flashing colours

[pantyvest]

Hi,

Bit of a sticky one this, so bear with me. The laptop is a Packard Bell Easynote and not that old, a few years probably. At switch on the screen is plain red, then blue, then white etc but not definitely in that order. I was told that the machine should be disconnected from the mains, battery removed. Press and hold in the On/Off button for thirty seconds. Then, with the button still pressed to turn on the mains. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Okedokey]

You can try what is suggested, however this sounds like either a damaged VGA cable that connects the motherboard to the screen, a damaged screen, or a damaged graphics adaptor.

Try the power cycle instruction first, if you don't get any joy, come back.

 

[pantyvest]

Thanks for getting back to me Okeydoke, I tried the test with the on/off button but still the same. I tend to go along with your advice that it is the graphics card, thanks for that. On some older laptops there is a graphics chip as opposed to a card and I am wondering now whether there is actually a card in there... the laptop is a Easynote TM83 but I do not have the specs for it. Couple that with my reluctance to open in case I make more of a mess.

Thanks very much for your help

 

[Okedokey]

Mate, get a can of compressed air (available at most hardware shops), blast out any dust. Download MSI afterburner, use it to keep fans at 100%.

If that helps, then i would endeavour to replace the thermal paste on the gpu and cpu. Its not hard, but requires some careful disassembly. It will be something similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVpi4tJQL3w

Either way, and regardless, update your graphics drivers.

 

[pantyvest]

Thanks for your expert help Okeydoke, I'll give all your suggestions a try, and let you know how I get on.

Thanks.

 

[Okedokey]

No worries, let me know how you go.