Strange issue with my Qosmio G20

Qosmio G20. Purchased January 2006. - Just out of guarantee.
I have now noticed a grayish smudge / against white background screen - positioned at the btm of the screen about 4"long with a depth of 1" - the smudge appears also to extend vertically but becomes less noticeable.
Any thoughts what the problem could be.
Thanks

Hi
According to your message the issue looks like something wrong with the display.
Dont think something like that can be related to the software issue but who knows
Try firstly to update the BIOS to the latest available version.
Then you should try to update the graphic driver.
If both updates dont help then a hardware fault could be possible
In this case the faulty part must be replaced
Best regards

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