HELP! I broke my laptop.

Flipmo · 1st September 2004, 4:41 PM

hi ppl as he topic says i was using my lappy (optima W100 series) and i sorta bent the screen very slighty by accident, and the lcd snapped up the middle of the screen. is there a way to get a new lcd in there? or is it broken for good? any help greatly appreciated.

Surge · 1st September 2004, 5:25 PM

Yes you can replace the LCD, but as is the case with most laptop parts, it will be very expensive. It may not even be worth it, as displays are probably the most expensive thing to replace.

SLATYE · 2nd September 2004, 4:19 PM

Have a look on Ebay for the same laptop with a different problem (dead mainboard, dead CPU). That'll be cheaper than buying a new screen from the manufacturer, and you'll have spare parts for use later too.

Iceman · 3rd September 2004, 9:13 AM

Wow, that truly sucks..

First check to see if you can claim it as a manufacturer defect on your warranty

Second, check your home and contents insurance to see if it could be covered

Third, stick it in a bin and claim it was stolen

Fourth, if you're at all computer savvy, take slatyes fine suggestion and purchase an equivilant laptop with something dead other then the screen and do a transplant. Word of warning though, disassembling laptops isn't much fun. Have a large, clean, well lit space. Have something to put the screws in. Document where everything went.

1st September 2004, 4:41 PM	#1
Flipmo Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1	HELP! I broke my laptop. hi ppl as he topic says i was using my lappy (optima W100 series) and i sorta bent the screen very slighty by accident, and the lcd snapped up the middle of the screen. is there a way to get a new lcd in there? or is it broken for good? any help greatly appreciated.

1st September 2004, 5:25 PM	#2
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2nd September 2004, 4:19 PM	#3
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	Have a look on Ebay for the same laptop with a different problem (dead mainboard, dead CPU). That'll be cheaper than buying a new screen from the manufacturer, and you'll have spare parts for use later too. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

3rd September 2004, 9:13 AM	#4
Iceman Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane (nth), Australia Posts: 5,400	Wow, that truly sucks.. First check to see if you can claim it as a manufacturer defect on your warranty Second, check your home and contents insurance to see if it could be covered Third, stick it in a bin and claim it was stolen Fourth, if you're at all computer savvy, take slatyes fine suggestion and purchase an equivilant laptop with something dead other then the screen and do a transplant. Word of warning though, disassembling laptops isn't much fun. Have a large, clean, well lit space. Have something to put the screws in. Document where everything went. __________________ _,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸_¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸_¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸_ Please rehash my posts and pass them off as your own ideas! Triple points for doing it in the same page of the thread. Plagiarism is the sincerest form of copyright infringement.