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by colin.mac 1 view

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I've got an AJP 350i laptop with a SIS lynx 3d graphics card. Recently after replacing a floppy drive the screen appeared to be showing three of everything. I tried all tha usual..upgrading display adapters, lowering hardware acceleration etc.. butthe problem is still occuring. What's worse is the BIOS boot up screen is in the same state. Pentium Processor has now become pppnnntttmmmm ppprrroosssccr. I've checked for any loose cables on the system but there aren't any and i've tested the screen of the laptop by running the laptop through a standard monitor but the display is still garbbled through that.

Any ideas or any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

CM

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by ann777

If you take out the floppy drive does the problem go away again?

If yes, then return the floppy drive and exchange it -- or re-connect it and test again -- make sure nothing else gets disconnected in the process.

Never encountered anything like this except when the keyboard cable is not connected properly/securely. In many laptops, the keyboard connector is a flat cable that slips into a lock-in type of connector. Sometimes they slip partially out and cause these wierd effects.

by ann777

But the wierd part is that you aren't typeing anything to get this. The bios is somehow affected. I'm thinking that the drive is causing some sort of feedback.

by vegatecgroup

I have seen this happen before in the following cases:

1. You were not ground/the computer was not grounded and it zapped the main board or component thereof.

2. The component you installed is either not correct for the unit or is not groundedproperly.

3. The AC/DC power supply is going bad and/or is not properly grounded to the laptop/AC outlet.

4. Something is wrong with the device you just installed. Get another one.

Happy hunting!

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