My laptop is retarded...help
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4697 Registered: Jul-06 | for some reason my laptop screen fades to all white if the screen is in certain positions. it used to be only a few but now it does it at almost every position. i cant tilt the screen back or forward with out it fading and when it fades i have to move the screen up and down until i get picture and then it fades away agin...what the hell did i do? fixable or just live with it? |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5578 Registered: Jun-06 | D@mn. Never had that problem. What kind of laptop is it? Not that it helps at all. My HP laptop does need to be viewed at a certain angle for optimal screen resolution, just not what you're experiencing. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4699 Registered: Jul-06 | its an HP....even typing this out right now i cant see anything...it lets me type and everything, just on a blank screen...this is horseshit lol |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5580 Registered: Jun-06 | Sorry man, I have no idea. I'm not a computer guru. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4703 Registered: Jul-06 | oh well...im sure a computer guru will pay me a visit...i doubt its anything that can be fixed...its just annoying |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5586 Registered: Jun-06 | Where's Jen when you need her?? She's great for things like this. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4706 Registered: Jul-06 | shes good for this and to get free money lol |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5588 Registered: Jun-06 | HAHAHA $5 for beer. You remember. That was priceless. |
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Bronze Member Username: FootballaPost Number: 100 Registered: Apr-07 | call some one up. |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 1195 Registered: Mar-06 | where is brad when you need him? |
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Silver Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 834 Registered: Dec-06 | Brad has been in the studio for 24 straight hours lol  Anyways here is what you gotta do (this is a common problem on HP craptops by the way, especially the OmniBook 500). a. Download the HP Service Manual at http://24.237.160.4/files/omnibook/ob500/ (will show you how regardless of what model you have) b. Open the front of your screen carefully by unscrewing all four screws around the screen and pressing on the sides. That procedure is better described in the service manual with pictures - just read on replacing the screen. c. Dare to unplug all cables and take out the screen. d. Clean all connecters and scratch the metal with something sharp, e.g., a screwdriver -- this removes the thin layer of oxidation. e. plug everything together ansd test the screen. f. If it works, put good cable tape around each connector so that THEY WILL NOT MOVE ANYMORE (i.e., fix where HP screwed up). g. Put everything together again. Yanks, to pull this off you need a micro-sized philips screwdriver... if you don't have one or can't get one don't even attempt it. Every screw will be stripped and you will be f!cked. But if you do have one, it's a pretty easy fix. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4719 Registered: Jul-06 | thanks for that brad...i dont have one of this screwdrivers so it looks like im gonna live with it unfortunatly...oh well, thanks tho brad |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudNo HTML in h... Post Number: 1614 Registered: Jan-06 | wow Brad to the rescue lol i've never heard of that problem ever and i consider myself a pretty computer savvy person... yanks you should bring it to a shop and tell them what to do |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13763 Registered: Dec-03 | Micro screwdrivers are pretty cheap. you should be able to buy one off Radio Shack or some other place. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5605 Registered: Jun-06 | "Anyways here is what you gotta do (this is a common problem on HP craptops by the way, especially the OmniBook 500)." I love my HP laptop. I also have a desktop HP. Both work great. Paid $1200 for the lap and $1200 4 years ago for the desktop. Way better than Dells and cheaper than Sonys. At least I think so. |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 1197 Registered: Mar-06 | I like my HP too and it defiantly walks all over dell! |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 1198 Registered: Mar-06 | BTW, I knew you could do it brad. haha |