I think making people afraid of open their *owned* computers is bad advice, alas it tends to void their warranty. If you do decide to go forward (perhaps just to save time), note that there might be one unconnected antenna cable - this was the case with my x61t, which had 3 antenna cables as...
I concur with MorgothPI, but I'd take out the video card as a first step to see if using the onboard graphics makes the problem go away - if so, it may serve to support a malfunctioning power supply / video card explanation.
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Hey guys,
Well, looks like I have a problem. I just received a new Dell u2711 monitor yesterday & I feel the monitor is simply too bright. If you don't want to read the whole post, skip to the photo links & let me know if they look normal.
What do I do?
- Programming, almost exclusively...