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Display Problem

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  • 24-02-2006 8:07pm
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    pilson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭


    I've recently acquired an old IBM thinkpad R31.
    Everything is fine only sometimes, at random, a lot of pinkish coloured pixels are drawn intermittently with the desired display.
    Anybody familiar with this problem? Is it hardware? software?


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    ressem
    Registered Users Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Have seen a few similar issues.

    For example

    Is the screen connected to a CRT & docking station when the problem occurs?

    Is it the entire screen turning a shade of pink or just a number of pixels.

    In which case might be a problem with one of the hardware profiles, and removing the active one and restarting tends to fix the situation.

    Or could be a graphics card issue, or LCD issue. Need more details.


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    rsta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭rsta


    pilson wrote:
    I've recently acquired an old IBM thinkpad R31.
    Everything is fine only sometimes, at random, a lot of pinkish coloured pixels are drawn intermittently with the desired display.
    Anybody familiar with this problem? Is it hardware? software?


    this also happens my pc in work just recently though. i think its interference of some kind, maybe from a new handsfree headset that has just been installed and the base of it sits beside my computer
    the screen kind of wobbles and goes pink and then goes back to normal after a few seconds.


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    pilson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭pilson


    ressem wrote:
    Have seen a few similar issues.

    For example

    Is the screen connected to a CRT & docking station when the problem occurs?

    Is it the entire screen turning a shade of pink or just a number of pixels.

    In which case might be a problem with one of the hardware profiles, and removing the active one and restarting tends to fix the situation.

    Or could be a graphics card issue, or LCD issue. Need more details.

    There are no connections to a CRT or docking station when it occurs.
    and
    It is only a number of pixels and not the entire screen that turns pink.

    What does that say to you?
    cheers...


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    pilson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭pilson


    rsta wrote:
    this also happens my pc in work just recently though. i think its interference of some kind, maybe from a new handsfree headset that has just been installed and the base of it sits beside my computer
    the screen kind of wobbles and goes pink and then goes back to normal after a few seconds.
    I know the display problem you are talking about and it definitely is not the problem I am having. Thanks anyway :)


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