[ltp] Re: Internal display becoming scrambled when computer gets warm

[Justin Lintz]

Anyone find an answer for this problem?  It just started happening on my t4=
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On 5/9/06, Daniel D=E9chelotte <boite_a_spam@club-internet.fr> wrote:
> Chris Bainbridge a =E9crit :
>
> > On 08/05/06, Daniel D=E9chelotte <boite_a_spam@club-internet.fr> wrote:
> > >
> > > A scary experience: the internal display sometimes flickers, from a
> > > few glitches that can be seen in high-contrast areas to a barely
> > > readable screen. The lines are randomly shifted horizontally, left
> > > or right, and moving (pretty much like scrambled pay-TV)
> >
> > I'm seeing something similar - it started with video corruption, and
> > now my t42 crashes with a black screen.
>
> Ouch!
>
> > I found similar problem threads
> > http://www.technotaste.com/blog/thinkpad-t42-ati-radeon-9600-driver-and=
-the-blue-screen-of-death-bsod/
>
> I see no story.
>
> > and http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=3D23295&
>
> A few problems described here, all of them boiling down to a dead/dying
> mother board. Are you suggesting that my TP is living its last days or
> months? It is only, well, 3-year old... :-(
>
> Isn't the fact that text mode is unaffected by the display glitches a
> reason to hope?
>
> > Seems like a common problem recently?
>
> Dunno for others, but for me, yes.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
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