Replacing the motherboard should solve this hardware issue. But it's quite expensive.
Kees
Firstly, it wasn't listed, but the laptop is a N55S series. I have never had problems with it till recently, and have babied this thing since I've had it, so can't imagine why this problem has started. Nor do I have any clue what to do.>
>Recently the computer screen has started to flicker, sometimes white and back to the screen, sometimes a variety of colors, sometimes black with a flickering vertical line to the left of the screen, and then sometimes altogether seems to shut off while being on still - like a back-lit screen I can do nothing with.>
>This even happens if it is plugged in via a VGA cable. Thankfully, the computer seems to work fine when connected via an HDMI (which the computer has been connected to for the majority of its life/use), and is where I am doing this now. >
>I would love some advice on what to do and how to go about fixing this. I am not inept at fixing things, but fear to full around with opening the laptop till I get a little more understanding of what is going on and the direction to take from those more experienced.
In the video, happens around the 15 sec mark

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