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(Message started by: LeLimey on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:14pm)

Title: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by LeLimey on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:14pm

Does anyone want a piggin' Beagle?!!
He jumped over my laptop chasing the cat and sent it flying and I now have a very thin line right across the screen about a third of the way down from the top. Its only about the width of one of the black lines separating the buttons on this page but it is annoying. Can I do anything to sort it or is it busted??
Thanks
Helen

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by rextangle on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:17pm

There is a strip that connects the screen from the unit.
But to get to it, you'd have to get inside the laptop (quite difficult depending on the model)....
Let me know what brand and model you have...

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by rextangle on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:19pm

If you have an external monitor, you may want to plug that in first. If the monitor shows the full screen, then it's inside the laptop screen.... if not, then the video card may need to be reajusted

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by LeLimey on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:20pm

Hewlett Packard Omnibook ~Do you need any more info than that?
Thank you for helping! :)

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by rextangle on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:22pm

Is there another number next to the model???
Give me a couple minutes.... [smiley=huh.gif]

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by rextangle on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:27pm

so, what's the model number? 6000? 4100? 300?

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by LeLimey on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:29pm

All it says is omnibook xe2 and its serial #

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by rextangle on Jan 30^th, 2005, 4:30pm

Thanks... let me see what I can find out... BRB

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by Opus on Jan 30^th, 2005, 7:23pm

From my experience, that thin white line is caused by pressure on the edge of the LCD. I have one with the same thing, and it seems to be unfixable. Normally a bad harness will cause color problems or flipping of the picture. You can try to slowly move the screen up and down to see if it goes.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by BikerBob on Jan 30^th, 2005, 10:25pm

Quote:

Does anyone want a piggin' Beagle?!!

Awww, poor little piggin' beagle. He was just being a beagle and doing what beagles do. Forgive him and give him a big hug.
;)

Bob

Title: Re: Laptop Screen problem - help!
Post by LeLimey on Jan 31^st, 2005, 4:29am

Rex and Opus thank you so much for your help.. I'm passing the scabby thing to someone who can do more than turn it on and off to fix! :)
Bob.. the piggin mutt was lying with his head on my lap while I was typing.. he rules me much as I like to pretend otherwise! The cat HATES him though.....