Screen that flickers/blacks out

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bresamil

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My laptop had a recent history of flickering screen. Now it only comes up in the beginning then disappears. Laptop is a HP D60. I'm thinking it is either the battery (truly need a new one - had it come up plenty of times in HP advisor) or the power inverter. Laptop battery replacement is under 20 on eBay. Power inverter would require a pro.

Before I find a way to pay for one or the other, has anyone had this problem? What fixed it?
 
somdfunguy

somdfunguy

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Have you replaced the flux capacitor? I'd do that before worrying about the battery.
 
GWguy

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A battery won't cause a flickering screen. Prove it by shutting down, removing the battery, use external power and power up.

I don't see an HP model D60. I see G60s and D6000s. Sure that's the model?
 
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EmptyTimCup

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if the screen flickers off and on while you move the 'screen / cover' back and forth, something is lose inside or has a short


not uncommon on laptops 3 or more yrs old
 
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bresamil

wandering aimlessly
G60 not D60, sorry.

Motion of screen has no effect on screen.

Plugged in to the wall - same issue.

Video driver updated maybe 6 months ago.

To the rest - sorry my sense of humor dies at 90 degrees. We don't have a/c so I am not pleasant right now.
 
RoseRed

RoseRed

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bresamil said:
G60 not D60, sorry.

Motion of screen has no effect on screen.

Plugged in to the wall - same issue.

Video driver updated maybe 6 months ago.

To the rest - sorry my sense of humor dies at 90 degrees. We don't have a/c so I am not pleasant right now.
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:huggy:
 
GWguy

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bresamil said:
G60 not D60, sorry.

Motion of screen has no effect on screen.

Plugged in to the wall - same issue.

Video driver updated maybe 6 months ago.

To the rest - sorry my sense of humor dies at 90 degrees. We don't have a/c so I am not pleasant right now.
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I'm pretty sure this is a video hardware failure. The inverter can be replaced, but is a royal PITA, and may not be the actual problem. The plastic shells can crack or be otherwise damaged very easily. It's far easier to replace the lid/screen as a unit, but the cost will probably be almost half what the unit cost you. If it comes to that, you might be better off investing in new hardware.

If you don't move the laptop around much, a 'cheap' alternative is to use an external LCD monitor.

Turn the laptop over and get me the Serial Number and the Product Number off the bottom.
 
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EmptyTimCup

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older laptops with Nvidia - video chip sets had a heat probpem
 
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bresamil

wandering aimlessly
3-4 years old. Cannot afford replacement and I have no doubt repair will be expensive. Looking for a used monitor or something on eBay. The killer thing is that we just cleared out a storage area and got rid of a couple of big monitors from desktops just before this happened.
 
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