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HELP! MY LAPTOP SCREEN FLICKERS AFTER OPENING MY LAPTOP! Urgent!

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razeredge7

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it looks like this when I put my laptop back on, I put some thermal paste because it's overheating..now it became like this...PLEASE HELP! THIS LAPTOP CONTAINS A LOT OF DATA T^T
Acer Aspire 4745G
Ati Radeon Mobility HD 5650
 


Can you remote desktop into it from another machine? Does it do the same on a monitor?
 


You'll be fine doing that
 


That's what I suspect it is, but I want the data safe just in case there's a problem.
 


Or unless the laptop is about to fail leaving the files isolated on a drive whose OS may not allow access to those files?
 
Yeah, safest bet would be to use an external display and create a backup of your most important files, or your whole hard drive if you can. Then start troubleshooting the problem.
 
I wonder whats wrong with it. Before applying thermal paste it was all good and fine... but now...

I remember the technician accidentally spilled the thermal paste on the board, but just a little, then he wiped the thermal paste though..

Man.. I dont know what to do anymore..
 


So you paid someone to do this? Right, do the backup, take it back. Use a cable and an external screen.
 
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I decided not to take it back, that shitty shop is full of amateur technician who just fuc*ed up my laptop. I will back it up, and probably bring it to the service center.
 
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