# Need A Laptop Repair **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153 "2008-03-17T12:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/1 "2008-03-17T12:14:10Z")
Can anyone, or does anyone here know a person, who could fix my laptop at a semi affordable price. I’m not good with computers, and I have gone through hp’s shitty Indian customer service twice and they cant fix it. Basically the computer turns on fine but the screen does not work. I’m assuming it should be an easy fix but what the hell do I know… Anyone… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/2 "2008-03-17T12:17:04Z")
are you remotely mechanically inclined? If you can figure out how to open the case you can do the loose wire check. there should be either A) a ribbon cable connected into the motherboard (its obvious that it comes from the screen or B) a connector coming from the screen to the motherboard. If the LCD is bad it could cost you up to 200 bucks for the part alone… then about 60 in labor to get it fixed. How old is the computer? and does it have a warranty? ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/3 "2008-03-17T12:20:16Z")
Warranty is up, I bought the computer in 06, I checked for all the loose wires that I could but thats as far as im willing to go before I fuck something epic up. I know it happens but I find it hard to believe that the lcd could go bad after that short of a time. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/4 "2008-03-17T12:23:29Z")
plug in a monitor to see if its the lcd, or hit the function key to switch between monitor and lcd ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/5 "2008-03-17T12:24:50Z")
I have taken apart about 50+ laptops in the last 3 years to fix and repair them. I can take a look for ya. $40 to check it out. If the LCD is bad, you can usually pick em up on ebay and swap em in, no problem. If it is something else… I’ll let you know. Toss me a PM if you want. Im in Amherst by Maple/North Forest. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-laptop-repair/45153/6 "2008-03-17T12:28:32Z")
LCD went on my Dell Inspiron after a little over a year but it didn’t just one day stop working entirely. About 1/3rd of the screen would freeze and if you tapped the side of the LCD it would come back on. It certainly is possible for it to have failed though. Like Kev said, try hooking it up to a CRT and toggling the function key to switch between the CRT output and the LCD. EDIT: If it is the LCD, I got my replacement from these guys: [http://stores.ebay.com/Smart-Micro-USA](http://stores.ebay.com/Smart-Micro-USA) When I took it apart their replacement was the exact same manufacturer as the OEM Dell one.