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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: don99 on February 17, 2008, 11:35:39 AM

Title: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: don99 on February 17, 2008, 11:35:39 AM
My Qosmio laptop started having poor quality (faded, intermittent flickering) on the bottom 2/3rds of the display. Now it is black. The top 1/3 is working fine. The laptop has a nVidia GeForce 6600 Go graphics card.

Graphics card problem or display problem? How to proceed?
Title: Re: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: Broni on February 17, 2008, 01:02:13 PM
Same in Safe Mode?
Title: Re: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: don99 on February 17, 2008, 02:02:17 PM
I'm technically challenged...safe mode? And if it reguires me to see bottom 2/3rds of my display, then seemingly I'm out of luck.
Title: Re: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: Broni on February 17, 2008, 02:04:53 PM
When your computer starts, keep tapping F8 key, until you see this:
(http://209.85.48.8/228/109/upload/p3657524.gif)
Title: Re: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: don99 on February 17, 2008, 02:30:15 PM
Yes, I got the screen you showed, and I selcted safe mode. It scrolled thru some text and then went to a Windows screen, but both were top 1/3 only.
Title: Re: top 1/3 of display shows, other 2/3 is black
Post by: Broni on February 17, 2008, 07:20:26 PM
In that case, you need to connect your laptop to working monitor, and see, if same thing will happen.