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Thread ID: 119416	2011-07-22 00:16:00	Toshiba Satellite A200 Laptop problem	Cptn Hotshot (3904)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1218251	2011-07-22 00:16:00	The laptop has all of a sudden (on boot up) shown 4 quadriants on screen, each replicating the boot sequence and eventually Windows. All are relatively too small to read. The battery holds full charge but what I did find is that if I let the battery run down and then recharge it, on boot up the screen is back to normal. However, after a period of time (while battery still holds full charge) on the next boot up it is back to showing 4 quadriants. Any idea what the issue is and means of correction?	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218252	2011-07-22 00:40:00	Forgot to mention am running Vista Home Basic with 2.5GB RAM	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218253	2011-07-22 01:05:00	Time for a new battery?	pctek (84)
1218254	2011-07-22 01:36:00	Have replaced the battery recently and it still does it.	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218255	2011-07-22 08:37:00	Sounds like a video/motherboard hardware fault for it to "tile" the display like that, may even be a screen problem (have you tried connecting another screen to it?). Is it still under warranty?	feersumendjinn (64)
1218256	2011-07-22 08:48:00	Sounds like a video/motherboard hardware fault for it to "tile" the display like that, may even be a screen problem (have you tried connecting another screen to it?). Is it still under warranty? Yeah sounds like the classic nvidia graphics card fault to me.	Alex B (15479)
1218257	2011-07-23 06:57:00	It is long out of warranty. No I don't have another monitor to try it on. If it is the inbuilt graphics, which what now appears to be the case, I would say it is kaput. Maybe time to look for a replacement.	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218258	2011-09-11 09:24:00	Yeah sounds like the classic nvidia graphics card fault to me. Gave the lappy to a friend who attached the laptop to an external display. It displayed on the external screen correctly so obviously it is not the graphics card. Had mentioned to me that it is the LCD controller. What is that? Is it replaceable? At what cost?	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218259	2011-09-12 21:01:00	Bump. Can anyone assist? Thanks.	Cptn Hotshot (3904)
1218260	2011-09-13 07:56:00	The LCD controller or LCD converter is a board about the size of your middle finger. That converts the signal for the LCD. It can be replace provided that you have the part and the time to replace it. Be warned, it is a very delicate process to replace it. Otherwise you can take it to a repair shop citing the problem.	B52 (14341)
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