# anyone able to fix a laptop? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 30, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150 "2008-08-30T12:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/1 "2008-08-30T12:19:36Z")
well in a drunken stupor a few nights ago i accidentally stepped on my laptop. the screen works (kinda) it’ll display the dell logo on boot up sketchy and flickery like, then everything else it just flickers. something loose with the cable for the screen im thinking? anyone want to give me a hand? jam ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/2 "2008-08-30T12:36:37Z")
IM me… I have some questions ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/3 "2008-08-30T13:03:01Z")
i remember a drunken stupor in which someone put their shoulder thru the windshield of a pristine honda accord sedan i have absolutely no suggestions on how to get said laptop to work tho… ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/4 "2008-08-30T18:28:27Z")
Could be alot of things Jam. You would really need to open it up and see if anything obvious is damaged or whatnot ILC should be able to help you out though. ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/5 "2008-08-30T19:08:56Z")
The screen its self is probably pretty shattered. ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/6 "2008-08-30T19:10:03Z")
Oh ya i forgot. What model is it? Might be able to get a screen for you. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/7 "2008-08-30T19:42:04Z")
If it is the screen (which if you stepped on it chances are it is) isn’t not that big a job to replace. I got my replacement WSXGA (1680x1050 resolution) 15.4" for my Dell brand new on ebay for $230. Same exact manufacture that Dell uses but about 1/2 the cost of the screen from Dell. Took about 30 minutes to tear apart, replace and put back together. ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/8 "2008-08-30T21:14:10Z")
It really is an easy ass job to do. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/9 "2008-08-30T21:25:27Z")
If the sole problem is the screen, they can usually be had for a reasonable amount, and its a very simple job. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/10 "2008-08-31T10:23:47Z")
thwe screen isnt cracked at all ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/11 "2008-08-31T10:26:32Z")
It might not look like the screen is cracked, but the LCD or whatever the hell is inside might be cracked. That’s what happened to my laptop. I took the cheap alternative, and have it hooked up to a monitor. Ha. ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-able-to-fix-a-laptop/54150/12 "2008-08-31T18:08:41Z")
^^^^Wats she said.