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Inspiron N5110
Inspiron N5510 after an hour of flawless running all of a sudden the screen comes up scrambled. It doesn't matter what program you are using. if you shut down and restart then it works fine again for about an hour any suggestions what might cause this. I have updated all drivers as well as updates and run several diagnostics on hard drive but always comes back and says passed Any help would be great
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ejn63
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May 21st, 2021 13:00
Could be either a failing screen or, more likely a failing GPU.
To test the screen, reboot when the fault shows and hold the D key through power up. If the same fault shows on the test screens, it's the screen you will need to replace.
if the test patterns are OK, it's the mainboard you will need to replace (assuming a new/er system isn't in the cards; whether a major repair is a cost-effective proposition on a system over a decade old is a decision only you can make).