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Dropped W700
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:08 pm
by jcpts
Gently dropped W700 in padded case. Booted up once after drop, now still boots up but no vodeo, backlight only, Help!
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:22 pm
by Brad
Sorry to hear of your trouble.
If you feel comfortable opening your W700 I would reseat the video card and video cable.
Brad
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:00 pm
by richk
Is the screen white? It is normally difficult to disconnect the LCD cable, but it is possible on the panel side with the machine being dropped. The motherboard side is held down by screws and impossible to dislodge, but the panel side is held with tape, so if the screen is white, I would look behind the panel. (If the motherboard side is disconnected, the backlight won't come on either) If the screen isn't white, I would guess the panel was broken.
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:35 pm
by jcpts
Thanks for the input. No, screen is not white. Took W700 apart, re-seated video board and LCD cable. No progress. What to do?
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:46 pm
by richk
W700 parts are VERY expensive. I would certainly reseat the RAM and if you have more than 1 DIMM, try just one.
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:37 pm
by ajkula66
Can you hook up an external monitor and see whether anything shows up on it?
Re: Dropped W700
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:00 pm
by jcpts
external monitor does work, although "jaggedly"