-sometimes everything starts normally and works fine, then display (at any time, without warning) becomes vertical lines (sometimes blue, sometimes grey, or green or orange or any color) and computer is locked, or
-sometimes powers on, starts windows and then black screen, or
-sometimes powers on, power button, cd, caps lock, and num lock led s flash - won't go no further, or
-sometimes powers up, windows flashes briefly, and screen goes black.
If I shake unit, flashing led s go out and then can power off and power on and everything works (sometimes)
computer is 1 1/2 years old.
Have hooked to external monitor - no difference, monitor displays same as laptop screen.
The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?
AnonymousMar 17, 2014
The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?
AnonymousMar 27, 2014
flashing blue screen, windows 8, dell inspiron 15 laptop cannot do more than one thing on computer before screen or monitor starts flashingflashing blue screen, windows 8, dell inspiron 15 laptop cannot do more than one thing on computer before screen or monitor starts flashing
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There is someting loose inside the computer so you may have to open it and check for loose conections or pices that they may be loose or video conectors
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I have same problem with my previous DELL and now with my new (1550) onr too.
Sometimes when starting up the laptop with own display (not remote one, which this problem has never occured) the display just keep to be black. Sometimes it helps to close dislpay (to make laptop to go "sleep" mode and then open it up again, but this does not help always).
Maybe this is normal behaviour for DELL laptops ... This is last DELL that I bought.
You probably put more than a pin-head size drop of heat grease compound on CPU, thus "bleeding" over on the CPU, effectively overheating processor (very common). In any event, your problem is overheating -that's *the* place to look for now.
gcmichaud: Take out the RAM and turn on the computer. It should freak out. If not, your motherboard has gone. The good news: your data is safe. If it does beep like crazy, turn the computer off, remove the battery AND ac, reinstall the RAM and hold the power button down continuously for a good, slow count of thirty. Plug in the AC and try again. Let me know if you have any other questions/problems. I'll monitor this thread.
jslo: It sounds like your power supply died. It's a pretty common problem. Can you get a friend to lend you their power supply? If so, hook it up and see if everything works. My bet is yes.
Put another monitor and go to the display settings settings advanced and there u can configure display settings if it wont work so just change the monitor
The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?
The Windows screen is the normal windows blue/ green during start up and then for a couple seconds it starts up with color on the display [desktop, icons, etc. all in color] before switching to black and white and staying that way. Is the video card going bad?
flashing blue screen, windows 8, dell inspiron 15 laptop cannot do more than one thing on computer before screen or monitor starts flashing
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