Hello,

I am using Dell Inspiron 13R (N3010), the warranty expires on January 2012. (almost a year since I bought it)

I am experiencing issues with my monitor, in random moments, for just about 1-2 seconds, the monitor might flicker, because it usually happens so fast, I can't get my phone to record it. But it happens multiple times in a day. The flickering is like when your old TV got interference problems (maybe?).

When I brought it to the local Dell store, the staff told me to check using Dell Support Center Application. I already did that, and it shows no problem. I also did the check by booting to Dell Recovery Center (is it what it called?), seems to show no problems as well.

Other than this monitor flickering issue, sometimes I got an issue with overheating and the notebook turns off by itself and I have to wait a few secs before I can turn it on again. This causes me to bring portable notebook fan to every place I bring my notebook. Checked by booting to Dell Recovery Center, it said the notebook fans have no problem.

Because it happens randomly, I don't know what I should claim in regards to warranty, if I have to claim warranty.

Any suggestions on how I should handle this problem?

Thank you in advance.

System summary:

• Inspiron N3010 
• BIOS Version string A11
• Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) SP1 Build Number 7601, DirectX 11
• i5 M460 @ 2.53GHz
• System Memory 4 GB
• Harddrive Toshiba 500GB
• Motherboard Intel PCH HM57
• Video Card - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series. Driver version: 8.812.0.0, 1-4-2011