DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
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- PlutoniumLounger
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DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
The line appears to be two to four pixels wide, and shows up as a green (It's hard for me to tell whether it is pale, lime etc).
I am thinking that some component has burnt out, maybe a handfull of transistors measuring about two microns across, that us, unfixable.
I have owned this laptop less than three years but must confess to leaving it running pretty well 24/7, say 22,000 hours (how's my mental arithmetic?).
I suspect that the most common reply to my question "What do I do now?" is going to be:-
"Just go and buy a new laptop, Chris, and this time make sure that you buy one with a Break key so that you can use Ctrl-Break in the event you make a programming error"
That is to say, I can be easily be persuaded to buy a new laptop.
(signed) "On The Blink" of Toronto.
P.S. Rudi, I will set up a special thread in Scuttlebut titled "Comparative Intelligences" just for you
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- gamma jay
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemishn- What do I do now?
A selfie, nice! But who's the entity on the right?
PS: If it was a thin blue line, you could ask Rowan Atkinson to help out!
PS: If it was a thin blue line, you could ask Rowan Atkinson to help out!
Regards,
Rudi
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemishn- What do I do now?
On a serious note...
See: http://en.community.dell.com/support-fo ... t/19492291
And also this informative article: How to Fix Vertical Lines on Laptop / Television / Computer Screen
See: http://en.community.dell.com/support-fo ... t/19492291
And also this informative article: How to Fix Vertical Lines on Laptop / Television / Computer Screen
Regards,
Rudi
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemishn- What do I do now?
¡Muchas gracias Amigo!Rudi wrote:On a serious note...
Por favor, ¿Cómo se dice “I’ll have a shot at unscrewing the laptop when I get home” en espagñol?
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemishn- What do I do now?
I think it goes something like: me gustaría tener a alguien competente para hacerlo por usted!ChrisGreaves wrote:Rudi wrote: Por favor, ¿Cómo se dice “I’ll have a shot at uncrewing the laptop when I get home” en espagñol?
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
Chris,
What is "uncrewing" and how is it done?
What is "uncrewing" and how is it done?
I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
You need a crewdriver for that...
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
You just need to chuck all the sailors off your boat
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
I'd also recommend to not do the crewdriving on your lap but rather on a table
Oh, and BTW, for your next post, here is an extra "s" if you need one!
Oh, and BTW, for your next post, here is an extra "s" if you need one!
Regards,
Rudi
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemishn- What do I do now?
Thanks John!John Gray wrote:I think it goes something like: me gustaría tener a alguien competente para hacerlo por usted!
Got it!!
I'll take it to the little man up the street this afternoon.
A second line has appeared, blue, about 1/8 of an inch to the right of the green.
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
Alright.DaveA wrote:Chris, What is "uncrewing" and how is it done?
AllRight!!
Maybe I shouldn't have added so much vodka; it appears to have unbalanced my screwdriver ...
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
Or you drank to many of the screwdrivers!
I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Re: DELL laptop monitor blemish- What do I do now?
Aye me hearty! There's many a lip twixt the scuppers and the ship ...DaveA wrote:Or you drank to many of the screwdrivers!
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