Solve : SL300 screen flashing when laptop is hot!?

1.	Solve : SL300 screen flashing when laptop is hot!?
Answer» Hello all, I've had my lenovo SL300 for about 1 and 1/2 year. The problem that I'm having now is when I use my SL300 for around 30mins and the computer gets hot and a part of the screen starts flashing (please see the picture below for more details). Any suggestion with this problem? Thank you! A component is overheating and causing the issue you show. There is NOTHING you can do to fix it yourself. I assume the warranty ran out?sorry, that sucks Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 16, 2010, 08:08:55 PM A component is overheating and causing the issue you show. There is nothing you can do to fix it yourself. I assume the warranty ran out? Yeah, it just ran out. What component is it? How MUCH would it cost to fix it? Thank you!can't say. you should PROBABLY take it into a shop and have them find it and give you a price quote. that's what i would do.Its just recently occured. Anyway, thank you for your advice!your welcome , hope all goes well...... Quote from: tuanvoi on July 16, 2010, 08:57:10 PM Yeah, it just ran out. What component is it? How much would it cost to fix it? Thank you! If you're lucky, it's the video card which might be a separate component. Sometimes they are user accessible, like memory. Laptops are not user repairable, unless you are real good with working on small electronics packed into tight spaces.well, if it is the video card, i would pop it out, clean out the socket, reseat it, then try again. My video card is dedicated. It is NVIDIA Geforce 9300gs (notebook). How much would it cost? Thank you! Quote from: tuanvoi on July 18, 2010, 09:17:16 PM My video card is dedicated. It is NVIDIA Geforce 9300gs (notebook). How much would it cost?... Not according to Lenovo. It integrated on the motherboard. Figure $200. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70534Chances are it is the cooler - It may just be clogged with dust. You should download and run SPEEDFAN - http://download.cnet.com/SpeedFan/3000-2094_4-10067444.html - Then post the temperatures that it gives here or even better, a screenshot.

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Hello all,

I've had my lenovo SL300 for about 1 and 1/2 year. The problem that I'm having now is when I use my SL300 for around 30mins and the computer gets hot and a part of the screen starts flashing (please see the picture below for more details). Any suggestion with this problem? Thank you!

A component is overheating and causing the issue you show. There is NOTHING you can do to fix it yourself. I assume the warranty ran out?sorry, that sucks Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 16, 2010, 08:08:55 PM

A component is overheating and causing the issue you show. There is nothing you can do to fix it yourself. I assume the warranty ran out?

Yeah, it just ran out. What component is it? How MUCH would it cost to fix it? Thank you!can't say. you should PROBABLY take it into a shop and have them find it and give you a price quote. that's what i would do.Its just recently occured. Anyway, thank you for your advice!your welcome , hope all goes well...... Quote from: tuanvoi on July 16, 2010, 08:57:10 PM

Yeah, it just ran out. What component is it? How much would it cost to fix it? Thank you!

If you're lucky, it's the video card which might be a separate component. Sometimes they are user accessible, like memory. Laptops are not user repairable, unless you are real good with working on small electronics packed into tight spaces.well, if it is the video card, i would pop it out, clean out the socket, reseat it, then try again. My video card is dedicated. It is NVIDIA Geforce 9300gs (notebook). How much would it cost? Thank you! Quote from: tuanvoi on July 18, 2010, 09:17:16 PM

My video card is dedicated. It is NVIDIA Geforce 9300gs (notebook). How much would it cost?...

Not according to Lenovo. It integrated on the motherboard. Figure $200.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70534Chances are it is the cooler - It may just be clogged with dust. You should download and run SPEEDFAN - http://download.cnet.com/SpeedFan/3000-2094_4-10067444.html - Then post the temperatures that it gives here or even better, a screenshot.

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