Red line on screen

[milliepops]

I have a vertical red line thats about 2" into the left of the screen on my laptop. It's been there permanently for about 6 wks now, and today a green one appeared fleetingly to the right of it. Is my laptop about to conk out does anyone know ?

[ChuckFickens]

Your laptop isn't about to "conk out"

You do have a bad connection somewhere on the display panel though, impossible to say what can be done about it, some are easy to fix, some are very hard to fix, it depends exactly where the bad connection is and how the panel has been put together.

[milliepops]

Thankyou Chuck, that's pointed me in the right direction. Will get on it :o) x

[DethOnRedBul]

I fix laptops for a living. Generally speaking, when this happens to an LCD panel, you can sometimes figure out a knack of applying pressure somewhere around the screen to fix this, but the problem will usually reoccur when you open or close the lid.

The only solution in my experience is to replace the LCD panel, which is a very easy job. The range in price, generally from about £50 to £120 depending.

Once you can see the back of the panel, you can identify it. You can usually find replacements on Amazon - just search for the part number.

There are only two cables connecting the panel - the VGA cable, and the power cable.

The only exception I ever found to this was on a Vaio, where the hinge had rubbed through the sheath on the cable.

New LCD panel is the only fix usually, though.

[DethOnRedBul]

PS if you want any tips, let me know.