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veronicak5678   05-18-2009 at 01:51:19 AM

I have a Compaq Presario r4000 that was dropped. Since then , there are vertical bars on the right side of the screen. I changed the screen, but that didn't solve my problem. Someone told me this is obviously a graphics card problem. Can I replace the graphics card on this?

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   05-18-2009 at 02:21:09 AM

Probably not. You'll likely need a new motherboard. What's your current card?

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veronicak5678   05-18-2009 at 02:25:02 AM

Thanks for answering. Under "Display Adapter", the laptop shows "ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Series." Is there any way to tell for sure that that is my problem?


Message edited by veronicak5678 on 05-18-2009 at 02:25:38 AM
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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   05-18-2009 at 05:56:07 AM

If you replaced the screen, that rules out the screen (well, it still could be the screen, it just makes it many times less likely). The only other thing related to video is your motherboard. In that regard, I would take the unit apart and make sure no heatsink got bumped around and is making it thermally unsound. I really doubt that will fix anything...but it doesn't cost a dime and it's worth a try.

Else, your motherboard is bad. Since you've an X200 GPU, that's integrated into your motherboard - which is what leads me to believe that's your issue.

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