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Did you ever notice that chestnut is a type of horse, and horse is a type of chestnut.
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That's just nuts!
Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.
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Quit horsin' around, Mike! 
/ravi
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Was that an eQuestrian Ravi? 
Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.
JaxCoder.com
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OK, I'll pony up - yes, it was. 
/ravi
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Who let you two guys appaloosa in the lounge! 
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
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Those two are utterly draft, Percheron their sense of humor.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I agree. Time they were reined in.
/ravi
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They've been driving me buggy (and my name ain't Miss Daisy, neither).
Software Zen: delete this;
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Clearly, they lack horse sense.
/ravi
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That's a horse of a different color.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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hmm hmm hmmm roasting on an open fire 
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When I try to tilt the angle of view on my notebook, it throws fit and lands on a BSOD, consistently.
I was unsure how this was happening. Just to observe the behaviour, I left my notebook intact on my desk without moving a bit for 2 weeks. There was no problem.
When I lifted the notebook, the slight movement on the lid, threw the notebook to crash, immediately.
I thought maybe the pressure at the bottom of the notebook(when I left) is crushing the circuitry or an HDD controller cable, something like that. But it's not.
It's confirmed with the final experiment: On the desk, without lifting the notebook, just pushed the lid back a bit. It lands right into this screen.
And far worse - If I pushed it further, the whole screen became a dump of noisy horizontal lines flickering like an ECG gone wild.
It's a PITA to think about giving the machine to the service centre..taking backups etc.
Any clue?
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something is loose ..maybe the memory...
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Well notebooks must have a sensor that detects lid position, as most include a feature that activates sleep mode when lid is closed. So maybe that sensor is causing problems.
Perhaps on that note, you can try disabling any "sleep mode" features and see if it still happens? I get that you are not fully closing the lid, but still that sensor could be triggering some kind of check which is problematic.
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 will try this out. thank you
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It's just a guess, I honestly don't know enough about hardware, especially notebooks.
The problem is that activating "sleep mode" is going to be secondary to any IO feedback from the sensor anyway, so it might have already blue screened by the time it gets to that part anyway.
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Isn't that normally a magnetic proximity switch rather than an "angle detector"?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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No idea, and I would have thought something like that is more likely, but I could have sworn my old Dell laptop would go to sleep much before the lid was fully closed... but human memory can be volatile, so who knows what I remember 
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When you try to move the lid angle, you are flexing the keyboard case around the hinge. That is putting pressure on the PCB which mounts to it and that loosens something that has come "unstuck" - could be a solder joint, could be a connector, could be a flexi that flexed too much. If it's out of warranty then it's worth opening it up and checking ram and processor seating, having a look at flexi cables and how "straight" they go into connectors, that kind of thing. If it's in warranty, then it's "backup and send to the service center" time - these things don't get better on their own, and they generally need some serious soldering skills (or a new MB which is the modern equivalent).
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You are probably right that it is hardware fault. BSOD is nearly always memory problem these days right?
Surely though the OP can test moving the lid without putting additional pressure on the base/keyboard?
I guess it's not clear if the problem is 100% reliant on lid movement or not.
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You know, even if it is under warranty, and the memory is user-accessible, I would try removing and resetting the memory just to be sure it isn't just a loose stick of memory. Would suck to send it all the way back to the service center just to have them diagnose a loose memory stick.
On another thought, it could also be chaffed/loose wiring/harness. There are a lot of devices located around the screen (besides the screen itself), such as cameras, microphones, indicator lights and multitouch sensors. If you happen to have the lid open anyhow, look for areas where the wire insulation may have worn through by rubbing together or on something. Some electrical tape and/or heat shrink tubing may be all that's needed to solve the issue, saving you from having to buy a new laptop.
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Thanks for the clues !
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There are lots of possibilities:
loose or a broken cable to the display,
logic board is cracked where putting pressure on the hinges moves it,
a connector is broken or,
a cracked solder joint
or any combination of the above
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