[olug] OT: Crispy Windows Laptop

[Eric Lusk]

Well, interesting part here is it sounds like the laptop's own monitor works if you plug in an external one.... could be the cable to the motherboard is loose, but if Linux works and Windows does not, it's a driver issue.
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Busby <steve.busby at gmail.com>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2007 9:37:56 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] OT: Crispy Windows Laptop

Good timing:

http://chris.pirillo.com/media/2007/09/03/laptop-screen-problems/

Buz

On 9/6/07, Shawn Mattingly <smattin at mimezine.org> wrote:
>
> Uh, incorrect driver or display settings?  maybe a BIOS setting?
>
> Dave Thacker wrote:
> > I've been asked to look at a windows laptop that "wouldn't boot".  So
> far I've
> > determined that it won't start it's own display, but if you hook up a
> monitor
> > to it, both the monitor and the laptop display work.  I can boot to a
> Trinity
> > Rescue CD and see the windows drive.  Any ideas on what could be causing
> the
> > local laptop display to behave like that?  I'll go run a virus scan
> while I
> > wait for replies.....  :)
> >
> > TIA, Dave
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