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Post by skuttadawg on Jul 12, 2013 21:23:00 GMT -5
A computer monitor or tv with a VGA port may have you able to use your laptop if the screen is bad . Look on the left of the space bar ( most of the time ) for the FN key which is function and you press and hold it then press the F? ( varies ) key on the top row to use the external port . Changing a LCD is easy but be careful as the thin ribbon wires are fragile and break too easy . If its the mobo forget it as its hard to find and if you do it costs as much as buying a used or low end computer . If you have a custom computer shop in town see if they sell " whitebooks " which is a generic design that can use diff boards where all other laptops are so proprietary that only a HD or RAM can be swapped out similar models . I like ASUS computers as I have used ASUS parts in custom builds and repairs since 1997 with out a single product of that brand be bad or have problems later
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Post by triker on Jul 12, 2013 21:57:49 GMT -5
 The laptop I am using right now I purchased from a lady I work with. It was about 6 months old when her 3 year old daughter got mad and stomped on it. The screen was cracked real bad. She tried to get best buy to repair it under warranty, They wouldn't do it because of user abuse. So she just bought a new one because the repair cost was to high. So I Purchased it for $100 and replaced the screen for $98. I now have an awesome toshiba laptop for the cheap. ;D I also have a gateway I am replacing the motherboard in. I also prefer Asus products and have two Asus laptops one of them I purchased in ''98", that is the one I use to tune my E.F.I. system as it has a serial port, newer laptops don't have serial ports anymore. Roy
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 13, 2013 0:39:52 GMT -5
Uhhh
It has a port with a "box" icon-- the port has 3 rows of 5 holes, 15 total. Never tried hooking it up to a TV before. TV I have is nothing to brag about-- still a big box that weighs well over 100 pounds.
I may get frisky soon and take the laptop apart, but it's been a long, busy day. Just got home not too long ago from working my butt off. RELAXATION TIME. I don't even wanna think right now, lol.
Let me check the manual I have, and I will report back.
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Post by CopperDeer on Jul 13, 2013 2:21:42 GMT -5
DUDE! You don't know what VGA is and you want to take the laptop apart...?!?!?!! Uhhh.... ambition is always nice, I guess... ;D
Just about any and every computer monitor is compatible with the port that you describe. 99% of the old CRT / "tube" monitors will have a cable with that connection exclusively (if you can find a CRT that still works). They stopped manufacturing CRT's at least 5 years ago as far as I know but they're pretty reliable.
The vast majority of LCD / flat panel displays I have seen still have a VGA port too though, especially older ones. You'll need a cable to connect the two together though, this cable is usually marked with a blue connector. A few TV's have VGA too, but usually only older projection or flat panels. Even my dinosaur 285-lb 36" Sony Trinitron HDTV already went to DVI and it's over 10 years old...
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 17, 2013 3:31:19 GMT -5
A connection was loose-- got the video back. Laptop is running super slow though. It may be because it's been an on/off relationship with it, without properly shutting down. I'll make it work.
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Post by domindart on Jul 17, 2013 3:45:12 GMT -5
I have a related question.
What can you do to back up your files in case or for when your laptop gets old and kicks the can? Mainly music files and pictures, but also games?
I beleive you can get back -up storage right? What about the games, same thing?
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Post by onewheeldrive on Jul 17, 2013 3:49:06 GMT -5
I have an external hard drive to back up to.
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Post by domindart on Jul 17, 2013 4:16:42 GMT -5
I should get one of those  |
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