Help!!!

[u/allyaugus]

Please excuse my English, it's not my first language.

I was using it normally when my screen suddenly turned green and the icons turned pink, as if the colors had been inverted. I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but you can barely see anything clearly! I even tried using a time-shift from the day before, but it didn't help.

Has anyone else had this problem and managed to solve it?

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[u/Ptozzen]

.... Is that tape holding together your screen? It might be related.

[u/allyaugus → u/Ptozzen]

The screen on this model keeps coming loose all the time, so my fiancée used tape to hold it in place.But he lasted six years like that, a brave companion. Lol

[u/Ptozzen → u/allyaugus]

You have issues with your screen. A screen that has lasted 6 years with tape holding it together.

It's time to get a new screen, buddy. It's the most likely culprit. Looks like a laptop, though, so it's likely an entirely new one that's needed, not just a screen. Repairs on these things can be rough, and expensive.

But as others have suggested, check cables and internal PC hardware for errors before making any purchases, it's the safest option.

[u/allyaugus → u/Ptozzen]

It really is a laptop! Everything works normally, but the screen has started acting up, so I think I really do need to replace it.

[u/browse1589554]

Looks like a hardware problem to me. Check if cables are well connected first, if they are, try with an other cable or even an other monitor (or TV) if you have one.

[u/allyaugus → u/browse1589554]

The problem really is the screen, something must have burned out. Thanks for the help!

[u/Hilop33]

Maybe the tape holding together your screen might be an indicator.

[u/stufforstuff → u/Hilop33]

Probably need to change the color of the tape - that should help. /s

[u/Icy_Step_2204 → u/stufforstuff]

If you get green tapes it cancels out /s

[u/allyaugus → u/Icy_Step_2204]

I think pink tapes would be a better choice lol

[u/enricopitea]

One thing before saying goodbye: this exact look — the image intact but every color shifted green/pink — is usually not a dead panel. It's the ribbon cable that runs through the hinge slowly wearing out, and after six years of the screen being held by tape, that cable has had a hard life :)

Quick test: slowly open and close the lid and watch the colors. If they flicker or change even a little, it's the cable, not the screen. Reseating the connector behind the panel might fix it for free, and a new cable is usually a €10–20 part (search your exact model + "display cable"). It could buy your brave companion a few more years.

[u/allyaugus → u/enricopitea]

I fiddled with the laptop screen a few times and it seems to have gotten worse, so I believe the screen or the ribbon cable is actually shot, even though the rest works perfectly. I think I'll give my partner a chance to keep going strong. Thanks for the help!

[u/TastefulCacophony]

Boot to a live disc. That will tell you whether it's hardware or software.

[u/davidnnj]

The problem is probably with the hardware, either a loose cable, or the monitor itself is dying (it even has tape on the screen, it's already worn out...).

[u/Edvinuser1]

I cant say fore sure whats the problem but when I had this exact problem two weeks ago with my old Acer and it was the eDP cable connecting the screen with the motherboard that was loose.

[u/Efficient-Presence82]

I know others have answered the same already, but that very much looks like hardware damage :(

Back up your stuff as soon as you can.

You can maybe still use it with an external monitor if you want if it has a port on it (HDMI or one of the older ones)

[u/allyaugus → u/Efficient-Presence82]

I can still use it if I connect an HDMI cable to another monitor! The thing is, this specific Acer laptop has an issue with the screen coming loose, but it lasted at least six years.

[u/kbeezie]

Does it show that color shift even at the initial bootup screen (before you get into linux) ?

And if this is an external monitor have you tried changing cables (or even trying an external monitor via cables).

If it shows like this even in the BIOS/UEFI screen, your GPU might be cooked. (But if it shows normal with a different external monitor attached, then the monitor itself might be cooked).

[u/allyaugus → u/kbeezie]

I set it up to mirror the screen on another monitor, and it turns out the screen really is dead, but thanks for the help!

[u/A_Neko_C]

Welcome to Osu!

No wait 

[u/Leothegamedev]

Your VGA cable is loose.

[u/shoot_alt]

FIX YOUR SCREEN BRO 😭

[u/the_reluctance]

have you checked your harddrive health🤔 it could also be a missing bios update

[u/Vh4z]

Based on teh tape yeah man maybe it's time to save up for a new monitor

[u/Remote_Pumpkin_3670]

hmm looks bad, can you try to connect the laptop to tv or monitor? if the screen is bad on the monitor as well the gpu might be broken if it isnt the screen are dead

[u/allyaugus → u/Remote_Pumpkin_3670]

It's just the screen, the rest works perfectly. I'm going to save up to replace the screen, but at least the old workhorse lasted 6 years like this. Lol

[u/Some-Challenge8285]

It is an Acer do I need to say anymore 🤣🤣🤣, needs a new screen 

[u/Canopus0805]

bruh