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August 20th, 2006 07:00

screen problems

i have an inspiron 8200  and 2 days ago from the moment i turn it on, the screen is garbled  with dots or streaming lines etc
i cant seem to play dvds or games on it now as it comes yp with a message like no video overlay or directx or videos driver is out of date  but i have installed the omega radeon driver so whats wrong?
any help please
  • ejn63

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    Posted August 20th, 2006 09:00

    Attach an external monitor. Does the same fault show up?
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    Posted August 20th, 2006 10:00

    No driver is needed for the internal panel.

    Borrow an external monitor - it will tell you whether you've got a video card fault or a display issue.
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    Posted August 20th, 2006 10:00

    i havent got an external monitor i can try sorry
     
    do i need to have the correct driver for my dell lapton screen monitor installed - does anyone know where i can get this driver and what its called