Is it a hardware and/or software issue when the screen suddenly shifts?
Hey there,
Yesterday my 2.5 year old laptop had an error.
I was working in excel, when suddenly the screen shifted out of focus.
I saw everything on the screen echoed some pixels to the upperleft, and moving the mouse over a shifted area turned this area back to normal, however this also shifted the area where the mouse no longer was.
I thought I should reboot my laptop, but then it wouldn't start. I have tried rebooting in safe mode and recovery modes and saw several blue screens flash by. I have inserted the 2 recovery discs that came with the laptop, but it cannot finish installation.
What concerns me is that even if I get a recovery disc to work, the screen might still be shifted. Do you think this might be a hardware error, a cable breaking somewhere? Or is it a software error somehow? Or perhaps it was a software error leading to a hardware malfunction?
I'd like to install an operating system again, but if the screen has a hardware issue it might be more worthwhile to buy a new laptop all together.
Please advise if you have any idea on what could cause this, thanks in advance!
Kind regards! ^_^
Hey there,
Just wanted to let you know what I learned. I visited some computer repair shops. The screen was acting so weird, I had no idea what it was called, but now I know the screen was garbled. It was a hardware error, namely the chip of the memory of the graphics card was burned, and apparently since it is directly connected to the motherboard it would be an expensive party to have that repaired.... I ended up buying a new notebook, this time with 3 year's insurance ^_^ What was also interesting is that when we installed older operating systems on it, with very low resolutions, everything worked out fine. As soon as the newest graphic card driver was installed or we switched to a normal resolution, it was garbled again. It was definitely the memory of the graphics card.
As a suggestion, I think it would be helpful if the term 'garbled screen' or 'garbled' is a searchable phrase on this website, because it took me forever to find out what the problem was called. There is some information about screen issues, but only if the screen is black or blue screen of death. If more people experience this garbling issue, it might save some headaches :p
Thanks again for everything!
Shunfa
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