Laptop Screen messed up until I close the lid and re-open

[ut1959]

Hi, I've got an old HP G60-228 laptop, every time I go to turn on the laptop, the screen is messed up at the windows start up (blank or weird colors). I have to close the lid for a few seconds, when I re-open it, everything is fine. Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[stevty2889]

Are you running windows 10? I have a similar problem with my desktop. When I start up, the screen is all garbled, I have to turn off the monitor then turn it back on and it's fine. Sometimes it does it when I start up a game as well. It started doing that only after upgrading to windows 10 from windows 7.

 

[ut1959]

Hello, I'm running windows 7 Ultimate

 

[redzo]

First, just make sure that you are on the latest video driver.
http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-G60-Notebook-PC-series/3837658/model/3875638

It's sad, but most notebooks give up their life this way. It's either the screen or the gpu. The issue with those artifacts could be the screen(malfunctioning panel or video data cable) or they could originate from the gpu itself. You could further troubleshoot and check which one is to blame, but there is not much you can do in the fixing department.

How to check if the screen or the dGPU is the issue:

1. Connect an external pc monitor to your display and use it.

2.1. If the artifacts are still showing up on the external screen then it means that there is something wrong with the notebook's gpu.

2.2. If the artifacts are not showing up on the external screen, then the notebook screen is malfunctioning.

 

[xgsound]

A replacement screen is around $100 on ebay and Amazon if you find that is the problem.
If the external monitor works you can also use it that way until it dies. It ruins the idea of being portable but it works.


Jim

 

[ut1959]

Thanks for the input guys, yeah I'll try updating the drivers and connecting it to a external monitor

 

[ut1959]

Quick note, I swapped out the ram for different pieces, the screen is still messed up on the windows start

 

[Iron Woode]

It may just be the video cable.

try these:

1. hook the laptop to a monitor (vga/hdmi) and see if the screen is borked.

if it works fine then:

2. try rapidly moving the lid and see if the screen goes wonky.

if it does go wonky you need a new video cable to the screen. Ebay is pretty cheap for those.