a defective screen

spkenn5 · 12-07-2006, 02:47 AM

i have this sony vaio, tried the external video, it doesnt work, and the lcd shows nothing..

any help on this? like how do i change parts and stuff? and what could be the problem?

i contacted sony and they said the repair cost is about 300 bucks

thanks

PC eye · 12-08-2006, 12:59 AM

Have you tried swapping out the battery on the system board to clear the cmos as well as a replacement? No display can be from a dead battery when the unit won't start while there is plenty of power available. The costly item may not turn out to be the display but the video controller on the board itself. If that went foobar a new board or laptop? would be needed.

12-07-2006, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
spkenn5 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Philadelphia,PA Age: 19 Posts: 191	a defective screen i have this sony vaio, tried the external video, it doesnt work, and the lcd shows nothing.. any help on this? like how do i change parts and stuff? and what could be the problem? i contacted sony and they said the repair cost is about 300 bucks thanks __________________ Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz MSI Dekstop Board Nvidia Geforce FX5200 128 Mb (NEED TO CHANGE) 1.5G Of RAM unknown 4 fans ^_^ 1 x Maxtor IDE 160GB :) NEW :) Aspire 350W Power supply eMachine 17' Monitor(NEED TO CHANGE) Windows XP Home Edition SP2

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12-08-2006, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	Have you tried swapping out the battery on the system board to clear the cmos as well as a replacement? No display can be from a dead battery when the unit won't start while there is plenty of power available. The costly item may not turn out to be the display but the video controller on the board itself. If that went foobar a new board or laptop? would be needed.