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24-01-2009, 05:14 PM
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Laptop monitor gone black....help please.

Does anyone have any idea what can have gone wrong?
If i plug the laptop into our main monitor the laptop itself is ok so it is definitely the display. Can anyone help?
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24-01-2009, 05:32 PM
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It is your backlight that has gone. I think it is about £70 to have it repaired
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24-01-2009, 05:47 PM
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This has just happened to my OH's laptop although his screen had intermitent moments. Luckily he's got an extended warranty and Dell are coming out Monday to mend it for him but they are brining a board???

Not much help really am I

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24-01-2009, 08:53 PM
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Could you have accidentally changed the display settings in the control panel?

My laptop can either display on its own screen - or on a 'remote' one. But you have to change the settings for each.

Worth checking Control panel - display - settings if you are using XP.
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27-01-2009, 10:00 AM
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I have had a quote of £130 to fix the laptop. I'm not sure it is worth it at that......
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27-01-2009, 11:20 AM
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You'lll probably find that's about right for a laptop repair.

The trouble with them is that the components are all packed together - so not easy to work on.

FWIW my machine was / is one of the cheaper ones and I got an estimate of £75 plus carriage for its repair.

The question I had to answer was, given I wanted a laptop - could I get one cheaper? I had mine repaired
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27-01-2009, 12:39 PM
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The guy in the shop said Advent who make mine are awful at repairs and take forever. I would be looking at between 4-6 weeks.He is a small independent pc guy who does loads of repairs.
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27-01-2009, 08:37 PM
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If this guy is willing to repair your machine - why not let him do it.

I didn't send my Acer back to them - but to a firm that I found listed at the bottom of an ebay page. The repair they carried out on my machine is still holding.

Chip and Dale are older - and haven't gone for the cable again
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10-02-2009, 06:11 PM
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How old is the laptop? Also where did you get it from? The backlight is covered in a normal 12 month warranty and also in any extended warranty, eg PC World/Currys "Coverplan"
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