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    Dell Inspiron 1501 Screen Problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Macanator, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. Macanator

    Macanator Newbie

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    I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 and when every i plug something in to the usb port (mouse,external hardrive,memory stick) the screen goes bezerk with diferent color lines going up and down then theres a little box that has the same design just smaller, each time its a different color, so if you know anything please help me! Please click on the attachment to see the problem.
     

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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I have no idea what is causing this, but if that happened to me, I'd try the Fn+F8 key, just for kicks....
     
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    thats just for switching crt to lcd and its not hooked up
     
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    please in i want to fix this it makes it very not enjoyable
     
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    Did u contract Dell?, its probably a Motherboard issue or maybe a driver problem.
     
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    Yeah, call Dell.

    I know what Fn+F8 does, I was just saying that's what I would have done just to see if it made any difference....also play around with display settings, etc.

    But definitely call Dell.
     
    pixelot, Mar 1, 2008
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