Is my computer about to die?

[Paul Carmel]

Hi all,

This is quite hard to explain, but here goes. . . Sometimes when I am looking at a website I get a kind of grainy lines that move at incredible speed. It's a bit like horizontal interference on TV.
It only happens on coloured areas of a site like the main border on LMH, also it only seems to occur when I am looking at something in blue.

Any clues?

[paolo]

Sounds like your monitor is about to die. If it is an old-style one try the degauss button. Try pressing all the buttons. That usually does it.

[Paul Carmel]

Thanks Paolo, Its a 3yr old Laptop........."degauss button" I can't see one

[paolo]

The great thing about laptops is that the screen lasts until one day after the warranty expires. And the cost of replacing the screen is approximately £50 less than buying a new laptop.

[Sue Dyer]

I'd read it the last rites....

Make sure you back everything up off it, just in case.

I bought an external hard drive (60 gb) for £99, I back everything off our 3 computers weekly which give me peace of mind. We've all done that "computer crash and I meant to back up thing" before.

If you can't do that yahoo and lycos have free online drive space where you can "park" your important files so you never lose them and can access from any P.C.

[John Borg]

Paul, have you considered a visit to the Optician? I use glasses on for the computer (so far) and the lines and spots have gone away!!
By the way mate, see you next week, don't forget!

[Paul Carmel]

Thanks Sue....yep fully backed up ( how's that vist to ikea coming along )

John see you in about a week!