3 year old t-42: Screen goes black....

[corleone]

My computer is completely inoperative. SOME OF THE TIME i can turn it on, it will boot normally... And then after a few minutes teh screen will go black.... I tried plugging it in to an external monitor but to no avail....

the computer is 3 years old and I am out of warranty now. I called IBM who told me that I could send it in to them but that i must give them my credit card and pretty much whatever it cost them to fix it they would charge me.... a gable that i can not afford (literally) to take...

Is there a helpful someone out there that has a recomendation for me other than, buy a new computer?

Many thanks,

C.

[gunston]

get new lappy. it is cheap now.

[ajkula66]

You're most likely looking at motherboard replacement. Doing it through IBM/Lenovo would cost you as much as a replacement machine.

If you're not up for a new laptop, you may post that you're looking for someone on this forum to repair/replace your board, and I'm sure that you'll get responses and do financially a lot better than you would through IBM...

Good luck.

[Brad]

YGPM

[corleone]

In the event that I do go fo ra new machine.... can anyone recommend one for me.... I am NOT a gamer and this is what i will use the machine for....

Must have great wireless internet to feed my fantasy sports addiction

I upload a lot of photos from digi cam (but dont do much editing)

Music on iTunes

Word Processing....


Pretty basic, i know.... any suggestions on a BASIC machien like this?

THANKS


BRAD, still interested....