tiny pink pixels on my screen all the time??!!!

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tiny pink pixels on my screen all the time??!!!

hello i have had my macbook for almost a year and there are these tiny pink pixels that showed up out of no where and i was wondering if this has happpend to any one else. Someone told me it was the graphics card and im not a computer wiz so if any one has any knowledge i would really love it! maybe my computer is just a goner

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4), my baby is all screwed up

Posted on May 28, 2007 1:57 PM

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Michael Tirta

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May 28, 2007 4:12 PM in response to coconut oil

Hi coconut oil, welcome to macbook forum.

that tiny pixel called slow pixel or dead pixel, and it happen randomly to any lcd screen.

some user push and rub lightly within that area to make that pixel become responsive again.

Some use this link:

http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixel-on-an-LCD-Monitor

and this:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20962
or
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/pixelfix.html

Good Luck

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May 29, 2007 9:20 PM in response to coconut oil

Try this.

http://www.macinstruct.com/node/52

I have the same problem. Except i Googled my problem and it is aparently a stuck pixel and not a dead one. this is because the pixel is black which means that it isn't allowing any light though and these sometimes fix themselves within a day and sometimes never. I am letting it sit for now. However, the odd part is that when i put a red image over/around the pixel, it is black, but any other color, the pixel is a light blue. so i am not sure whats up. but i would try that link. or this one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck_pixel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_pixel

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coconut oil Author

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May 28, 2007 11:29 PM in response to Michael Tirta

well i dont think this is the case because these tiny pink dots change all the time and seem to out line different images, like if im looking at an image of a persons face these dots will hover the eye and be around the mouth in funny shapes. i tryed the tapping and "massaging" of the "dead" pixels and nothing happened. i will keep trying but if any one knows any thing! please help meeeeee

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Answer 4

Jun 8, 2007 2:06 PM in response to Scott.SharkBait

Hello, I also have the same exact problem, plus other new geen pixels floating around the upper left side of the screen. THIS IS NOT A SINGLE DEAD PIXEL.

What to do?
I dont believe its temperature related. It might me memory or connection related, but Im no expert.
Please, some proffesional help.

A.

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