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Had it since July or June 2013, and this happened. I was only installing software for Office 2013 but it did that. Now it's permanent... Eegh.

I really have a feeling that a mainboard and LCD replacement isn't gonna remedy the problem at all. I'm gonna hope for the best, if not, then refund time.

It's difficult to really see the screen content, but it looks like it entered Safe Mode somehow. If so, are you able to navigate the Safe Mode menu at all? If not, perhaps you can recover the factory image that came with the system.

Otherwise, assuming you purchased the machine new, then it should be covered under Lenovo's factory warranty.

I think a new screen will fix it and I bet you get it back quickly. I think it is all hardware. Installing Office 2013 probably had nothing to do with it.

Does it occur on the flash screen before booting to the OS? Does it occur with the hard drive removed?