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Green spots on Laptop screen

Niall06 · 2009-01-03 20:01:55

Turned on my Laptop today and there are green stops all over the screen. Any idea what caused it and how to solve it

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03-01-2009 9:01pm

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Niall06

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Turned on my Laptop today and there are green stops all over the screen.
Any idea what caused it and how to solve it

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#2 03-01-2009 9:14pm
oneweb

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Sounds like dead pixels Depending on how many there are, you might be entitled to a replacement. If there re only two or three then they may be within "acceptable limits" defined by the manufacturer.

It is what it's.

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#3 03-01-2009 9:22pm
AlmightyCushion

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It could be artefacting usually caused by the vram on the graphics card being fried/dodgy. If that's the case it's fooked.

Edit: If it's small dots, then it would more than likely be a stuck/dead pixel. If it's bigger spots then that would be artefacting.

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#4 05-01-2009 1:15pm
Niall06

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Thank you for your replies.

It sounds like "graphics card being fried/dodgy"

Is it possible to replace this on an Acer Aspire 1640 and would it be expensive?

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#5 05-01-2009 1:18pm
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Its pretty expensive, hope it still has warranty!

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#6 05-01-2009 9:43pm
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if stuck pixel then tap it very gently once or twice

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