Odd graphical glitch on notebook

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Roi

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Alright, well I'm a tad new at this sort of thing so bear with me. I've been using this notebook for a while now but recently I've noticed this odd graphical glitch.

Here's where it get's odd at first it was just a small distortion that appeared at the bottom of the monitor but it's been progressively getting larger moving from the bottom of the moniter up. In fact it's gotten so large that it's even covered up the majority of my desktop taskbar (Windows 7 User Here). The best way I can describe this "glitch" is as a series of lines that look pinkish with a blue line occasionally strobing across the distortion.

My graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

I'm not sure if this is a virus or my GPU is failing. I'm considering just backing up and doing a factory restore but I'm not completely sure if that would be the best course of action.

So what should I do about this?
 
I would try reinstalling the video driver first but I have a feeling this a screen issue most likely.
 
johnb35 said:
I would try reinstalling the video driver first but I have a feeling this a screen issue most likely.
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Exactly how would I do this?

I'm trying to get better with computers anyway. So this will help me out either way.
 
I need the full model number please. Look on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop for a model number. Should look something like this.

dv4-xxxxyy Where X are numbers and Y are letters.
 
johnb35 said:
I need the full model number please. Look on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop for a model number. Should look something like this.

dv4-xxxxyy Where X are numbers and Y are letters.
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I apologize. Hp Pavillion dv4-2045dx Notebook PC
 
Is the laptop under warranty still? If so, get it fixed. If not, it will be cheaper to buy a new laptop most likely.
 
johnb35 said:
Is the laptop under warranty still? If so, get it fixed. If not, it will be cheaper to buy a new laptop most likely.
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I'm not sure but I doubt it. Do these things just happen or what?
I'm guessing a factory reset won't do anything either.
 
If its a bad lcd screen or bad video, then a factory restore won't do anything. If its a bad video card then the motherboard will have to be replaced. If its a bad screen, then the lcd has to be replaced. Minimum of a few hundred dollars if you send it in to get repaired. Hence why I say, cheaper to buy a new laptop.
 
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