- 1. Yikes! My Display Is Busted
- 2. Order An Inexpensive Replacement On The Internet
- 3. An HD Quality Instructional Video
1. Yikes! My Display Is Busted
The worst thing that can happen to a portable computer owner - aside from having his wife or girlfriend leave him or his hard disk go up in smoke - is irreparable damage to its built-in, but relatively sensitive liquid crystal (LCD) display. (No, I'm not putting women on the same pedestal as hard disks, what are you thinking?) This might happen because of an entirely innocuous-seeming mishap, such as leaving a pencil lying on the notebook's keyboard and failing to remove it before closing the clamshell. A firm slap on the top deck to force the unit closed and presto you've got a serious problem with your LCD! Another common misadventure involves cracking the screen when you or a colleague trip over a portable's power or network cables, hurling the computer to the floor with a sickening crunch. Ouch!
At this point, some of you are surely thinking, "That can't happen! How could anybody be that stupid?" Well, I thought that until a freak accident occurred involving my notebook and an old and cherished - but somewhat rickety - desktop lamp. The old lamp base somehow broke and gave way, Murphy's Law took over, and the sharp edge of the metal lampshade found its way into the top surface of my notebook display. After that, the LCD was basically unusable. The edges of the sickle-shaped gouge in the anti-reflective film glimmered with rainbows, and markedly curbed my enthusiasm for using the unit.
Uncool: Deep scratches on the display surface
Replace The Screen With A Factory Part, Buy A New Portable Computer, Or
A quick check with the service department at Fujitsu PC USA confirmed my worst fears. A new factory-fresh replacement display would set me back more than $600. I'd also have to part with my most important working tool to send it in for repairs, get it fixed, and then have it shipped back - a loss of several days of productivity at best, and two weeks at worst. To my way of thinking, this involved too much money and way too much lost time to repair a device that I'd purchased for about $1,200 - including the now-damaged display. I decided to try to find a way to buy myself out of the scratched display, at least as a start.
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Words cannot even begin to express how thankful I am for your writing this walk through. As a college student, I cannot afford to buy a new computer or a new display because it's the only thing wrong with my laptop. Seriously, thank you SO much. Now to actually implement your advice...
hey, thanks, not sure if its handy yet but its kept me optimmistic. i don't suppose it would take less than 5 days if you live in Australia would it?
to fix the notebook screen i mean.
mine is smashed from the inside out, only on the left hand side... balls flying places... keep away from laptops. lol..no its not a laughing matter actually. my model s a toshiba Satellite M200/L200 and my manual doesn't tell me how much my screen resolution is. would they have it?
you rock! thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for the guide. won't my husband be so happy and proud of me for repairing his laptop as good as new. this was so much easier than anticipated and obviously cheaper than a new laptop. sheesh. great job and thanks a lot!
I tried to download the instructional video but the link failed.
same, i tried the link, but the link failed. anyone got an alternative link? PLS!
almost a year ago, i fell asleep with my laptop on the bed..
a friend staying with us had said the night before, "isnt that going to fall"
"nah, im used to it"
true enough.. next morning i had kicked it off my bed and now..
the screen colours are "inverted" and theres huge black splotches across the screen
its a relatively old Dell latitude x200
is it worth it getting a new screen and everything?
thats the same thing that happened to me except my sister stepped on my laptop and i have those same huge black splotches and my parents dont know about it so is there any way it can be replaced for about 200 bucks
and its a Gateway laptop i got it for my bithday so pleeasse help
I figured I would buy a replacement LCD screen from this company since there was a video telling how to do the work.
Wow--I thought for sure I could do the work, but I can't even view or download the video. Gotta have that before I'll buy.
Any help out there? What am I doing wrong?
I got the same problem. I got a Sony VGN-FZ340E and it's broken from the inside out in the screen, although it's still usable, there's a black line across the screen. Can this be replaced?
I cant find Screentek online, can anyone send me the link plz?
But remember to take a pic before. Maybe you have something interesting, like:
http://kici.legendary-box.pl/main.php?g2_itemId=86
do know how to repair a display laptop