Video problems
How to remove keyboard from Fujitsu Amilo A1667G notebook
Instructions published at amilo-forum.com explain how to remove the keyboard from a Fujitsu Amilo A1667G notebook.
On most notebooks the keyboard is secured by two or three screws hidden under the plastic cover above the keyboard but not in this model.
In Amilo A1667G the keyboard is secured by a few plastic notches.
using the modeling knife i […]
Screen on HP Pavilion zv5000 went dark. Replacing inverter board.
If the screen on your HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop suddenly went dark, most likely this problem is related to the inverter board. This guide explains how to get inside the display panel and and replace the failed inverter board with a new one. You will not find these instructions in the official service manual.
The screen […]
How to replace broken hinges on Dell Latitude C640 C540 laptops
In the following guide I will explain how you can replace broken display hinges on Dell Latitude C640 and Latitude C540 series laptops. Replacing and removing hinges is not a difficult task if you are careful and pay attention to details. I’m not sure if you can use the same hinges for both Latitude C640 […]
How to test laptop screen inverter with a multimeter
Is it possible to test laptop screen inverters with a regular multimeter? I was asking myself exactly the same question many times before until I found this article published by Morris Rosenthal. Apparently, you can test inverters with a multimeter but you have to have the right one, with frequency rated at least 50KHz.
my $20 […]
IBM ThinkPad screen went blank
Your IBM ThinkPad laptop screen (or any other laptop) went blank? Check out this article.
I could get the screen to come back on momentarily by toggling Fn-F7 a few times, but after about 10 seconds it went blank again. After rebooting, same thing — 10 seconds and blank.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed that I could […]
Toshiba Satellite A105 screen turns black with gray horizontal lines
I have a Toshiba A105-s2716 satellite. At first the screen would start flashing. The screen went black and sometimes gray horizontal lines would appear. It would then turn black and go back to normal. After a week now, the screen will stay black after ten minutes of using my laptop. It works fine with a […]
Notebook booting but monitor is blank
I have an HP Omnibook 6100 notebook, it was given to my niece as a gift. The original owner was a medical tech so she erased everything of the hard drive I do not know if she used format or just erase, anyway now the notebook acts like it is booting but the monitor is […]
Dell Inspiron 1200 black screen problem
I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 which suffered a black screen problem about 1-2 seconds after start up. I could just about make out the images on the screen by using a strong light source and tried all sorts to remedy it. After carrying out a system restore and turning the laptop on and off […]
Laptop freezes and the display goes to a whitish blue screen
Every now and then my computer will just freeze and the display goes to a whitish blue screen. The picture just fades away into the new whitish blue screen. Then I have problems loading windows after a restart. It will ask me to start normally, or last known good configuration that worked. Every now and […]
Laptop screen displays vertical lines and no video
I have an IBM T30 that has a video problem: vertical lines appear and no video…but works perfect on external monitor.. Changed cable and ensured proper seating of the connectors. Vertical lines different thickness with new cable but still the same problem.
Could it be a dead LCD display?
I hope it’s not the mother board!!
From my […]