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    Dell 1705, Red pixels! Help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by B12, Jul 9, 2007.

  1. B12

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    I decided to reformat my notebook for the first time and regretting it right now. I keep getting these red pixels that eppear on the screen. They go away as I type and and move my mouse over them. I have all of my drivers updated to the latest. Anyone know how I can fix this?
     
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    B12, Jul 9, 2007
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    derviskemal Notebook Consultant

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    mmm looks like a hardware problem, have your tried updating all of your drivers as you say when you move the mouse over them?
    whats your specs? :)
     
    derviskemal, Jul 9, 2007
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  4. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Sounds like you might have a bad screen, probably unrelated to the reformat.
     
    praneeth, Jul 9, 2007
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    There will be some dots on the screen and when i move my mouse towards them, they will go away and appear somewhere else on the screen.


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    osso002 Notebook Evangelist

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    The screen shot was generated with print screen. Such a function would not have caught the red pixels if it was a monitor hardware error. Maybe the video card is a better bet.
     
    osso002, Jul 9, 2007
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