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

[razeredge7]

http://imgur.com/a/lh7IW

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

 

[13thmonkey]

Make a backup, now, before you do anything else. Once you have done this, then we can talk more.

 

[razeredge7]

Okay..I'll back it up.
but..whats wrong with my laptop?

 

[13thmonkey]

not sure, but don't fiddle with it, don't investigate it, make a backup.

 

[razeredge7]

ok sure, wait a moment ok

 

[razeredge7]

uh, I cant exactly backup my files...the screen is too blurry to read, it flickers like hell..
anyone know what to do..?

 

[13thmonkey]

uh, I cant exactly backup my files...the screen is too blurry to read, it flickers like hell..
anyone know what to do..?

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

 

[razeredge7]

cant really say for sure..im scared as hell right now.. 🙁
I' too scared to plug in to HDMI cable.3

 

[13thmonkey]

cant really say for sure..im scared as hell right now.. 🙁
I' too scared to plug in to HDMI cable.3

You'll be fine doing that

 

[Hateeb]

i had this problem its the wire that went from my screen lcd to my motherboard i replaced it but this was on another laptop

 

[13thmonkey]

i had this problem its the wire that went from my screen lcd to my motherboard i replaced it but this was on another laptop

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

 

[ScreenSurgeons1]

Your hard drive where the files are kept are safe, unless it's going bad or you encounter an OS failure.

 

[13thmonkey]

Your hard drive where the files are kept are safe, unless it's going bad or you encounter an OS failure.

Or unless the laptop is about to fail leaving the files isolated on a drive whose OS may not allow access to those files?

 

[Slumy__57]

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.

 

[razeredge7]

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..

 

[13thmonkey]

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.

 

[razeredge7]

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.

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.