes and then stop and be fine. The screen doesn't go black or anything, you can just see the text and lines flickering... It's very annoying.
What's going on? By the way, I'm running Windows XP Pro and my CPU temp is around 50 when this happens. I can end the explorer.exe process and that doesn't change anything.
Thanks,
~Jake
What's going on? By the way, I'm running Windows XP Pro and my CPU temp is around 50 when this happens. I can end the explorer.exe process and that doesn't change anything.
Thanks,
~Jake
I'm guessing you have a CRT??? Check to see if anything around you is turning on and off at the same time (air conditioner, fridge etc) as they may be throwing off some interference... Other than that you may have a vid card that is about to meet its maker...
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No.. Its a laptop... Sorry, should've specified that!
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My fan seems to be running anyway... as it's a laptop. As for wiggling the screen, I will have to tell you when it starts happening again. I don't think that will do it, because I have closed the lid and opened it and same thing keeps happening.. It's very weird.
Any other suggestions?
~Jake
Any other suggestions?
~Jake
Just wondering... This is a frame-relay issue?
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I've had previous experience with these E1505.
A flickering screen is, from my experience, a sign of hardware failure.
First of all, please do the following test: connect the laptop to an external monitor and see if the monitor flickers.
If the monitor also flickers, then you are faced with:
- faulty video card and/or
- faulty motherboard
If the monitor doesn't flicker, you may be having one or all of the following problems:
- loose connection between the motherboard and the LCD screen
- faulty screen and/or inverter
- faulty motherboard.
In any case, I think it would be better to contact DELL as soon as possible. Assuming that you have a warranty for the laptop.
Good luck and keep us posted.
A flickering screen is, from my experience, a sign of hardware failure.
First of all, please do the following test: connect the laptop to an external monitor and see if the monitor flickers.
If the monitor also flickers, then you are faced with:
- faulty video card and/or
- faulty motherboard
If the monitor doesn't flicker, you may be having one or all of the following problems:
- loose connection between the motherboard and the LCD screen
- faulty screen and/or inverter
- faulty motherboard.
In any case, I think it would be better to contact DELL as soon as possible. Assuming that you have a warranty for the laptop.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Luckily I have warranty for the laptop and they are sending another motherboard & video card.
I was hoping that it would be something easier or some kind of program.
Thanks for the assistance!
~Jake
I was hoping that it would be something easier or some kind of program.
Thanks for the assistance!
~Jake
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I contacted Dell and they are taking care of it! Thanks!