Screen flickers when i close lid

Toldo · 02-04-2008, 02:16 PM

On my vista laptop when i close the lid and open it the screen goes crazy and i have to reboot,any suggestions of what it could be?

Vipernitrox · 02-04-2008, 02:36 PM

don't close the screen

but you can change what your pc does when you close the screen
you can set it standby, turn off screen etc etc...
it's somewhere in your configuration option under power management of some sort.
don't have vista on me, so i can't check.

OvenMaster · 02-04-2008, 05:30 PM

Sounds to me like an intermittent connection between the screen and the motherboard; either a bum ribbon cable or where the cable is connected at the screen or motherboard is not quite right. If the computer is less than a week old or something, I'd be looking at an exchange where you bought it. Otherwise you're probably looking at warranty service.

Tom

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Toldo New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	Screen flickers when i close lid On my vista laptop when i close the lid and open it the screen goes crazy and i have to reboot,any suggestions of what it could be?

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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 1,982	Sounds to me like an intermittent connection between the screen and the motherboard; either a bum ribbon cable or where the cable is connected at the screen or motherboard is not quite right. If the computer is less than a week old or something, I'd be looking at an exchange where you bought it. Otherwise you're probably looking at warranty service. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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