Sounds more like a case for Dr. House than for HP
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:48:22 -0500, Ray Shahan <[log in to unmask]>
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>And the stroke was in the left hand side of the CPU (which controls the
>right hand side of the monitor).
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of J Dolliver
>Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:36 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: HP laptop tech support *#%^ !!
>
>Maybe it had a stroke
>
>-------------- Original message from Roy Brown
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>> In message <[log in to unmask]>,
>Denys
>> Beauchemin writes
>> >Sounds like a problem I had last summer. The backlight went out on my
>
>> >notebook. Turns out the inverter (takes DC power and turns it into AC
>power
>> >for the light) was defective.
>> >
>> >Using a powerful flash light I could see the display on the screen.
>Since
>> >my notebook is my only system, I could not send it for several days,
>and
>> >risk having the disk reformatted to fix the inverter, I took it to a
>local
>> >repair shop and they got the proper parts ordered and gave me back
>the
>> >notebook while we waited for the parts. Back in my office, I
>connected a
>> >monitor to the notebook. When the notebook booted, it recognized the
>> >monitor and transferred the output to it. When it was up, using my
>> >flashlight, I was able to log in and make the external monitor the
>primary
>> >monitor.
>> >
>> >When the parts came in, I took the notebook back to the local shop
>and they
>> >replaced the parts in about an hour. They replaced the backlight and
>the
>> >panel itself (2 separate parts) and they also replaced the inverter,
>so here
>> >parts in all. I do not know why the replaced the panel and the
>backlight as
>> >the problem was with the inverter, but since it was all under
>warranty, I
>> >didn't care.
>> >
>> >So get yourself a big flashlight (torch for the Brits) and search
>your
>> >screen. Good luck.
>> >
>> >Denys
>>
>> You are all cordially invited, then, to wonder what might be wrong
>with
>> my laptop. Same Toshiba Satellite P30 as Denys', also blank screen
>> issues, but only half of it.
>>
>> The left-hand side of the screen is fine. The right-hand side - from
>an
>> absolute vertical pixel-perfect cut-off precisely half-way across the
>> screen - is black. And real, nothing-to-see-even-with-a-torch black.
>>
>> Mostly. Sometimes the girl on the sunbed appears for a little while
>when
>> the machine is first switched on, but then she shimmers, elongates
>like
>> a Dali watch, and is gone.
>>
>> All is just fine on my TFT monitor, so I don't suspect the video card.
>
>>
>> I spent a torrid few days downgrading back to my Vaio FX401 (max
>256meg
>> RAM, 20gig hard drive, 800 MHz processor), so I could keep computing
>on
>> the move. About 8 software products to move across, and 20 months of'
>> security updates to catch up on; antivirus, firewall and of course XP
>> itself.
>>
>> Only 50 Windows updates behind though, fortunately; it was already on
>XP
>> SP2 before I functionally stabilised it (for which read 'tossed it in
>a
>> closet'). Though I wonder why 42 updates sailed through unattended,
>and
>> then #43 wanted to talk to me? Ho hum.
>>
>> The Tosh was picked up this afternoon by Topaz, some Tosh specialists
>in
>> the UK who sound like they know what they are doing; I trust they
>won't
>> need to reformat the hard drive, but if they do, I have everything *I*
>
>> ever put on the machine on a single DVD (of which I have 2 copies!),
>and
>> Bill Gates is looking after the rest of it for me in the meantime,
>> pretty much.
>>
>> I can't imagine what the problem is - you can't get half a lamp
>burning
>> out (can you?) - unless it's a dead simple thing like a cable coming
>> adrift in there. I'll keep you posted.....
>>
>> --
>> Roy Brown 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
>> Kelmscott Ltd useful, or believe to be beautiful' William Morris
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