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Re: Strange PC Video Fault

From Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, uk.comp.os.linux, alt.windows7.general
Subject Re: Strange PC Video Fault
Date 2024-08-02 00:21 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <v8h5ae$2e7td$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <v8e65c$1o8ue$1@dont-email.me> <v8eruh$1vh1q$1@dont-email.me> <v8g2lk$269ot$1@dont-email.me> <20240801143540.5a91d7ca@devuan> <v8gkdk$2arv3$1@dont-email.me>

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On 01/08/2024 19:33, Paul wrote:
>
> On Thu, 8/1/2024 9:35 AM, Folderol wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 1 Aug 2024 14:30:26 +0100
>> Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've already thought of that, a screenshot taken with <PrintScreen> or
>>> <Alt-PrintScreen> when viewed on another PC is free of the fault.
>>
>> The it's *definitely* either screen and/or screen connecting cable
> 
> This could be the screen connecting cable.

I think it was (note the past tense) ...

It occurred to me that I still have a spare unattached M6300 screen, so, 
assuming that they would have the same connectors at each end and 
therefore I could test the screen and cable separately, I started to 
dismantle the lid while it was still on the base.  This was unwise, 
because too late I discovered that the lid is constructed in such a way 
as that it can only be completely dismantled when detached from the 
base, because there is a screw hidden under each hinge cover which is 
only accessible after the hinge cover has been removed, and this can 
only be done with the lid removed from the base.  As a consequence, I 
broke the plastic attachment point of one of them through not realising 
this, so now I need a new lid, but have already found and ordered one 
that looks right for less than a tenner on eBay, which I was happy to do 
because that seems cheap by comparison with needing a new LCD which was 
what I expected to prove, but instead I ended up proving the opposite.

When finally I got to it, the screen end of the connection cable is 
entirely different from the M6300 one, so I was forced after all to 
dismantle the main PC which I had been trying to avoid, only to find 
that the motherboard end was different as well.  However, when instead 
of my planned test I just attached the Inspiron screen floating free on 
the desk back to the motherboard and switched on, there was no hint of 
green, no problem in fact, and so it remained for several hours, even 
when I tried moving the cable and the screen about on the desk.

As I did not dare to try to disconnect the screen end of the cable, 
because it looked complicated and was covered with "Don't touch!" 
stickers, but I did remove and replace the motherboard end, my best 
guess now is that the motherboard end of the cable, through a process of 
heating up and cooling down, had walked itself partly out of its 
connecting socket.  Supposedly this should have been prevented by it 
being held in place by sticky tape, but maybe that allows some creep 
when it warms up.

However that may be, hopefully when the replacement plastic arrives I'll 
be able to restore the laptop to a fully working state.

Thanks to all who've given help and advice along the way.

-- 

Fake news kills!

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  Re: Strange PC Video Fault Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2024-07-31 11:18 -0500
    Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-07-31 21:17 +0100
      Re: Strange PC Video Fault Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-07-31 21:30 +0100
        Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-01 13:12 +0100
      Re: Strange PC Video Fault VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-07-31 16:01 -0500
        Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-01 13:33 +0100
      Re: Strange PC Video Fault Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-07-31 22:29 -0400
        Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-01 14:30 +0100
          Re: Strange PC Video Fault Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2024-08-01 14:35 +0100
            Re: Strange PC Video Fault Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-08-01 14:33 -0400
              Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-02 00:21 +0100
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault NY <me@privacy.net> - 2024-08-02 15:01 +0100
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-06 23:06 +0100
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-08-06 19:05 -0400
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault NY <me@privacy.net> - 2024-08-09 22:40 +0100
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2024-08-07 11:21 +0100
                Re: Strange PC Video Fault Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-08-07 19:20 -0400

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