Solved! Down Part Half Pink Screen

Jeane Beatrice

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So I got this problem just a while ago on my laptop, ( TOSHIBA SATELLITE C50D-A620) I was listening to Spotify then I opened OneNote then suddenly the screen (half of my laptop's screen turned pink! The bottom part) and I'm freaking out because I don't know what to do!

Is there anyone knows how to fix this? Ghad please help me! Your help will be really much appreciated! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
 
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Well first I would try rebooting and see if that resolves it. Some times the simplest thing is the answer. If not, try this...

1. Turn the laptop off (not sleep or hibernate but off).
2. Connect an external monitor to the laptop.
3. Turn on the external monitor.
4. Turn on the laptop.

NOTE: You may have to press an "external monitor" button. Could be the f4 button or a button with two monitors on it, for the external monitor to work.

If you can see fine on the external monitor, then your attached display, or the ribbon cable that connects it, are your problem.

If you can't see on the external monitor at all, or the problem occurs on the external monitor as well, then it is probably the graphics card/GPU that is the problem, which...
Well first I would try rebooting and see if that resolves it. Some times the simplest thing is the answer. If not, try this...

1. Turn the laptop off (not sleep or hibernate but off).
2. Connect an external monitor to the laptop.
3. Turn on the external monitor.
4. Turn on the laptop.

NOTE: You may have to press an "external monitor" button. Could be the f4 button or a button with two monitors on it, for the external monitor to work.

If you can see fine on the external monitor, then your attached display, or the ribbon cable that connects it, are your problem.

If you can't see on the external monitor at all, or the problem occurs on the external monitor as well, then it is probably the graphics card/GPU that is the problem, which may require the motherboard be replaced.
 
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