Hello frenzy and welcome to PCHF,

I'll mark this thread open so it attracts our highly skilled tech staff.

Thanks for your patience,

Clever_Duck

Hello and welcome

I have seen similar distortion while testing screens, using the NOKIA test (DOS Version).

When I press TAB to get higher resolution, on some models (and I mean Notebooks) I get distortion as the one on the post you provided a link.

The systems work fine, and pass all the tests we perform here, plus if Windows is installed there is no issue whatsoever (some are running fine for more than3 years now)

What does it tell you?

Hello Frenzy,

What resolution are you trying to run?

Perhaps you might post your driver info as well. Please use this tool to obtain that information.

Can you please download ASTRA32 from the link below and install it. After you have run it - on the left can you please click Diagnostics > Drivers Troubleshooter.

http://www.astra32.com/download.htm

It will list any devices that currently don't have drivers installed or that have outdated drivers Can you please post this information into your next thread so we can help get the drivers for them.

Perhaps a bit more info is needed on this one?

Does the screen look that way at startup, or only when Windows loads?

Does it ever load correctly so you can run Windows?

Also, there is a known fault with some DV2000's, have a look here for more info.

HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

Tootech, this fix has nothing to do with the symptoms described on the original post

Hi georgeks,

I beg to differ on this occasion.

He simply says he is having the same problem as on the other thread.

On the other thread the rather silly thing is that everyone concentrated on perhaps swapping the video card, and I quote from Madmonkey

That machine is a laptop - like to see you change the AGP or PCI-E card in that one!

The end result was infact faulty hardware covered under HP's warranty - a problem that is a common DV issue.

Based on the information given by the poster there simply is not enough information to work out whether or not the system has actually booted up - is this a Windows settings fault, or is it a hardware fault that derived from a board failure or a video chip failure.

Perhaps a question to clear that up was needed - ie after you press the power button can you see the POST screen? If not most likely there is a hardware fault. If yes, maybe either - guess it goes on from there.

You have assumed the system will boot - it may not, that is my point.

Hope that explains why I asked those questions.

Regards,

Tootech