Re: Fading video in Compaq Armada 1750

a technician told me the majority of faults with laptops are down to the
ribbons breaking or coming away. have you tried swivelling the lid up and
down?

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Ian Lincoln Independent I.T Consultant
"Fernando Ronci" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> What can be wrong with my Armada 1750 that at random intervals, the
> image on the screen fades until it becomes almost imperceptible? I
> have to strike it bit against the desk to normalize it. This happens
> when it is either plugged or taking energy from the batteries. From
> Windows 2000 control panel I disabled everything regarding automatic
> energy administration and/or auto hybernation/disk poweroff.
> I cannot tell whether this is a feature, a Windows 2000 bug, a bug in
> the Armada, a hardware failure or none of the four. BTW, Windows 2000
> is completely updated with SP3 and all post SP3 patches. When the
> image fades, it doesn't completely disappear, it just remains barely
> visible until the notebook is gently striken with the hands or against
> something tough.
>
> If someone has ever seen this and found a workaround for it, I will
> highly appreciate he/she tells me.
>
> Fernando Ronci
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