[X230] Screen issues (black bars)

Hi,
I've got a X230 with an IPS screen since 1,5 years, and I currently have some issues with it.
Sometimes, the bottom left of the screen blink and black bars appears, along with some square brightness shapes.
I'm pretty bad to description, so here an album of the problem : http://imgur.com/a/qIwj5#0 (it's more clear if you zoom).
Link to picture
This is a detail of the bottom left :
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Again, this appear sometimes only, and a knock in the screen resolve the problem, but it's worrying.
Does someone has already have this kind of problems ?
Thanks for your responses !
(and sorry for my grammar, I'm french )
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Hi,
Connect the system to an external monitor and check if it displays correctly. If it does, probably your LCD panel/invertor/cable had gone faulty. If it comes out the same way on the external monitor, you're looking at motherboard repair/replacement.
Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
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Mithun.
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