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    700m Flicker

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by essy883, Oct 5, 2005.

  1. essy883

    essy883 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've had my 700m for about 2 months and I've noticed the screen flickers every once in a while. I've read elsewhere about this problem. Is there any fix for this, or will it just get progressively worse until the screen stays black?

    Any help is greatly appreciated.
     
    essy883, Oct 5, 2005
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  2. jimmy_simms

    jimmy_simms Notebook Consultant

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    There should not be really any flicker while the computer is on. Maybe could be something loose, but I do not like opening up notebooks. If it gets worse get Dell to fix it.
     
    jimmy_simms, Oct 6, 2005
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I'd agree the connector between the motherboard and lcd is probably loose. You could see if there is an updated driver.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 6, 2005
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  4. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'd go with checking for driver updates first. Maybe you want to try intel's site. A simillar problem happens with one of the Fujitsus and is resolved by the drivers available from intel.
     
    qwester, Oct 6, 2005
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