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From: Ben Myers on 23 Dec 2009 10:25
the wharf rat wrote:
> In article <hgsdem$g46$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
>> Should I get the entire LCD screen plus the plastic trim to fix the line
>> and broken hinge? Kill two birds with one bullet?
>>
> Laptops almost always decompose into a top unit consisting of the
> lcd screen and related components and the bottom unit consisting of everything
> else :-) You can usually buy one or the other on the used market. Replacing
> the entire unit at once is much easier than taking either one apart and
> replacing a sub-assembly, so try to buy an entire top lid, plastic, LCD,
> and all.
>
>

Agreed. Taking apart a laptop LCD screen is a tedious and
time-consuming effort. And then there is getting it back together.

The line is possibly caused by a kink in one of the cables going to the
screen... Ben Myers
From: BillW50 on 23 Dec 2009 10:35
In news:hgsdem$g46$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
Justin typed on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:30:43 -0500:
> Hi folks, I have an old Gateway M320 with a line through the screen.
> Here are a picture of the line - obviously I need to replace the
> screen. http://www.imagebam.com/image/ad322960885145
> I know its not the video drivers since the line is there before the OS
> loads.
>
> My first question is, what part number do I need to replace the
> screen? I searched eBay for M320 LCD and I get some results with and
> without the external plastic trim.

Hi Justin! Well that could be the LCD, video cable, or video card on the
motherboard. Does it look okay on an external monitor? If so, it there
is a good chance that another LCD will take care of it. But no
guarantees.

> Then there is the broken plastic on the rear of the hinges - thanks to
> somebody picking up the machine by the screen. Several times here are
> the pictures of each hinge.
> What do I need to replace that?
> http://www.imagebam.com/image/bd140260885151
> and
> http://www.imagebam.com/image/3c46c160885152
>
> Should I get the entire LCD screen plus the plastic trim to fix the
> line and broken hinge? Kill two birds with one bullet?

Yes most definitely. I've never seen the Gateway hinges break there. You
lucked out. As usually they break off from the bottom clamshell. And it
is usually only the left one. And the old fix was to replace the whole
bottom case. And used prices were outrages. Although the prices has
dropped a lot since one bright guy has manufactured an aluminum block
that screws into the video port socket. Like this one, eBay #
320466252183.

Speaking about lifting up a machine by the screen, which is usually a
bad thing to do. But I noticed these Asus EeePC 700 series netbooks,
this practice is just fine. As the lid and the hinges can support the
weight many times over the weight of the netbook itself.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2


From: BillW50 on 23 Dec 2009 10:50
In news:hgtcp7$kev$2(a)news.eternal-september.org,
Ben Myers typed on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:25:27 -0500:
> the wharf rat wrote:
>> In article <hgsdem$g46$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
>>> Should I get the entire LCD screen plus the plastic trim to fix the
>>> line and broken hinge? Kill two birds with one bullet?
>>>
>> Laptops almost always decompose into a top unit consisting of the
>> lcd screen and related components and the bottom unit consisting of
>> everything else :-) You can usually buy one or the other on the
>> used market. Replacing the entire unit at once is much easier than
>> taking either one apart and replacing a sub-assembly, so try to buy
>> an entire top lid, plastic, LCD, and all.
>
> Agreed. Taking apart a laptop LCD screen is a tedious and
> time-consuming effort. And then there is getting it back together.

I guess it is all relative. If you are replacing LCDs all of the time,
it seems pretty easy. Although I guess your mind is running in that auto
pilot mode and you don't notice it being so tedious anymore. <grin>

> The line is possibly caused by a kink in one of the cables going to
> the screen... Ben Myers

Yes and since the hinges are broken, that cable probably gets pulled on
a lot too.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2


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