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Conference akocoa::decpc_portables

Title:DECpc _Portables
Moderator:PCBUOA::GLANTZ
Created:Wed May 08 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2423
Total number of notes:11059

2287.0. "Ultra I Display problems" by SLOAN::HOM () Sun Jan 26 1997 17:06

    Our group has a number of Ultra I's going bad. The symptom is 
    that one or more columns of pixels has gone intermittent. The result is
    vertical "strips" on the display.  
    
    The units with the most usage have the problem.  
    
    Gim
    
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2287.1CGOOA::OWONGSKIWI in Canada (VAO)Sun Jan 26 1997 23:154
    May be a problem with the flex strip to the display.  We've had similar
    problems here - need to get MCS to check it out.
    
    	Owen.
2287.2my fearSLOAN::HOMMon Jan 27 1997 12:296
I hope the problem got fixed on the
newer models.


Gim

2287.3Ultra I losing 1.5in down right side of screenGVPROD::tacky.geo.dec.com::geaneyWed Feb 12 1997 11:2613
This seems to be a common problem.   My HiNote has recently developed this and I intermittently 
lose about 1.5in down the right hand side of the screen.   I was in London a few weeks back and 
saw at least one other machine with exactly the same fault.

It looks like either the flex cable is giving out or some dirt has got in the contacts somewhere 
(both PC's are about a year old).   At least my fault seems to go away after the machines has been 
running for about 20 minutes - I understand however that it will soon become a permanent feature 
and will need a proper fix.

Any engineers out there know if its the cable giving up or a bad contact????

John G
(can't use it for customer demo's anymore................)