Thread: Major Laptop Issue...ARRGGGHHHHH

Yes your power management may be causing it to crash, i have seen this a fair bit in the past and definetly seen this on toshiba's, but the white screen is a worry. There is a possibility that the LCD is the cause of the problem, next time it goes white hold the FN button and press the F5 key to scroll through the video output modes, if it blanks out that means the laptop is still running, press it a few times to get back to outputing video to the built in LCD, it may come good after that for a while.

Try plugging in an external screen into the rear output D-sub. Get it so both screens are working (ie. laptop LCD + external monitor)

Wait 15 mins.

See if both screens go white, or just the laptop.

If both go white, then probably a driver/motherboard/Video card issue. Try disabling your screen saver and see if that makes a difference.

If the external monitor keeps on working, then probably a connector/witring issue with the laptop's screen, maybe from too much opening and closing breaking/fraying/fatiguing the wires to the screen perhaps.

Yep, I would follow spudboy's method for trouble shooting the problem.
cheers

Originally Posted by spudboy

Try plugging in an external screen into the rear output D-sub. Get it so both screens are working (ie. laptop LCD + external monitor)

Wait 15 mins.

See if both screens go white, or just the laptop.

If both go white, then probably a driver/motherboard/Video card issue. Try disabling your screen saver and see if that makes a difference.

If the external monitor keeps on working, then probably a connector/witring issue with the laptop's screen, maybe from too much opening and closing breaking/fraying/fatiguing the wires to the screen perhaps.

Thanks for the feedback so far......have got the laptop screen and another external one happening.....will see what happens from here,

Regards

Stevo

Arrrgghhh. Ok went for about and hr or so....then just completely shut down. Have noticed that the puter seems to be "working harder" maybe a fan or something. Whereas the current lappy Im working on hasn't made a sound. Have both screens going so will see what happens...but appears that once the white screen shows.......the laptop doesn't respond to anything. Have just left it for an hr and it is back up and running again. Looks like a trip to a repairer..damn it unless any other possible causes.

Also laptop has rarely been opened or closed...moved around etc. Generally has been in same spot yr in yr out. We have had a hot day today........first one out of the blue...could that cause issues?

Regards

Stevo

IMHO is either an inverter / mainboard problem or is overheating because of crap in the fan and airways.

my money is on the inverter / mainboard as we have many in the last few weeks with the same issue, mainly hp acer and toshiba units.

a new mainboard will come in around 500-600 bucks + labour i would think

At that price, you'd have to be thinking of just buying a new one

Originally Posted by incisor

IMHO is either an inverter / mainboard problem or is overheating because of crap in the fan and airways.

my money is on the inverter / mainboard as we have many in the last few weeks with the same issue, mainly hp acer and toshiba units.

a new mainboard will come in around 500-600 bucks + labour i would think

Crappp...hope it aint the latter....for that sort of coin would buy a new one. It hasnt flipped out yet......though I can hear the fan running again regularly. Is it easy to give the fan a clean. Never had a clean in almost 3 yrs.....

Regards

Stevo