Dell N5010 notebook background color problem

Paultx

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I noticed this sort of problem while my Dell N5010 notebook still had the original Windows 7, but I didn't give it much thought. Later, when I upgraded to Windows 8, I noticed that again and took a picture while 8 was being installed. And a few days ago I took another one just to make it sure.

Look at the pictures and you'll see that the background shows a pattern that looks like a scratched texture, black background with red crayon or something.

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Thing is, that appears while the system is booting and stays there even when I set my desktop background to black as a solid color.

What can I do to make that background pattern go away? TIA.

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PS: Sorry I asked this here first, but I just can't stand the Dell support...
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I would suspect either a problem with the video hardware or the display itself.

There is a Dell community users forum, with "users helping users" just like this forum. That is a good place to start. I used to work that forum, for 10 years, until I got rid of the Dell PC's I had.

Laptop hardware forum: Laptop - Dell Community
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i7 6700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
    Memory
    16 Gb G Skill TridentZ DDR4 3400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (i7 CPU)
    Sound Card
    RealTek Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" Dell SE2717HR
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 850 SSD, 3TB for backups
    PSU
    EVGA Supernova 750 G2
    Case
    BeQuiet Silent Base 600
    Cooling
    Deepcool Captain 120EX
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Cable - 100MB Downlink
    Browser
    Edge/Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft
    Other Info
    Sonar Platinum 64 bit recording studio software with MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface unit.
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