Laptop screen goes blank
Thread poster: Denyce Seow
Denyce Seow
Denyce Seow  Identity Verified
Singapore
Local time: 13:38
Chinese to English
Aug 2, 2004

Hi folks,

I need some help here with my "sick" Fujitsu Lifebook baby. For the past two weeks, the screen would just go blank (white) all of a sudden without any warning. The programs are still running, but all I can get on the screen is white!!

Can anyone please give me a clue what could be wrong????

** desperate call for help **
TIA, Denyce


[Edited at 2004-08-02 13:38]


 
Magda Dziadosz
Magda Dziadosz  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 06:38
Member (2004)
English to Polish
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Two things come to mind... Aug 2, 2004

Hi Denyce,

I face similar problems with my laptop - except that my screen goes black. If I close the lid and open it again, everything is restored back (in all colours...;)). Sometimes it's enough to move a lid a bit - apparently the problem is in the lid itself and it's fixing with the rest of the computer.

Another option might be your screen saver settings: check this one, perhaps you got this white screensaver suddenly installed?

HTH
Magda


 
Denyce Seow
Denyce Seow  Identity Verified
Singapore
Local time: 13:38
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
Blank at reboot too Aug 2, 2004

Hi Magda,

Those ideas sound cool; I will take note of them. But..... sometimes, when I reboot my laptop after the screen "white-out", it gives me the same white blank screen. I have to let the laptop rest for at least 10 minutes before I can get it to work fine again. What's wrong???

TIA,
Denyce


 
Christopher Schmidt
Christopher Schmidt  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 00:38
German to English
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monitor cable loose? Aug 2, 2004

I had a a similar problem with a Dell laptop a couple years ago. The screen would either turn yellow or I would get no picture at all. It turned out that the cable which runs from the graphic card to the LCD screen had loosened itself.

hope this helps
Chris


 
Fernando Toledo
Fernando Toledo  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 06:38
German to Spanish
Take a look in Internet Aug 2, 2004

Maybe in the FAQ section in the site of the graphic card of your laptop you can find the solution.

But...i think it is a hardware problem

Regards

Toledo


 
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:38
English to Italian
overheating? Aug 2, 2004

weiwei wrote:

I have to let the laptop rest for at least 10 minutes before I can get it to work fine again. What's wrong???

TIA,
Denyce



It seems to me that you are suffering from a overheating problem. Contact your vendor.

Giovanni


 
Denyce Seow
Denyce Seow  Identity Verified
Singapore
Local time: 13:38
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
Thanks....... Aug 3, 2004

Thanks, folks. I will look into all the points you guys mentioned! My screen actually had another "white-out" just now while I was in the midst of writing a very long work email!! All I did was to move it a little, and it went back to normal. HOORAY!!!

Thanks, thanks, thanks...........


 
Nigel Skipper (X)
Nigel Skipper (X)
Local time: 06:38
Swedish to English
Loose connection Aug 3, 2004

This sounds like a loose connection, either between the motherboard and the cable to the screen or between the cable and the screen. I had the same problem with a Mac Powerbook. If you feel troubled about unscrewing your laptop's casing yourself, try to find a small local computer service center. Most probably its just a case of pushing two halves of a connecter back together.
If on the other hand your computer is still under warranty, it should be rectified free of charge by the vendor.... See more
This sounds like a loose connection, either between the motherboard and the cable to the screen or between the cable and the screen. I had the same problem with a Mac Powerbook. If you feel troubled about unscrewing your laptop's casing yourself, try to find a small local computer service center. Most probably its just a case of pushing two halves of a connecter back together.
If on the other hand your computer is still under warranty, it should be rectified free of charge by the vendor.

//Nigel Skipper
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