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["Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>]

Thanks much!  I'm actually going to see if I can get a new screen-- it'd be
a bummer to get one that did the same thing a few months after I put in
on...  Thanks again for letting me know this is going to be (hopefully) a
straightforward procedure :).

The screen will only illuminate if I press the pin that senses whether the
laptop is open or closed.  It stays illuminated for a second, then goes dark
again. 

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From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Karches
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:57 PM
To: cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com; Internetworkers:
http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Replacing Laptop Screen

I just replaced a screen on an HP laptop for my boss. I only had to remove 8
screws to replace it. The replacement screen came from a second laptop (same
model). Much easier (and probably cheaper) than trying to replace the
backlight (if that is the problem). Look on eBay for a laptop like yours
with a good screen and do a swap.

When you say  "starting to die", are you saying that the backlight is going
out, or is the display flickering? Sometimes that can be fixed by replacing
the ribbon cable between the screen and display.

--tom

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Colleen McCarthy <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>
wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> The screen on my Compaq Presario is starting to die.  Do any of you 
> have an opinions on replacing it-- i.e., "It's a pain, don't", "It's a 
> breeze-- stop typing and order one now!", "Just replace the Presario", 
> "Order X brand", "Don't ever order X brand!", etc.



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Tom Karches
tkarches AT gmail.com
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