Check inside the laptop for any loose cables that could have come loose when you dropped it. What kind of surface did you drop it on? Was it hard or soft? If it was a harder surface, it might have...

I would think about getting a new screen, or a replacement of some sort. Seeing as it's less than a year old, i think your warranty should still cover it. Take it back to where you bought it from,...

It looks like the screen is wearing out. How long have you had this laptop? Also, have you dropped it recently or has any liquid got into it? I think the screen is the problem here.

Also to the side of the slot itself, it says if it is a PCI-E x16 slot in white text on the motherboard. If you are unsure what it is, post a photo of the slot here as an attachment to your next...

Does your monitor plug into a gfx card of any sorts, or is it just connected to the motherboard? If it is connected to the motherboard you are using on-board graphics, otherwise you are connected...

If it's only a year old, i would think it would have PCI-E x16. Mine is 3/4 years old as has PCI-E x16.
Taking off the case side panel is an easy thing to do and won't harm your computer. As long...

The easiest way to check the power of you PSU (power supply unit), is to open up your case and look at the label on the side of your PSU. This will then tell you a value in Watts (W). Most common...

Most likely if you are running PCI-E x16
What power supply do you currently run on? A better graphics card will require more power to run it.

Open up your case and look where your gfx (graphics) card plugs into your motherboard. On the side of the slot it will say "PCI-E x16" if it is a modern PCI-E slot. If you do have AGP, you still...

Nvidia cards are more reliable apparently than ATi cards, but i use an ATi card and it works fine.
I use an ATi Radeon X1600XT, with 256Mb of on-board memory. It can play Call Of Duty 4 but on low...

Does your monitor have an 'Auto Adjust' button, or in the monitor menu? Look for any buttons on the side of your monitor, and try to find an Auto-Adjust button, or the menu button. Then use the...

You still can try a system restore. Just be careful that you don't send it too far back, and that you keep any documents etc. that you have created after the date you are restoring back to.

Is it running XP or Vista?
Also have you tried doing a system restore back to a point when these 'seams' didn't appear?

Could at a long shot be a virus, so i would update your anti-virus & anti-spyware protection, then run a full system scan. Might find something lurking around in your system.

mmm May be a connector issue possibly. Are all the connectors for the monitor free of dust and debris?
What computer is it by the way?

You might have the Power Save feature activated in control panel which turns off your monitor to safe energy. This can be turned off by doing the following:
Control Panel -> Power Options -> Set...

Any ATi or Nvidia card with 512Mb of V-RAM would suffice. I personally would go with ATi, just because i know the software and hardware better. Nvidia cards though are slightly better for gaming i...

Yeah but you can also get expensive 700W ones, which do the job and last. Mine is a 570W one and works like a dream :)

For safe running of your computer, you should have a PSU that is at least 400W, if you intend on only having it a short time. You could also invest in a high spec PSU around 700W ish, and transfer...

If you just open your case, look for where your power cable goes in and there is ur PSU. The sticker normally faces towards you when the case is opened.
The value would look like this: ---W
As...

You would be better off going for a high end Nvidia card for DirectX9.c compatibility because they are cheaper now due to everyone migrating to use Vista and DirectX 10. If you do intend in moving...

Hi there.
If you try this site first:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
Find the game in question, and find it in the drop-down list. This online programme will then check your...

No problem :)
Any new problems, don't hesitate to post back in a new thread!

If you remove the old graphics cards drivers first (use "Add or Remove Programmes" in the Control Panel) Then power off you PC. Ground yourself in some way (Anti-static wristbands are the safest and...

So the gfx card was overheating hence your weird lines on the screen. Check for dust in and around your PC just to make sure anything else wasn't overheating. If there is any dust hoover it out or...

This looks to me like your monitor is broken. Is it an old style CRT monitor (looks like an old TV) or a more modern LCD one? When did you buy it?

If he is using AVG free edition then he just covered from Virus attacks not spyware. If has AVG internet security he is covered from everything. I would recommend Spybots Search & Destroy program...

Could be a power supply problem. What's the voltage of his PSU? Although it could suggest possibly a virus attack of some sort. Seeing as it hasn't happened until recently. What...

Please Mark this thread as solved, so that people don't randomly come here in the future trying to fix a fixed problem!

Yes it does, it seems that your problem is cured if you can see the picture when ur using ur video card.

Try to plug the monitor into the mobo itself if it has a VDU slot. Then see if you actually get a picture, then try to install the drivers from there. Might be worth a shot.

What type of monitor is it? CRT or LCD?
If it one of the big old style thick ones, try upgrading to an LCD monitor. If your current monitor is an LCD one, try finding the monitor menu button...

Still Acer is a trustworthy brand, so you can't go far wrong with experience. You could always look at a duel core Acer laptop. Although i am not sure if they do any. Most likely they do.
See...

I think Acer's are generally good machines. I have an old Laptop which still runs fine from the Windows 98 era :) . But i agree with Bennet, the more RAM you have the better. Also Dual Core is the...

I only run a single X1600XT Radeon, it does the job better than the previous one, so i happy. And i got it at a reasonable price. Bargain.

I guess it could work, having three or four monitors. But you would need some sort of software to send the right part of the desktop to the right monitor.
That i think would be your greatest...

Yeah, normally a single better card with more things that come with it is better than two lower cards with less options, trying to be as good as the card with more options.

ATi and Nvidia are fairly even in price to be honest, but i would go for ATi purely because i have used their products more and i know what the software/hardware can/cant do.

Do you get BSOD's ?
Does the monitor display "No signal" ?

If you are thinking of having 2 gfx cards, you could possibly buy the ATi equivalent, then run 2 of them in the CrossFire mode, which i hear is highly recommended....