Re: I need help with a broken laptop

The screens are fairly expensive ($150-$200).

You'll likely need to replace the screen and the main board.
It's probably cheaper to buy another used laptop.
You can salvage the ram/hard drive from it though.
If you do decide to fix it, be careful when buying motherboards.. get
one that has everything on it.
Sometimes they'll take off all of the extra items and sell them separately.

JD

Bupkus wrote:

> The screen has many fine cracks. I tried connecting an external
> monitor but nothing showed. When I power on there's a small green LED
> that lights but that's about all; there's no sound whatsoever. It
> doesn't look good.
>
> JD Austin wrote:
>
>> I won't be going to that meeting, but I've fixed a few Dell
>> Latitudes. I had to fix mine for the same reason.
>> If the screen isn't cracked you can replace the motherboard/etc for
>> $150 or less on ebay.
>>
>> Typically there is the main board and the power board (AC/DC) that
>> sits on top in my case the power board died.
>> It's best to replace both to save you some grief. Disassembly and
>> reassembly can be tricky, but if you're careful it isnt too difficult.
>>
>> JD
>>
>
>
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