Blanking of PC screen

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Paul Richards

I'm using an HP Pavilion laptop with quite alot of icons/folders on the
desktop. Quite regularly, the screen will go blank and, after a couple
of seconds, the screen will be repainted.

Can anyone enlighten me as to cause/solution?

Thx.
 
Are you running on AC (or DC, as the case may be in Melbourne) power or
battery power when this happens?

How old is the battery? Have you always stored the battery in its bay when
running on AC power.
 
Paul Richards said:
I'm using an HP Pavilion laptop with quite alot of icons/folders on the
desktop. Quite regularly, the screen will go blank and, after a couple
of seconds, the screen will be repainted.

Can anyone enlighten me as to cause/solution?

Thx.
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It may be that your monitors screen refresh rate is set low. If it's set
to 60Hz try setting to the next higher setting your monitor can use.
To change it:
Right click on your desktop.
In the popup menu click Properties.
In "Dislay Properties" click the Settings tab > Advanced button > Monitor
tab (if present).
Select the next higher refresh rate in the refresh rate dropdown list.
Click Apply > Ok > Ok.

You may also have a tab with the name of your graphic/video device present
in the Advanced properties, you could also check there for refresh rate
settings.

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Paul said:
I'm using an HP Pavilion laptop with quite alot of icons/folders on the
desktop. Quite regularly, the screen will go blank and, after a couple
of seconds, the screen will be repainted.

Can anyone enlighten me as to cause/solution?

Thx.
Click to expand...

Could you give a complete model number for the laptop ?

Paul
 
PA said:
Are you running on AC (or DC, as the case may be in Melbourne) power
or battery power when this happens?

How old is the battery? Have you always stored the battery in its
bay when running on AC power.
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Running on AC power - very rarely run off battery.

battery came with the laptop, which is 3 years old.

Yes, I keep the battery in when running on AC power - should I not?
 
Brian said:
It may be that your monitors screen refresh rate is set low. If it's
set to 60Hz try setting to the next higher setting your monitor can
use. To change it: Right click on your desktop.
In the popup menu click Properties.
In "Dislay Properties" click the Settings tab > Advanced button >
Monitor tab (if present). Select the next higher refresh rate in the
refresh rate dropdown list. Click Apply > Ok > Ok.

You may also have a tab with the name of your graphic/video device
present in the Advanced properties, you could also check there for
refresh rate settings.
Click to expand...

I am running at 60Hz which is the only refresh rate available.
 
Paul said:
I'm using an HP Pavilion laptop with quite alot of icons/folders on the
desktop. Quite regularly, the screen will go blank and, after a couple
of seconds, the screen will be repainted.

Can anyone enlighten me as to cause/solution?

Thx.
Click to expand...

Maybe this.. find instructions on using the file atop the page,

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable
 
Paul said:
It's a HP Pavilion dv6000.
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http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2006/mobility/fs_dv6000.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Are you familiar with the issues with some Nvidia GPUs ?
Your GPU could be NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200.

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service...47627+1255405238726+28353475&threadId=1191277

This one has so many post in it, it takes a while to load.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service...274587&admit=109447626+1255407033097+28353475

It could be something relatively innocent, like the driver
recovering from a fault. The black screen is while the
driver recovers. But it is also possible you're headed
for a hardware failure, and the driver recovery is
a sign of things to come.

Check in Event Viewer, and see if anything is logged there
with respect to the video.

Paul
 
Paul said:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2006/mobility/fs_dv6000.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Are you familiar with the issues with some Nvidia GPUs ?
Your GPU could be NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200.
Click to expand...

It's a GeForce GO 7400
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service...47627+1255405238726+28353475&threadId=1191277

This one has so many post in it, it takes a while to load.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service...274587&admit=109447626+1255407033097+28353475

It could be something relatively innocent, like the driver
recovering from a fault. The black screen is while the
driver recovers. But it is also possible you're headed
for a hardware failure, and the driver recovery is
a sign of things to come.
Click to expand...

It's actually a brief, blank blue (my desktop colour) screen
Check in Event Viewer, and see if anything is logged there
with respect to the video.
Click to expand...

Can't find anything relevant in Event Viewer
Paul
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Thanks
 
Paul said:
Running on AC power - very rarely run off battery.

battery came with the laptop, which is 3 years old.

Yes, I keep the battery in when running on AC power - should I not?
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See if the behavior persists with the battery removed.

Chances are your 3-year-old battery's about to fail if it's not done so
already.

As to the wisdom (or lack thereof) associated with keeping the battery
stored in its bay at all times, see
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
 

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