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Anyone ever seen this graphics failure?

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:03 pm
by LymanSS
Every once in a while my T500's screen will get all messed up. It's hard to describe so I'm attaching a picture. It's as though it's broken up into a bunch of 10x10 pixel blocks which start randomly re-arranging themselves. Sometimes it goes away if I switch to a new window. Other times it requires a reboot. I'm trying to determine if this is a hardware problem that requires warranty service, of it's something that can be fixed with driver update or other software fix. Any advice would be appreciated.


Scott

http://lymanss.com/Images/screenerror.jpg

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Re: Anyone ever seen this graphics failure?

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:14 pm
by Harryc
Fire up Lenovo System toolbox and run the video diagnostics.

Re: Anyone ever seen this graphics failure?

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:59 pm
by ryan1212
Yikes! Is it still under warranty? If you have a switchable model try setting it to discrete or integrated in bios.