Horizontal lines across screen on hp beats touchscreen laptop

I bought this lap top less than 6 months ago.It is the HP special edition beats touch screen lap top.After owning it for about two weeks a green horizonal thn line apeared on my screen.I didn't drop it and the line wasn't really bothering me so I ignored it.Then a couple of weeks later I took it on a trip with me, in a padded laptop backpack. I got another hoiontal line.I am now up to five horizontal lines with a fiveish month old laptop.It has now become annoying and gets in the way when I'm trying to read things on the laptop.Is this a problem with the computer graphics or the screen?What can I do?

If you purchased your MBA from Apple you may within 14 days from the date of purchase return the unit for an exchange or a refund. I would seriously consider that option.
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I've had them before and they disappeared spontaneosly. The latest one seems to want to hang around. Any idea how to get rid of it?

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http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/post24947-5.html
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IPhone 3G has horizontal line across screen

Today my iPhone developed a line across the screen where the colour is inverted all the time. A restart and a reset have not fixed it. Anyone else had this? Any cure or do I need to send it back (again)?

You will need to send it back or visit a local genius bar. They will do a restore on your phone before replacing it, I had this issue once. Good luck

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Hi all,
I received a new PC today and when I set it up, there appears to be problems with the graphics card - there's a series of horizontal lines on the screen. Photos probably explain it better:
http://imgur.com/a/o7MfN
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Do you mean test both cards?
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Quote from: Svet on 03-March-11, 13:51:09
do test each one VGA alone to isolate the issue.
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I have a horizontal line across the middle of the ipod screen and the ipod and itunes won't sync. What is the line and is it connected to the no sync.

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Hi Folks
have a straight horizontal line across my screen. Can assist?

Yes, move the screen slowly back and forth, if it changes, you have a damaged monitor feed cable
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Shut down the computer.
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It may be a GPU or display issue. In both cases, make a backup of your Mac and take it to an Apple Store or reseller to get it repaired.
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HT2807 why is there a horizontal line across my imac screen?

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see > How to identify iMac models
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I have a HP ENVY 23-c1 10xt AiO (Lavaca3-SB)PCUS and there is a horizontal line across the monitor. It happened yesterday.

Hello again javajohn23,
I would like you to try the following steps:
Step 1. Turn off the computer, and then remove the power cord
Step 2. With the power cord disconnected, press and hold the power button for five seconds
Step 3. Reconnect the power cord, and then turn on the computer
If the above steps do not resolve it try the next set up steps:
Step 1. Restart your computer
Step 2. Repeatedly press the F10 key about once every second for five seconds after turning the computer on
Step 3. Wait five seconds
Step 4. Press the F5 key. This restores the default settings of the BIOS
Step 5. Press the Enter key. This accepts the changes
Step 6. Press the F10 key. This opens the Save and Exit window
Step 7. Press the Enter key. This saves the changes, exits the BIOS, and then the computer restarts
Step 8. Restart the computer.
Another thing I can think to try is review the HP Support document: Changing Display Settings, Background Image, Icons, and Screen Saver (Windows 7) to see if you can identify anything out of place.
We can also try to reload the Intel Graphics Driver for your computer as it will wipe out the settings when the new driver is reinstalled.
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Start Up Screen Freeze With Lines Across Screen

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4373
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I am getting horizontal lines across the display of my laptop. The lines do not show-up when I have the computer attached to the external cinema display, and the lines will go away if I run the disk utility, with the only errors being SUID errors that cannot be repaired, and Apple has said aren't an issue. However, the next time I open my laptop, the lines re-appear. I've reset the PRAM, and that didn't work. If the lines are showing, a rebooting of the system does not help. The only fix I've found is running disk utility, but that is a very temporary fix.
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