HISTORY: I HAVE AN HP LAPTOP ZD8000 THAT IS FOUR YEARS OLD WITH EVERYTHING
ON IT THAT I PAID $2,600 FOR AND WORKED FINE UNTIL I KNOCKED A GLASS OF RED WINE ONTO THE KEYBOARD ONE NIGHT WHEN MY FIANCE AND I BROKE UP.THEN I SENT IT TO HP FIX TO FIX (ANOTHER $1,000 --OUCH!), EVERYTHING WORKED FINE...FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. THEN SUDDENLY THERE APPEARS THIS ANNOYING ONE INCH WIDE WHITE/BLANK LINE DOWN THE ENTIRE MONITOR SCREEN AND IT WILL NOT GO AWAY FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, SO I HAVE TO MOVE ALL MY OPENED WINDOWS AROUND TO READ THE SCREEN AND TO SEE WHAT I AM WRITING. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS LIKE SOMEONE PUT A WHITE RULER IN FRONT OF MY MONITOR AND I HAVE TO TRY TO READ AND WRITE BEHIND IT. FYI: MY DISPLAY ADAPTER IS ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT BY UPDATING THE DRIVER VIA THE ATI WEBSITE, ETC., BUT TO NO AVAIL. I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT OR PURCHASE ANOTHER LAPTOP FOR ANOTHER TWO MONTHS, SO I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE OUT THERE HAS A CLUE HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD WIPE OUT MY COMPUTER AS I HAVE PHOTOS ON IT THAT I HAVE NOT YET BACKED UP AND CANNOT REPLACE. ANY IDEAS?
ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS A SUGGESTION OF A RELIABLE LAPTOP THAT HAS ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND FOR ME TO BUY A NEW ONE IN TWO MONTHS, PLEASE SUGGEST THAT TO ME, BECAUSE I WANT TO BUY A RELIABLE LAPTOP THAT LASTS. I AM NOT A GEEK, TECHIE, ETC. SO ANY HELP WOULD BE SO APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
