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    HI my mate has a 4 year old dell lap top and it is now starting to act up. when you switch it on alot of the time the screen boots up , up side down soetimes if you switch it off and on again it sorts its self out but more often than not its 3/4 times of doing this then it sorts its self out has anyone heard of this and can you shed some light on what is happening?

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    There may be something switching it around when the screen is closed.

    Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow keys together...if that combination hotkey is set, it should flip it round.

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    I found THIS on a similar problem, might be worth trying.

    too quick Kaos!

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    If it isnt the key problem, try re-installing/updating your drivers.

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    Try going to the dell site they have diag software on there that you can down load see is there are hardware issues?

 

 

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