# My Laptop Display Went Static

**URL:** <https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270>\
**Category:** Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners\
**Created:** [September 19, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270 "2014-09-19T11:42:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![farhanoctryan](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/farhanoctryan/32/740_2.png) [@farhanoctryan](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/farhanoctryan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/1 "2014-09-19T11:42:58Z")

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Help my laptop display went static and have lines. When i restart the pc it went black with lines and after a while it came out with color in a weird way. Any solution? Should i replace the lcd?

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**Author:** ![fardwarehorum](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@fardwarehorum](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/fardwarehorum)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/2 "2014-09-19T19:41:11Z")

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Did you fumble with any processor settings? What was the last thing you changed about your system?

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**Author:** ![Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ghostman_1/32/183_2.png) [@Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Ghostman_1)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/3 "2014-09-19T20:10:16Z")

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Has this laptop been dropped ? This could be video card, Drivers or Lcd screen going bad..

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**Author:** ![farhanoctryan](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/farhanoctryan/32/740_2.png) [@farhanoctryan](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/farhanoctryan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/4 "2014-09-19T22:27:32Z")

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> [@fardwarehorum](#):
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> Did you fumble with any processor settings? What was the last thing you changed about your system?

No i didnt change a thing

> [@Ghostman 1](#):
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> Has this laptop been dropped ? This could be video card, Drivers or Lcd screen going bad..

Yes it has been dropped 3-4 times but it was working just fine after being dropped the first 2-3 times

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**Author:** ![Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ghostman_1/32/183_2.png) [@Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Ghostman_1)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/5 "2014-09-20T13:39:24Z")

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If it has been dropped that many time, then the motherboard probably has a problem..

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**Author:** ![Big\_B](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/big_b/32/10_2.png) [@Big\_B](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Big_B)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/6 "2014-09-21T12:39:49Z")

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I would wager to say the motherboard may be the least of the worries. I would suggest trying to remove the hard drive to be backed up to another computer and get something new.  
Normally, I’m not a fan of tossing out the whole thing, but if that sucker’s been dropped than many times, between the motherboard and/or display, things could become expensive quickly. Unfortunately, unlike desktops, there’s not a standard form factor for laptop motherboards, so they tend to run higher for that reason. If you’re adventurous, you could see if a computer shop would diagnose it for you and then get parts from eBay and fix it yourself. Otherwise, if this goes beyond one thing, it’s probably not worth it.

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**Author:** ![Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ghostman_1/32/183_2.png) [@Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Ghostman_1)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/my-laptop-display-went-static/39270/7 "2014-09-21T13:24:18Z")

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What is the make and model of the laptop.. Once you drop a laptop, they are pretty much toast after that…Better off just replacing it..