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    SXPS 1647 strange issue with screen

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by melthd, Aug 16, 2012.

  1. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    okay.. here is it

    the screen flickers and freezes up and turns white whenever im plugged in + under load (gaming or even booting)

    if im running on battery it doesn't happen, also when not under load

    and when its white, unplugging it almost immediately solves the problem

    plugging to an external monitor works just fine so its not a GPU issue

    UPDATE: strangest thing is.. it only happens around 9am-3pm, roughly these times. After that it'll just flicker and be back to normal.

    SXPS 1647
    Core i5 520m
    Radeon 4670m default clocks, 12.6 drivers, default resolution
    WLED screen
    A11 BIOS, 130W power adapter
     
    melthd, Aug 16, 2012
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    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    bump (10char)
     
    melthd, Aug 19, 2012
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    yeuemmaimai Notebook Consultant

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    change out your AC adpter, a 90W will work if you do not have access to another 130W. Also change battery to max performance to see if issue is truly not GPU related as the windows default power plan on battery limits the machine's performance considerably.
     
    yeuemmaimai, Aug 20, 2012
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