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Hey guys! Looking for some guidance here from the computer nerds. I'm pretty computer savvy myself, so feel free to speak in techy lingo. I'll understand. Ha ha!
Ok. So I have a maxed out HP Pavilion 17t Laptop. I also run a secondary 4K LG monitor. About a year ago, the laptop monitor itself was failing. In the beginning, it would shut off, but I could push on the connection point behind the screen bezel, and I could get it to come back on. It progressively got worse, so I had the monitor replaced with a brand new one.
Current Problem: The monitor will randomly fail, and then everything will push over to the secondary monitor. (So Windows knows it's failing.) The only way to get it to come back on is to shut the laptop, wait usually at least a minute, and then open it back up. For what it's worth, if I don't wait the minute, the problem won't be resolved for some reason.
My Failed Attempt at Fixing It: In my mind, I figured it was a software issue this time around. Updated all drivers, no dice. Started getting really annoying, so I bought a new Samsung 860 EVO SSD started from scratch. Fresh Windows install. Fresh drivers. Everything was working beautifully!... for about 3 days. Now it's back to doing the same thing. Talk about a downer.
Other Things You May Need to Know: So now it's obviously hardware related. But I don't think it's a "connection" issue. Moving the monitor back and forth has ZERO effect on anything. Pressing on the monitor bezel has ZERO effect. I'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance for any help!
EDIT: Don't know what I was thinking. The programs DO NOT jump over to the secondary monitor. I was wrong on that. Long night. Sorry!
Hey guys! Looking for some guidance here from the computer nerds. I'm pretty computer savvy myself, so feel free to speak in techy lingo. I'll understand. Ha ha!
Ok. So I have a maxed out HP Pavilion 17t Laptop. I also run a secondary 4K LG monitor. About a year ago, the laptop monitor itself was failing. In the beginning, it would shut off, but I could push on the connection point behind the screen bezel, and I could get it to come back on. It progressively got worse, so I had the monitor replaced with a brand new one.
Current Problem: The monitor will randomly fail, and then everything will push over to the secondary monitor. (So Windows knows it's failing.) The only way to get it to come back on is to shut the laptop, wait usually at least a minute, and then open it back up. For what it's worth, if I don't wait the minute, the problem won't be resolved for some reason.
My Failed Attempt at Fixing It: In my mind, I figured it was a software issue this time around. Updated all drivers, no dice. Started getting really annoying, so I bought a new Samsung 860 EVO SSD started from scratch. Fresh Windows install. Fresh drivers. Everything was working beautifully!... for about 3 days. Now it's back to doing the same thing. Talk about a downer.
Other Things You May Need to Know: So now it's obviously hardware related. But I don't think it's a "connection" issue. Moving the monitor back and forth has ZERO effect on anything. Pressing on the monitor bezel has ZERO effect. I'm at a loss.
Thanks in advance for any help!
EDIT: Don't know what I was thinking. The programs DO NOT jump over to the secondary monitor. I was wrong on that. Long night. Sorry!
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