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re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:41 am Posted by Rusty Shackleford (10 messages posted) O, also, i used their chat client to ask for some help, and he said to check the hinges at the bottom of the screen, i did, and they were pretty loose, when i asked him, the screen did turn on to perfect brightness and all when it was straight up only, when i finished chatting with him, i moved to monitor to check, it now didnt even go to the normal brightness. Another thing, yesterday, i noticed that when i pushed the screen forward and backward, it would get brighter and dimmer in succession. Does this sound like a loose cord to you? Thank You On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:37 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Hi, i just finished paying off my Compaq Presario 1247 Laptop, now the laptop screen >WONT TURN ON. It's on, but EXTREMELY DIM! Could somebody PLEASE help me? Is it possible >that a connector on the inside of the laptop has come loose? Should I open it up >and take a look? I really need this to work, it has all of my important documents >and stuff on it. I also want to see if i can do this myself before having to take >it to radioshack and pay $$$ for them to look at it and find out that a cable is >loose. > > >Thank You [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:42 am Posted by Lou (572 messages posted) Smack me but I believed that a dim screen was an indication of a low-power battery. Plugging them in to the supplied power adapter usually cures this. I'd have thought you were already using the power adapter in which case this response is meaningless, but it's just an idea,... On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:37 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Hi, i just finished paying off my Compaq Presario 1247 Laptop, now the laptop screen >WONT TURN ON. It's on, but EXTREMELY DIM! Could somebody PLEASE help me? Is it possible >that a connector on the inside of the laptop has come loose? Should I open it up >and take a look? I really need this to work, it has all of my important documents >and stuff on it. I also want to see if i can do this myself before having to take >it to radioshack and pay $$$ for them to look at it and find out that a cable is >loose. > > >Thank You [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:45 am Posted by Rusty Shackleford (10 messages posted) Yes, it was plugged in it does the same thing whether or not it is plugged in. But good idea. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 10:16 am Posted by Rusty Shackleford (10 messages posted) Ok, now i turned it on, and plugged it into my monitor, when i moved the screen back a little bit, it turned back on! But it will only stay on if it is straight up. Otherwise, when i move it again, it turns itself off again. On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:45 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Yes, it was plugged in it does the same thing whether or not it is plugged in. But >good idea. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 10:19 am Posted by Steve (23810 messages posted) It could also mean the cable it wearing out. Constant flexing can cause intermitent problems. If you can find a replacement cable, and are handy, it is doable. On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:45 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Yes, it was plugged in it does the same thing whether or not it is plugged in. But >good idea. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 1:45 pm Posted by Adam McEvoy (118 messages posted) I had a Compaq laptop. I threw it outta the window, It works better now. Sell it and buy a new one, cos its all downhill from here. Mine went back 6 times to compaq. Thats in 2 years. Thats like having it taken away every 4 months. On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:37 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Hi, i just finished paying off my Compaq Presario 1247 Laptop, now the laptop screen >WONT TURN ON. It's on, but EXTREMELY DIM! Could somebody PLEASE help me? Is it possible >that a connector on the inside of the laptop has come loose? Should I open it up >and take a look? I really need this to work, it has all of my important documents >and stuff on it. I also want to see if i can do this myself before having to take >it to radioshack and pay $$$ for them to look at it and find out that a cable is >loose. > > >Thank You [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Presario 1247 LCD Screen HELP! Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 11:01 pm Posted by Rusty Shackleford (10 messages posted) "OK, i finally cracked the thing open and found where the inverter was (on the right side of the LCD display). The magnet around the transformer was cracked and broken off. And the cable was a little scraggly and worn. So i ordered a new inverter off ebay and hope to be back in order soon" On Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 9:37 am, Rusty Shackleford wrote: >Hi, i just finished paying off my Compaq Presario 1247 Laptop, now the laptop screen >WONT TURN ON. It's on, but EXTREMELY DIM! Could somebody PLEASE help me? Is it possible >that a connector on the inside of the laptop has come loose? Should I open it up >and take a look? I really need this to work, it has all of my important documents >and stuff on it. I also want to see if i can do this myself before having to take >it to radioshack and pay $$$ for them to look at it and find out that a cable is >loose. > > >Thank You [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum