I think my laptop will die soon ;_;

Claraviolet

Claraviolet

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I barely used it but it's been like 3 years....and I see these black horizontal lines on the taskbar.
Not sure if it's just me...but all the laptops I have used....got some or the other display issue, before I had to get a new one.

It's just that....I haven't used this laptop...... all that much ...and it's kinda expensive as I wanted 16 GB RAM and SSD hard-disk back then ;_; Now that I am jobless.....ugh....this is so gonna make me even more depressed.
Sorry guys just wanted to rant a bit.
 
I wish I could see what you're talking about. Unfortunately, I don't think a screenshot would reveal too much. Perhaps it just needs a good cleaning? Maybe there's some dust inside? What model is it? I'll put on my google-foo hat and see what I can find. I used to troubleshoot software back in the day, and laptops weren't my specialty, I'm a bit rusty now, but the troubleshooting techniques should be similar.
 
Senkusha said:
I wish I could see what you're talking about. Unfortunately, I don't think a screenshot would reveal too much. Perhaps it just needs a good cleaning? Maybe there's some dust inside? What model is it? I'll put on my google-foo hat and see what I can find. I used to troubleshoot software back in the day, and laptops weren't my specialty, I'm a bit rusty now, but the troubleshooting techniques should be similar.
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I don't think it's a software issue as I couldn't locate them in a screenshot.
Unless I have an eGPU, I wouldn't be able to do much and instead of eGPU(as it's expensive), I might as well get a new one -.-"

Just that...hopefully it could hold on.... untill I get a job (_ _)
 

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Yeah you might need to clean out the internals. Dust build up could be causing the GPU to get too hot, or there could be something wrong with your display. Have you hooked your laptop up to an external monitor yet? If the lines show up there, then it's definitely something wrong with the gpu. If the lines disappear, then it's probably a display issue.
 
Elvis said:
Take it to a repair shop?
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I do plan to.
However I don't think, they will be able to do much.
Ravenfreak said:
Yeah you might need to clean out the internals. Dust build up could be causing the GPU to get too hot, or there could be something wrong with your display. Have you hooked your laptop up to an external monitor yet? If the lines show up there, then it's definitely something wrong with the gpu. If the lines disappear, then it's probably a display issue.
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I did try couple of things and I believe it's related to GPU as they lines are getting bigger
DarkAngel said:
that's sad clarry
do you have enough savings? how long will they last?
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Erm what?
I am staying with my parents (_ _)/ so I don't have to worry about money all that much...
Just that it hurts my pride a bit....
 
These days you can get a chrome book pretty cheap. If you're just needing something to type on and watch videos, this might be your best bet. Either that or look into getting an used laptop.
 
Claraviolet said:
I do plan to.
However I don't think, they will be able to do much.
I did try couple of things and I believe it's related to GPU as they lines are getting bigger

Erm what?
I am staying with my parents (_ _)/ so I don't have to worry about money all that much...
Just that it hurts my pride a bit....
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you are gonna get back your job soon
don't worry too much lol
 
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