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    Travelmate 4101Lmi display problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by NeilP, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. NeilP

    NeilP Newbie

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    Hi all,
    Hopefully someone can help me with this problem with my Acer Travelmate 4101Lmi. When I power up the laptop appears OK for a minute or two and then the screen will turn white. Sometimes it will flicker black and white, sometime it will stay dark, either way the machine is unusable and I have to hold the power button to shut it down. I've connected up an external monitor and I get no display so to me it looks like a problem with the video rather than the LCD panel.

    Any ideas anyone?

    Thanks in advance,
    Dogtanian
     
    NeilP, Aug 29, 2007
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    hoggie old boy

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    you are correct after you connected the external monitor did you use Fn+F5 or F6 ?
    as this turns on the external display.
     
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    NeilP Newbie

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    Hi Hoggie, Yes I used the Fn +5/6 keys with the external monitor, and there appeared to be no signal.

    I'm at a loss as to what this can be. The display comes up after boot for anything up to a minute then goes. Could it be temperature related, or a loose connection somewhere? I started taking the laptop apart last night to see if there where any loose connections but I seemed to be accumulating a large pile of tiny screws and was getting no nearer to the motherboard so lost my nerve and put it all back.

    Neil
     
    NeilP, Aug 30, 2007
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    hoggie old boy

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    my old travlmate 230 when new used to start then after a couple of mins the screen would have like a rainbow effect(vertical lines)after purchasing a cooling pad and updating the drivers it never returned.
    all i did was un installed all video drivers, then updated.(download new drivers before you delete).the cooling pad is the best idea ever.
    taking the thing to bits can be scary ;)
     
    hoggie, Aug 31, 2007
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