o jolly joy.

[ceagle]

After nearly 2 years, in December I was wide-eyed when my laptop screen suddenly went blank (bought it in Jan 2002). I thought maybe it had overheated. I let it rest for the night. Seemed okay the next day.
Then a couple months later, it did it again, in combo with a freeze, so I started using a book underneath it to dissipate heat.
No more probs until today, and it keeps going out over and over (4 times now in one day, twice after only 3 or so minutes, so that can't be heat now) at seemingly random moments. :< Maybe a loose wire? *wings over eyes and shakes head*

Now I wonder if it's just the screen itself getting wonky and needing replacement. *sigh*

I tried using the TV monitor adapter as a workaround, but the resolution is nearly useless for really doing anything but watching a video.
Guess I'd better get the monitor adapter and try that... and... consider getting the screen looked at. *shrugs feathers... sigh*

Word up, if I'm chattin', as rare as that is, and go silent, it probably just means I can't see the screen, and have to restart or try the sleep/unsleep method, which still can take about a minute. And restart takes at least 3 minutes.

*meep*

Anyways, that's the haps from the talon perch.
Best Wishes, and I hope your computables are doing much better.... C.

Comments

[chahala.livejournal.com]

It sounds like there might be a loose connection actually... depending on the laptop you could take it appart and check the ribbon cable that connects the LCD part of it to the main case. though I'm not sure how yours is made. It doesn't sound like a heat problem though.

Or it might just be an intermitent short... somewhere.

Chahala

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

...yeah, ultimately it may come to that :P
Considering the finances, I'll probably try to nurse it along carefully for as long as possible, and then deal with it after I win the lottery ;>