Screen Has Yellow Tint...Loose Connection?

well I just got this new ASUS C90S laptop for college and the monitor is screwing up. First I noticed that when I play something graphically intensive, I get weird thick lines that come and go and flicker on the left side of the monitor, and since yesterday I have been experiencing what I think is a loose monitor connection.

Basically my screen has been going dim, with a yellowish tint to everything and like pixel size vertical lines. Also text appears distorted and multicolored, appearing black and yellow. I notice that when I squeeze and jiggle around the parts that connect the LCD to the base of the laptop, that the problem is fixed, but only for as long as I hold the part still.

I have it steady right now but this problem will return. How would I fix this? Can it be fixed?

 

check the connection between teh body and screen. It is a barebone so you will get easy access

 

Send it back if you just got this computer. It sounds like its a hardware problem, but i had some weird screen artifacts on my dell inspiron 9300 when playing games. About a month into it, my graphics card broke. I overclocked it once or twice but not that much. Dell replaced the graphics card though.

 

should I try to take it apart and fix it my self? Im pretty sure it is just a loose connection, as when I jiggle the connection area, things get better.

 

Yeah, the scren si jsut connected by a ribbon style cable

 

If you jiggle it and it clears, it's loose.

Otherwise, bad or incompatible drivers might cause something similar in extreme cases.

 

Take out the keyboard (remove K> screws on bottom, pop tabs along the F1-F12 line then pull towards yourself). If the LCD connector is there, you're lucky.

Otherwise you need a disassembly manual for your model.

 

It's definitely a loose connection. I open the computer, which was extremely easy with this model, and the wire is right there. A few jiggle proved so. I wrapped a piece of tape up many times to make a thick block, and put another piece of tape on the back of that block and stuck it to the piece of plastic covering the wire so as to push the wire into better connectivity. Seems to be working so far.

 

Not needed for the C90s, it's actually very easy to access after you open the main panel, it's actually right next to the power connector.

 

Yea it still happens. Son of a...

 

You mean you reseated the LCD signal and inverter cable and it still does it?

Then it's probably another part of the connection (perhaps the LCD side). Or maybe it's not in the connection... You could try to take the LCD apart (it's tricky business) or you could just send it for warranty...

 

reseating the LCD signal and inverter cable? how would I do this?

 

Uh, well you gave to me the impression that you already did.

You take out the panel (from DTX I think that;s how you get access to them on the C90), you pull them out, you look at the pins to try to see if everything is making contact properly and is in the right place, and then you put them back.