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LCD screen problem

Started by buzzmeister1983 , Apr 08 2010 07:38 AM

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buzzmeister1983

Posted 08 April 2010 - 07:38 AM

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hi i have recently purchased a compaq presario f500 laptop from a friend who had dropped it. the old lcd screen was broken so i have replaced it but now when i power up the machine all i get on the display is a white screen. i have connected an external monitor and it is booting fine on that screen but still i just get a white screen from the new lcd one i fitted. please could any1 help with what may be causing this problem and how i may solve it.

many thanks in advance and i hope im posting this in the right place as im new to this site

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buzzmeister1983

Posted 08 April 2010 - 08:48 AM

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ok after much seeking advice i have been informed that there is a possibility that there was a design flaw when creating the nvidea graphics chip on this and that they tend to break very easily therefor this is where my problem more than likely lays. has any1 heard anything like this before?