Thermal problem? T42P

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scratch67 · #1 Post by **scratch67** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:34 am

My screen blinks occasionally, I think the laptop may be overheating. I use the laptop mostly, well, on my lap in the lazy boy chair. Which is probably blocking airflow. I open the CD bay and it seems to help. I did check all drivers and did hardware tests, they are OK. I have a 128mb FIRE GL video card.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mark

#2 Post by **K. Eng** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:45 am

Overheating components usually result in the system crashing or shutting down automatically to avoid damage.

If the display is blinking, my first guess is that there may be a loose connection between the display and the system board.

Dead1nside · #3 Post by **Dead1nside** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:22 am

I'd have to agree that it's probably not overheating, since that would either freeze the screen or cause corruption that would be visible. Not flickering however.

scratch67 · #4 Post by **scratch67** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:41 pm

I have PDF of the T43P maintenance manual - I don't need to go thru the LCD remove process - what do I remove to acccess the ribbon cable?

Thx

Mark

Thermal problem? T42P

Thermal problem? T42P

What do I remove to view the LCD connection?

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