I've got a 3year old Toshiba Satellite that has been virtually trouble free up til now.
The screen started flickering off and it seemed that if I moved the hinge, it would come back to life. This went on for a few days. I was about to pull it apart and check for loose connections until....
The other night the problem got worse and now during the reboot - just before the windows splash screen - the screen is filled with zeros.
When windows does come up, the resolution is screwy and by the time I can select a user and log in the monitor has gone blank and will not come back. If I boot in safemode, the monitor does not flicker, and everything seems to work ok. When itgets to the safemode boot menu, the strange zeros come back again but do not cover the screen. Instead, they and other odd characters appear in the menu options. One was: "Lqst Kn0wN Good c0nfiguration" or something like that... I know there was a q where the a should have been & 0's werein weird places too.
2007-04-05 17:39:18 · 5 answers · asked by srographics@sbcglobal.net 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It could be a bad video driver, try to uninstall the video device through the device manager.....after you restart windows the graphics device will reinstall itself with all the defaults, if this doesnt work, you should go to toshiba web site and download the latest graphics driver and install it.....
got any questions, email me, I also have yahoo messenger on....
Update: I think Kasey has a good thought on your issue....Have you tried scanning online? Some virus's can disable an antivirus program.....
2007-04-05 17:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't waste too much money. If there isnt any cheap quick fixes you can find, then repairing this could probably cost you more than buying a new laptop altogether, right about now you should consider buying a new one.
2007-04-05 17:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of that commonly you could no longer replace aspects on your pc or you will possibly be able to invalidate the guaranty. additionally, in assessment to computers, laptops are no longer that upgradeable. even nevertheless, attempt asking the customer centers in Sony.
2016-11-26 22:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suspect memory before video card, or even virus.
2007-04-05 19:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
start..... run... type in dxdiag click ok
now click whatever tab you like and run the tests
2007-04-05 17:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by pokerfaces55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋