Laptop Screens

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

YOOOO, the missus' laptop screen is a pain. It works but then goes on a mad flickering trip and you have to either nearly close it up to stop it or open it to the full extent of the brackets. I would presume that I can just swap the screen over but not looked into it. What you think?

TA

Don't replace the screen jsut yet, chances are it's the dc harness at the back. Does it flicker when the screen is moved?

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Don't replace the screen jsut yet, chances are it's the dc harness at the back. Does it flicker when the screen is moved?

Well, right now, I'm sat here with a steady screen, no flickering, but it's taken 15 minutes since turning it on to get it this way by adjusting the screen, tapping the back of it, smacking the back of it and bumping the bottom half with my fist. It always works in the end, but then if the screen gets moved, back to square one and it takes another 10-15 minutes to get it steady again!

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Well, right now, I'm sat here with a steady screen, no flickering, but it's taken 15 minutes since turning it on to get it this way by adjusting the screen, tapping the back of it, smacking the back of it and bumping the bottom half with my fist. It always works in the end, but then if the screen gets moved, back to square one and it takes another 10-15 minutes to get it steady again!

Follow bandits instructions (I guess, not looked at them) but when the plastics are off make sure the thin wide harness at the back is securely in place, not hanging out at the connector or anything. If that doesn't fix it then it's probably the screen...but I hate distance diagnosing things.

[_Stretchie_]

Originally Posted by BanditPat

If you want I'll send you it as soon as I can, have a bit of work to do and my starter to fix but I can send it once thats done, I have a fw people to send it out to any ways.

Yes please

[Paul the 6th]

Little tip, most laptops CAN output to a 2nd monitor so as a temporary measure you could connect your laptop to a cheap TFT until you get the lowdown from el bandito pat

edit: I am thick.

you mean CAN Paul??

yeppo Dan I bet you have an LCD or plasma..


get a vga cable..

plug in to telly plug in to laptop.. output to monitor or dual clone and away you go..

right click desktop.
graphics options
output to

and click which one.. and it wil appear on yer telly..

about 10 to 15 quid a vga and if you want sound then a jack plug is about a fiver

[Paul the 6th]

cheers quiff

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

you mean CAN Paul??

yeppo Dan I bet you have an LCD or plasma..


get a vga cable..

plug in to telly plug in to laptop.. output to monitor or dual clone and away you go..

right click desktop.
graphics options
output to

and click which one.. and it wil appear on yer telly..

about 10 to 15 quid a vga and if you want sound then a jack plug is about a fiver

Yeah, he's got everything for that already as he doesn it all the time. It's weird but I've just learned to live with it now. I don't want to have it go through the TV all the time so I'll just let Dan read this and fix it for me....lol