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problem with laptop screen

  • 02-04-2008 11:34am
    #1
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,
    I have a Dell laptop and the screen has gone blank. I can hear it starting up but the screen remains blank. I can get a picture very briefly if I open and close the lid. Any ideas anyone, please.


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Have you tried it with a monitor/tv?


  • #3
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    Hi Tom,
    I have not tried that. Do I just connect it to the tv with a usb ?


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    jos28 wrote: »
    Hi Tom,
    I have not tried that. Do I just connect it to the tv with a usb ?

    No. A lot of modern TVs have VGA inputs, so you should be able to get a cable that goes directly from your monitor port on the laptop to the TV (same cable/connection as a monitor).

    Some laptops have an s-video port, look for a circular port with several pins on the side of the laptop.


  • #5
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    Hi Tom,
    I brought it into work and connected it to one of the monitors and it worked fine.
    I shut it down, disconnected the monitor and when I started it up again it worked, no problem at all. ??
    Don't know how long for though, could it have just overheated?
    Thank for all your help.
    Jan


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It could be the back light - check the screen carefully from different angles if it happens again

    could be a loose connection inside - try open /close case

    or a crash


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  • #7
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,219 ✭✭✭jos28


    I brought it to my local(reputable) repairs place and they fitted a new ac inverter. It worked for about an hour. They think the screen might be knackered. It starts up with a pinkish colour and then goes black. In the background you can faintly see whats on the screen. If I close it, the screen works for a second or two. Do you think this is terminal ?? If the screen/backlight is knackered is it worth repairing?? It's only about 2/3 years old. Bugger.....

    PS If anyone knows of someone who might be able to repair it, could you be so kind as to pm me with details.


  • #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Given the age of the machine if you cant find a solution to repairing the screen it may be just as useful to convert it into a desktop screen. That is, keep it permanently attached to an external monitor and perhaps remove the lid/screen.


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