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Toshiba + Windows 7 = Screen Weirdness

#1 crazy4laptops

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Posted 18 September 2012 - 02:49 PM

The forums login server is still screwy, just now found out how to get on after multiple emails to webmaster/pcwhelp. Here goes-

I've got a support request with Toshiba, but this issue is baffling to me, never seen anything quite like it.

I've already re-installed windows 7 x64 (retail) and this problem still manifests itself at very random times. The problem comes in is that its nearly impossible to trigger! But when it happens, I suspect something screwy is happing with DWM.exe

The screen is divided into three sections and each one has lines of moving pixels. I have to show you the pictures and video to accurately describe what is happening
(Toshiba.zip has 2 photos and a video)

http://www.mediafire...czigjrzptkq3z69

External download is only because the attachment size are limited on here.

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Posted 18 September 2012 - 03:25 PM

Hey Crazy !

OK, since you've been on here long enough, you should know that a little bit more info
on the notebook would o've been nice.

Now, is this a ATI ,nVidia or onboard video card?
It looks like it's a driver or card problem.
Have you tried the original driver and CCC if it's an ATI?
It's not heat related is it , since you mention it can't be replicated.

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#3 coastie65

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Posted 19 September 2012 - 04:59 PM

Ugh. I clicked on the link and got redirected to a Porn site.

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#4 crazy4laptops

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Posted 19 September 2012 - 05:14 PM

coastie65, on 19 September 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

Ugh. I clicked on the link and got redirected to a Porn site.

Hahaha! Slow day Coaste?

@Flash, I copied from my other forum post, sorry I forgot, it's a Satellite C655-S5514

The problem is hard to replicate, but not impossible to. It happened to my friend in class just today. This time I remembered to take better pictures of it.

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Posted 19 September 2012 - 07:36 PM

@coastie65 Oh, the ad on the left of it? I hate those...

@crazy4laptops That's a bit large, but at least mediafire's site is fast enough. (I'm downloading the Win8 RTM trial off technet right now, and am getting 65KB/sec... really Microsoft? Really?) That is a seriously strange problem though - what are you doing when it happens? (for instance, moving the laptop or something else that could move the display cable) If you run it off an ubuntu livecd for long enough, can you get it to happen?

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#6 crazy4laptops

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Posted 19 September 2012 - 08:27 PM

I don't have the bandwidth or blank CD to do Ubuntu right now... but normally I would (if I had my Fi 50 connection)

But you can have my Windows 8 key (retail, unlimited) if you want, I personally do not like or desire to use Win8 at all.

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