This is a Dell Inspiron 1545 with an undesired screen effect--the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). I suspected the GPU or LCD, because of the vertical lines and the red tint when it boots up. Do you have an answer? Post it here,
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3519/p/19501966/20689197
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3519/t/19604348