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From: Steve_Karl on 23 Feb 2010 17:00 Smacked it again on the top and the LCD is back on but still looking like the photo. SK "reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:itqdnUv0YvEK0BnWnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d(a)supernews.com... > Close it, turn it upside down and give it a good smack > seriously > req > "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message news:hm1i48$9qp$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D289E53D19DABrownShoesDontMakeIt(a)188.40.43.213... >>> The killer robot "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> grabbed the controls of >>> the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >>> >>>> Here's a photo. >>>> http://www.sightsea.com/renders/9200_2.jpg >>> >>> That looks pretty blowed up. My VISIO HDTV had a similar pattern on it, >>> and looking into the flat fee bench charge to have it fixed, was not much >>> less than to just get another screen (and move up from 720p to 1080p). >>> >>> I have an old first gen Eee PC that the 7" screen began to bleed black >>> blobs internal to the screem, but it still works connected to an external >>> monitor. They sell replacement screens for those, but it isn't worth >>> putting the money into it on that netbook. >> >> >> So back to the original question ... do you think it's the LCD? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> -- >>> Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email >>> ________ __ >>> / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ >>> / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ >>> / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / >>> \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo >>> Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits >>> Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms >> >> > >
From: reqluq on 23 Feb 2010 17:13 I'd say it does, some pins probably coming loose, you smacked it hard enough? If that doesn't cure it you may have to open it req "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message news:hm1j36$dr7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > OK... I spanked it good ... 3 good smacks ... and now the LCD on the > laptop is totally black, > but the external monitor is still working fine. > > Does this suggest that it's the cable or a loose connection? > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > > > > "reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:itqdnUv0YvEK0BnWnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d(a)supernews.com... >> Close it, turn it upside down and give it a good smack >> seriously >> req >> "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message >> news:hm1i48$9qp$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>> "Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message >>> news:Xns9D289E53D19DABrownShoesDontMakeIt(a)188.40.43.213... >>>> The killer robot "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> grabbed the controls >>>> of >>>> the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >>>> >>>>> Here's a photo. >>>>> http://www.sightsea.com/renders/9200_2.jpg >>>> >>>> That looks pretty blowed up. My VISIO HDTV had a similar pattern on >>>> it, >>>> and looking into the flat fee bench charge to have it fixed, was not >>>> much >>>> less than to just get another screen (and move up from 720p to 1080p). >>>> >>>> I have an old first gen Eee PC that the 7" screen began to bleed black >>>> blobs internal to the screem, but it still works connected to an >>>> external >>>> monitor. They sell replacement screens for those, but it isn't worth >>>> putting the money into it on that netbook. >>> >>> >>> So back to the original question ... do you think it's the LCD? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email >>>> ________ __ >>>> / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ >>>> / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ >>>> / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / >>>> \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo >>>> Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits >>>> Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: Steve_Karl on 23 Feb 2010 17:59
That's next. I'll report back later. SK "reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2IydnW9Bt8qbzhnWnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d(a)supernews.com... > I'd say it does, some pins probably coming loose, you smacked it hard enough? If that doesn't cure it you may have to open it > req > "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message news:hm1j36$dr7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> OK... I spanked it good ... 3 good smacks ... and now the LCD on the laptop is totally black, >> but the external monitor is still working fine. >> >> Does this suggest that it's the cable or a loose connection? >> Any thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> "reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:itqdnUv0YvEK0BnWnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d(a)supernews.com... >>> Close it, turn it upside down and give it a good smack >>> seriously >>> req >>> "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> wrote in message news:hm1i48$9qp$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> >>>> "Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D289E53D19DABrownShoesDontMakeIt(a)188.40.43.213... >>>>> The killer robot "Steve_Karl" <nospam(a)noway.com> grabbed the controls of >>>>> the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >>>>> >>>>>> Here's a photo. >>>>>> http://www.sightsea.com/renders/9200_2.jpg >>>>> >>>>> That looks pretty blowed up. My VISIO HDTV had a similar pattern on it, >>>>> and looking into the flat fee bench charge to have it fixed, was not much >>>>> less than to just get another screen (and move up from 720p to 1080p). >>>>> >>>>> I have an old first gen Eee PC that the 7" screen began to bleed black >>>>> blobs internal to the screem, but it still works connected to an external >>>>> monitor. They sell replacement screens for those, but it isn't worth >>>>> putting the money into it on that netbook. >>>> >>>> >>>> So back to the original question ... do you think it's the LCD? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email >>>>> ________ __ >>>>> / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ >>>>> / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ >>>>> / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / >>>>> \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo >>>>> Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits >>>>> Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |