[Nottingham] Netbook dimming

[david at gbenet.com]

On 19/09/14 07:28, Ron Wilton wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I have a 4 year old netbook that has started to act strangely. The screen dims and becomes
> unresponsive (though sometimes I can move the cursor around). After a few minutes the screen
> brightens up and I am able to continue using the computer. I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is happening?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
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Ron,

Perhaps your connection to your power supply is getting lose - you ought to take the back
off and clean your internal fan - and check to see if the power connector's not loose.

David

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