Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

[appie1206]

Hello guys,

I have a problem with the alienware I thought it was the videocard i tested 2 other cards and still the same problem !!!! other things i tried : Switched memory,bios update,other screen nothing helped still the same problem!!i tested On a external monitor its fine! Does someone know what is the issue?
Ive uploaded pictures how the screen looks so you guys can see it yourself....

I hope someone can help me...

Thanks in advance

[mielta]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Hi
i Think its LCD Cable

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Hi
i Think its LCD Cable

On hdmi also weird screen.... Only on vga the screen is normal. Is it maby the intel hd graphics?

[SMDFlea]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thre...-issue.803411/

[lorins_core]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Hello guys,

I have a problem with the alienware I thought it was the videocard i tested 2 other cards and still the same problem !!!! other things i tried : Switched memory,bios update,other screen nothing helped still the same problem!!i tested On a external monitor its fine! Does someone know what is the issue?
Ive uploaded pictures how the screen looks so you guys can see it yourself....

I hope someone can help me...

Thanks in advance

as you said...

Question. can you try to change A Screen Panel?

[String2016]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

try to replace the screen at see if still the same

[caspian]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

change the screen resolution to check whether the snow disappears or not.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

try to replace the screen at see if still the same

I Tried also another screen still the same problem!... I think the connector on it its fine because i was bending it while it was on too see if some collor changed but still the same..

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

as you said...

Question. can you try to change A Screen Panel?

I already did that.. Just removed the backcover clicked a other screen on the connector stil the same. i think something on the motherboard is causing it.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

change the screen resolution to check whether the snow disappears or not.

Tried that one also still the same...

[dellxps15]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

what panel u have ? 60 or 120hrz ? what vga u have ? how is bios set up ?

if u have tried 3d screen only, then it could be a bad mxm vga as intel vga is disabled when using 120hrz screen.

if u have 60hrz screen and fullhd resolution monitor, try enter the bios and setup bios to only sg (single graphics) to see it it works with intel vga, then try to setup to peg only with intel vga disabled.

if pc start giving 8 beep and u cant get out of it, remove power and battery and keep pressed power botton for 10 seconds, if still 8 beep , do the same but also remove cmos battery.
when powering on again, if u get 5 beep, just power off and then power on again.

it could be bad intel vga, bad mxm , bad lcd cable or bad panel.

on my m17x r4 that i use as my only pc, i got some blurry effect on the center of the screen and was a bad 120hrz panel.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

what panel u have ? 60 or 120hrz ? what vga u have ? how is bios set up ?

if u have tried 3d screen only, then it could be a bad mxm vga as intel vga is disabled when using 120hrz screen.

if u have 60hrz screen and fullhd resolution monitor, try enter the bios and setup bios to only sg (single graphics) to see it it works with intel vga, then try to setup to peg only with intel vga disabled.

if pc start giving 8 beep and u cant get out of it, remove power and battery and keep pressed power botton for 10 seconds, if still 8 beep , do the same but also remove cmos battery.
when powering on again, if u get 5 beep, just power off and then power on again.

it could be bad intel vga, bad mxm , bad lcd cable or bad panel.

on my m17x r4 that i use as my only pc, i got some blurry effect on the center of the screen and was a bad 120hrz panel.

What i just did i removed the nvidiacard... and just started only with the intel hd grapics... and still the problem ....maby it is a faulty processor with the intgrated intel hd grapics.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

what panel u have ? 60 or 120hrz ? what vga u have ? how is bios set up ?

if u have tried 3d screen only, then it could be a bad mxm vga as intel vga is disabled when using 120hrz screen.

if u have 60hrz screen and fullhd resolution monitor, try enter the bios and setup bios to only sg (single graphics) to see it it works with intel vga, then try to setup to peg only with intel vga disabled.

if pc start giving 8 beep and u cant get out of it, remove power and battery and keep pressed power botton for 10 seconds, if still 8 beep , do the same but also remove cmos battery.
when powering on again, if u get 5 beep, just power off and then power on again.

it could be bad intel vga, bad mxm , bad lcd cable or bad panel.

on my m17x r4 that i use as my only pc, i got some blurry effect on the center of the screen and was a bad 120hrz panel.

I cant disable in the bios the intel... i dont see that option. I changed the processor with intel graphics still the same problem. The weird thing is if it is the lvds cable why it doesnt function on hdmi? It should work ok then on hdmi... ur causes the cable a malfunction on hdmi also?

[dellxps15]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

hdmi was ok. still dunno if u have a 3d or 60hrz screen and what vga u have.

and the orange color should be red.

if u have 3d screen then probably screen is gone bad, but with 3d screen u cant use intel graphics, so if u have removed the mxm and pc boot then u have 60hrz screen, unless u plug a hdmi cable , then it will work.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

hdmi was ok. still dunno if u have a 3d or 60hrz screen and what vga u have.

and the orange color should be red.

if u have 3d screen then probably screen is gone bad, but with 3d screen u cant use intel graphics, so if u have removed the mxm and pc boot then u have 60hrz screen, unless u plug a hdmi cable , then it will work.

Its the Lvds cable that is messed up... What i did is this i pulled the lcd cable out while i was on windows and than i plugged in the hdmi cable in and the screen is perfect . i orderd a new one...

Thank you very much everyone!!!!

[Th3_uN1Qu3]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

I expected this from the get go. Snow on picture is almost always a LVDS cable or connector problem. Glad you found it.

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

I expected this from the get go. Snow on picture is almost always a LVDS cable or connector problem. Glad you found it.

Orderd a new cable guess what... still the same problem!!!
I dont get it anymore.

[SMDFlea]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Did you read the post on notebookreview, its a possible fix if you change those IC`s .

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thre...-issue.803411/

[appie1206]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Did you read the post on notebookreview, its a possible fix if you change those IC`s .

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thre...-issue.803411/

Hi I didnt fully understand what they talking about.... My englisch is bad when it comes too tecnical terms
PI3LVD1012BE so i must replace this ic?

[SMDFlea]

Re: Alienware m17x r4 snowy screen..

Hi I didnt fully understand what they talking about.... My englisch is bad when it comes too tecnical terms
PI3LVD1012BE so i must replace this ic?

Thats the suggestion at the last post in that forum,although he never posted again to say if replacing those IC`s fixed the problem or not . You know its not the cable or screen.

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