Community

oopdoo3

hi
i have had my vaio vgn s4m for about 2 or 3 years now and have never had any real problems with it.
until a few days ago, green and purple pixels appear manly around text and small pictures but sometime all over. it often frezzes for a minute of two when this happens and if it is bad the screen will flash black.
alot of the time it will correct its self and then do it again another 5 or ten minutes later.
any help or suggestions would be greatfull
cheers

Thalamus.

Hi oopdoo3,

try connecting your vaio to an external monitor, do you still have the same problem.?

oopdoo3

no not yet, my desktop computer has been taken away to fixed due to a thunderstorm, but should be back within the week so i shall try that when i get it back
thanks for the suggestion

Thalamus.

thanks for the suggestion

You're welcome, let us know whether the green and purple pixels appear on the monitor once you've tested..

oopdoo3

whilst i havent had my desktop computer to try connecting my laptop to the monitor i think i have decided that it is a over heating problem. it only ever seems to occurs when it has been on for a while and rarly happens during the morning.
what ever is wrong with it i think it needs to be looked at proplerly as it is restarting its self now what ever the time is and how long its been on for lol.
thanks anyway

Thalamus.

You're welcome..

If your sure the screen problem is due to your vaio getting hot you may first want to try clearing the cooling vents of dust with compressed air (you should be able to get this from your local PC shop), holding the can upright give the vents a short blast from a distance of approx. 10cm if you hold the can to close you could damage the fan..