topic grx316mp screen in PCs & Accessories

grx316mp screen

David18T — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:55:44 GMT

My screen has recently started becoming really pixelated at times, could it be on the way out?
It's normally ok for up to 15 minutes after boot up and then will just mess up

grx316mp screen

robpaxton — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:58:29 GMT

That sounds more like a driver issue than a screen issue. I would reinstall the drivers - get the latest versions from www.vaio-link.com

grx316mp screen

David18T — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 19:57:43 GMT

Still no joy after installing the new drivers, I was planning a re-build so i'll see if that fixes it

grx316mp screen

kee-lo_ — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:15:45 GMT

Hmm strange.
How long have you had your GRX316MP?

grx316mp screen

David18T — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:38:41 GMT

I bought it off ebay so don't really know it's age.

Just about to do a rebuild so hopefully that will sort it. I was getting some failed boot ups with corrupt drivers so it's probably the best option

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kee-lo_ — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:54:01 GMT

Ah I see,
Well I hope it's going to be OK after a restore

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David18T — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:49:49 GMT

Nah, still doing it. I think it's a loose/bad connection because it seems to get worse if I move the screen

grx316mp screen

robpaxton — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:53:40 GMT

Have you tried connecting to an external monitor to see if the problem is duplicated on there?

grx316mp screen

David18T — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:47:03 GMT

I'll give it a try to confirm but i'd say it's definitely a loose connection of some sorts. I dropped the laptop a while back and the speaker cover came loose. The speakers don't work now unless I push down on the speaker cover. Also, if the display is messed up and I push down on the cover, it goes back to normal

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robpaxton — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:54:31 GMT

Ah . . . I remember now. Hope you find the problem

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kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:00:09 GMT

I'll give it a try to confirm but i'd say it's definitely a loose connection of some sorts. I dropped the laptop a while back and the speaker cover came loose. The speakers don't work now unless I push down on the speaker cover. Also, if the display is messed up and I push down on the cover, it goes back to normal

I think you've solved your own problem, you're going to have to open it up and connect the display back properly, and it should go away.

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David18T — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:01:31 GMT

Are there any pictures on the net with the speaker cover removed to point out where the connector is or will it be obvious when I look?

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David18T — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:46:40 GMT

Took the laptop apart, found no loose wires, put it all back together and no luck. Got annoyed so thumped the speaker cover and it's been fine since :smileygrin: Speakers still don't work though

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:57:52 GMT

Hehehe sometimes small things like hitting it work.

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robpaxton — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:19:43 GMT

I'd buy a pair of headphones if it was a choice between speakers & screen

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David18T — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:21:37 GMT

headphones don't work either unfortunately

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robpaxton — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:22:39 GMT

You don't have much luck

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:52:06 GMT

Yeah it's not been very lucky

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David18T — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:56:55 GMT

Not fussed about sound too much, I just use it for programming anyway

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:12:28 GMT

Ah I see