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Hi Group,
On my GW laptop 450 X, the display on the monitor is going. Windows XP
SP2 with all updates.
Words and images blur, followed by vertical stripes (same colors as
whatever was on screen at the time) followed sometimes by geometrical
patterns. When this happens, laptop freezes like the old DOS proggys
and can only be shutoff by turning off the power.
Usually set off by the slightest touch or movement of the laptop.
(Loose connection?)
Took out the keyboard and checked - as best I can - for dust , but it
seems to be a clean machine. I don't know where to look for a loose
connection.
Tried hooking it into another GW monitor, with same thing happening on
both monitors.
Reinstalled all drivers from the GW red disk, then updated them from
the GW web site. Didn't solve the problem. ATI, the writer of the
drivers, is no help.
Any ideas?
And I want to thank you for this group. I have learned more from you
than from the GW site.
Arthur
Hi Group,
On my GW laptop 450 X, the display on the monitor is going. Windows XP
SP2 with all updates.
Words and images blur, followed by vertical stripes (same colors as
whatever was on screen at the time) followed sometimes by geometrical
patterns. When this happens, laptop freezes like the old DOS proggys
and can only be shutoff by turning off the power.
Usually set off by the slightest touch or movement of the laptop.
(Loose connection?)
Took out the keyboard and checked - as best I can - for dust , but it
seems to be a clean machine. I don't know where to look for a loose
connection.
Tried hooking it into another GW monitor, with same thing happening on
both monitors.
Reinstalled all drivers from the GW red disk, then updated them from
the GW web site. Didn't solve the problem. ATI, the writer of the
drivers, is no help.
Any ideas?
And I want to thank you for this group. I have learned more from you
than from the GW site.
Arthur