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Yeah, they're all pretty old and are usually not worth fixing especially with the rapebastard rates people charge to fix them. I'll probably take it to a couple of shops soon and if it's not cheap to fix just sell them as faulty/ spares and repairs and buy a new one.
No, the screen was dodgy, but it's the rest of the laptop that's now not working. I doubt simply replacing the screen will magically make it boot up. What makes you think it's the video card?
i don't think it's the video card. i think most likely your laptop is fried. it could be your power supply that's faulty, especially if your battery is showing signs of wear. if you plug it in and leave the laptop off, do you see any LED lights that turn on? too bad you're in europe, where latops cost more
might as well open the thing up.. probably not very difficult.
There was one light that occasionally blinked when it's off and not plugged in (not now though). I don't know what good opening it up will do. I've opened plenty up before but it's not like I could visually spot the problem, and everytime I take them apart something else seems to break haha. Got two other faulty laptops that are currently in worse condition than when I opened them up to get the harddrives out haha.
well the thing is that your battery is probably no longer working, so it's either your power supply/adapter, or something on your circuit board is fried. if it's a cheap laptop then it's probably not worth messing with.
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No, the screen was dodgy, but it's the rest of the laptop that's now not working. I doubt simply replacing the screen will magically make it boot up. What makes you think it's the video card?
i don't think it's the video card. i think most likely your laptop is fried. it could be your power supply that's faulty, especially if your battery is showing signs of wear. if you plug it in and leave the laptop off, do you see any LED lights that turn on? too bad you're in europe, where latops cost more
might as well open the thing up.. probably not very difficult.
There was one light that occasionally blinked when it's off and not plugged in (not now though). I don't know what good opening it up will do. I've opened plenty up before but it's not like I could visually spot the problem, and everytime I take them apart something else seems to break haha. Got two other faulty laptops that are currently in worse condition than when I opened them up to get the harddrives out haha.
No, the screen was dodgy, but it's the rest of the laptop that's now not working. I doubt simply replacing the screen will magically make it boot up. What makes you think it's the video card?
i don't think it's the video card. i think most likely your laptop is fried. it could be your power supply that's faulty, especially if your battery is showing signs of wear. if you plug it in and leave the laptop off, do you see any LED lights that turn on? too bad you're in europe, where latops cost more
might as well open the thing up.. probably not very difficult.
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No, the screen was dodgy, but it's the rest of the laptop that's now not working. I doubt simply replacing the screen will magically make it boot up. What makes you think it's the video card?
so your screen is fucked? it's either your video card of the screen, and if it's the screen.. that's an easy fix for about $50 off ebay.
if it's not turning on, it's probably not worth fixing.
if it's not turning on, it's probably not worth fixing.
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So my laptop just fucked up. I lightly dropped it a few months ago and everything was fine apart from the screen which became dislodged. I took the screen casing apart and re-connected it and it was fine apart from occasionally a small vertical bar of the screen where the connector was kept intermittently cutting out. After tapping it with my finger a few times it usually sorted itself out, but it kept happening more and more to the point where I was having to tap it every few minutes. Every now and again I would prise the cover off and try reconnect it to make it better. I just did this again but as I was trying to fix it I noticed the laptop had switched off. I tried powering it back on but nothing - completely dead. I don't know whether I shorted it trying to fix it whilst it was powered on - is that even possible? - or whether it just randomly and coincidentally decided to cut out. Any idea what could be wrong with it?
Oh, it might be worth noting that the battery on it is pretty much fucked and only lasts about a minute even though it's been on charge and the power adapter is pretty lose and comes out easily enough, so it could just be a problem with the battery, but is there anyway to test this?
Thanks.
Oh, it might be worth noting that the battery on it is pretty much fucked and only lasts about a minute even though it's been on charge and the power adapter is pretty lose and comes out easily enough, so it could just be a problem with the battery, but is there anyway to test this?
Thanks.
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