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[not php] laptop display messed up :(
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 7:24 pm
by qads
well, i hope someone might know about this one, i just brought a nice laptop from ecost.com
http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=273420
not the best..i know, but thats all i can afford
anyways, it was working nicely, and now if i leave it on for about 30 - 60 mins, the display gets screwed up, all i see is like untuned TV channel

, at first i thought it was over heating, but nope, left it in open, with air vents getting alots of air, it did the same thing :/...its hard to take a screen shot cos..well..i have to restart it everytime, it crashs, after the restart all it does is BEEP BEEP BEEP after every 5 secs then i have to turn it off agian and leave it alone for few mins then its fine..untill it does the same thing....i would like to smash it into pieces but i spent hard earned cash on it
so...anyone have any ideas? i *AM* going to call tech support, just can't find their number
thanks guys
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 7:44 pm
by JAM
You dont mention if its the screen per se, or the desktop that gets garbled like a tv-channel.
My first thought was that you came across an object with a malfunctioning battery. Beeps to warn you, a display that needs more power than it can get (might result in a crash if th cpu or other parts doesn't get enough voltage either).
If so, tried running directly using a cord?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:00 pm
by qads
yep, the whole screen messes up (i am very tempted to use F word) does't matter what i am doing, it does the same thing on direct power too, so i am guessing your right about something not getting enough power

...hmm...gona shout at ibm people tomrrow
it was shipped to me from US, i am in UK, wonder if i have to send it back to US for repires or they can do it over here

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:06 pm
by JAM
My guess is that they have a deal with IBM, and that means that you probably will be able to use IBM in the UK. We can only hope.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:12 pm
by qads
yea, i really hope so, on the way here it cost me £127 in customs...
and when the guy said "you need to pay £127 for this" on my door step i was like
thanks for your help JAM

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:30 am
by qads
called ibm, they said its the system borad, cos it beeps 4 times after messing up...so...they gona get their team to call me?

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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:17 pm
by Cruzado_Mainfrm
maybe the graphic card is misplaced

that happened to me once! and i swear i never thought it was that... be sure so see that the graphic card is tightly placed where it is supposed to be

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:56 pm
by qads
i am not gona open my laptop you know lol..its olny 3 weeks old!.....might aswell get it done it by ibm, the graphics card is on borad(aren't they all on laptops?:P), so i don't know if thats still is the case.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:17 pm
by JAM
I wouldn't open it, at least not until i read the fine print on the warranty that came along with it (i surely hope so),
Bye-bye-warranty-warning...
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:18 pm
by Cruzado_Mainfrm
sorry, i forgot that u said it was a laptop, my bad

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:49 am
by qads
if it were my desktop i would've had it open and all over the place in matter of mins lol..i do that just for the fun sometimes, clean out the fan ect
called ibm just now, they had my home number wrong

....so gave them me mobile phone number and someone is gona call me on monday...
one problem though..how would i ship this thing off?

...any ideas what to put in a box with the laptop? cos the stuffing which came with it, is along gone...i was thinking about putting in some old clothes! LOL...gift to ibm

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:54 am
by Cruzado_Mainfrm
buy some solid ice(i dunno if that's the name) or the stuff that they use to put monitors(like huge popcorns), you can get those in stores where they sell comps or fragile materials
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:57 am
by qads
EDIT: if your wondernig why i was talking about the vacuum clearner then...i have no idea lol..i blame it on teletebbies!

plastic
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 3:26 pm
by phpScott
beat up the enviroment a bit and put the laptop in a platic bag before you place in the box with the stirofoam stuff.
Then if IBM sends it back to you in just the stuffing you can at least blame them agian for messing up your computer.
phpScott
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:48 pm
by qads
took my laptop to local ibm center thingy, they did all the packing aswell

, i should have it back by next week

:D:D