Laptop Screen Flickering

[Guest]

Hi, so in the picture I have provided I have recently been getting these grey lines constantly flickering across my screen. Just wondering, what is this? Is something loose? Should I take it to computer repair? Are the graphics going bad? I feel like it's something simple to do with the hinge connecting the screen to the base, but I could be wrong. 

[SK_Caterpilar_SK]

Ehm low framerate? did you chcked it onto your screen setting? resolution framerat etc... ??? 

[Guest]

Ehm low framerate? did you chcked it onto your screen setting? resolution framerat etc... ??? 

No, I don't touch any of those settings, this just recently just started happening

[SK_Caterpilar_SK]

No, I don't touch any of those settings, this just recently just started happening

check it and try to check if its right also if not thats the issue than if you have intel laptop than do into yoour HD graphics manager and try to play arround if you mess it up dont worry its possible to reset so it just needs time and just play with it and hope

[DXMember]

go to resolution click advanced and make sure it's running at 60Hz instead of 42 or something like that

[Guest]

go to resolution click advanced and make sure it's running at 60Hz instead of 42 or something like that

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it's at 60hz, I feel like it's a hardware issue

[DXMember]

it's at 60hz, I feel like it's a hardware issue

do the lines move?

could you get a video of it? it's hard to tell from the still image

 

if you still have warranty on that stuff then hand it in for service immediately

[Guest]

do the lines move?

could you get a video of it? it's hard to tell from the still image

 

if you still have warranty on that stuff then hand it in for service immediately

yeah the lines move, they flicker, I'll see if I can get more pictures

[Guest]

The camera is having trouble keeping up with how fast it's flickering but here is another picture 

 

 

[DXMember]

yeah the lines move, they flicker, I'll see if I can get more pictures

do you still have it on warranty?

 

if you press the plastic bezzle together does the flicker disaper?

[Guest]

do you still have it on warranty?

 

if you press the plastic bezzle together does the flicker disaper?

nah warranty expired long ago

lightly touching it triggers the flickering, it's definitely a hardware issue 

[DXMember]

The camera is having trouble keeping up with how fast it's flickering but here is another picture 

it's still hard to tell if I'm seeing it right but that looks like it might be GPU artefacting

would have an external monitor or TV by any chance? can you try plugging laptot there and see if it artefacts there as well?

 

does it remind you anything like these?

 

[DXMember]

nah warranty expired long ago

why do I have a feeling that when I ask multiple questions in one post you answer only the first one?

[Guest]

it's still hard to tell if I'm seeing it right but that looks like it might be GPU artefacting

would have an external monitor or TV by any chance? can you try plugging laptot there and see if it artefacts there as well?

 

does it remind you anything like these?

I'll hook up to a spare monitor, are you saying I should see the results on both then if it's the graphics? 

 

tested - hooked up to spare monitor and it was only showing the flickering on the laptop, the spare monitor was fine

[DXMember]

I'll hook up to a spare monitor, are you saying I should see the results on both then if it's the graphics? 

 

tested - hooked up to spare monitor and it was only showing the flickering on the laptop, the spare monitor was fine

might be a bad connection

how confident are you in taking that laptop apart?

look for the display connection and make sure it's connected properly - take it out rub it off and plug it back in

[Guest]

might be a bad connection

how confident are you in taking that laptop apart?

look for the display connection and make sure it's connected properly - take it out rub it off and plug it back in

I don't think it's the GPU if it shows up fine for a spare monitor, I'm going to see if I can mange to look at the hinge by taking it apart

[DXMember]

I don't think it's the GPU if it shows up fine for a spare monitor, I'm going to see if I can mange to look at the hinge by taking it apart

umm yeah, that's what I was reffering to the display connection that's inside your laptop it should be reachable on the motherboard by just taking off the bottom cover

maybe under the keyboard, you could google your laptop model with "tear down" keywords

[Guest]

my laptop is completely fucked, taking it into repair

[Guest]

Managed to put my laptop back together after another try, turns out there was a cable/ribbon that wasn't plugged in. I seem to have fixed the screen issue as well. Must have just been a loose wire. Anyways, all fixed and saved about $75!