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Computer Help - Laptop LCD Screen Burned Out

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  1. Fr3dr1ck Fr3dr1ck is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 3:50am)

    For the computer guys/gals out there... I have a computer that has facebook games continually running on it. Sometimes the screen is closed and the games continue to run heating up the computer... for some reason the facebook games played do not allow the computer to shut down normally and go into sleep mode. Well the computer now has a black screen...

    Could this potentially burn out the laptop screen and ruin the laptop? Could the black screen be fixed?

    I appreciate any help.
    Fr3dr1ck
    Edited By: Fr3dr1ck Mar 11th, 2011 at 04:00 AM
  2. Fr3dr1ck Fr3dr1ck is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 8:55pm) in reply to Fr3dr1ck

    Bump - Little Help?
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  3. R_U_Nuts R_U_Nuts is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 9:00pm) in reply to Fr3dr1ck

    Screens cost about 100$ adnd are easily replaced.
  4. vote4arealclown vote4arealclown is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 9:02pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts

    Pull the battery out and then boot the computer back up.

    If the screen is still black then your up the creek. Go buy a new one and when you do take your old one in and have them move your data to the new one. If they tell ya that will cost money tell them to blow goats and go somewhere else to purchase your new laptop.

    I doubt the browser your using to play facebook games is the cause of your issue.

    What it the exact model of your laptop so i can suggest more.
  5. KING KING is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 9:04pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts

     
    Originally Posted by R_U_Nuts View Post

    Screens cost about 100$ and are easily replaced.

    +

    Invest in a laptop cooling fan if you use it continually

    This is the one I have
  6. FatDaddyInc FatDaddyInc is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 9:22pm) in reply to KING

    It is a relatively easy fix.. not extremely expensive.

    And like King said... cooling fan is a life saving if you leave a laptop on for long durations.

    EDIT: as far as ruining the laptop. like I stated above.. cooling fans are life savers.. heat is a computers worst enemy next to water and electricity.
    Edited By: FatDaddyInc Mar 11th, 2011 at 09:24 PM
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    Mar 11th, 2011 (3/11/2011 9:29pm) in reply to Fr3dr1ck

    turn off the facebook games next time?
  8. Fr3dr1ck Fr3dr1ck is offline

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    Mar 12th, 2011 (3/12/2011 2:08am) in reply to norcaljeff

    I gave in and went to Best Buy where we purchased the machine and they said the most likely issue is the motherboard is burned out. It is an HP Pavilion dv7 Entertainment PC . The Geek Squad member said that computers are currently being made to last right around 2 years... it will be two years old this April so I am guessing I'm out of luck.

    I appreciate the help.
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  9. Hoobangin Hoobangin is offline

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    Mar 12th, 2011 (3/12/2011 2:48am) in reply to Fr3dr1ck

    lol @ facebook games. Try going outside instead next time.
     
  10. gillabong gillabong is offline

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    Mar 12th, 2011 (3/12/2011 2:50am) in reply to Hoobangin

    Unless you have a defective nvidia chip, GPU's and laptops in general should last much, much longer than 2 years.
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    Mar 12th, 2011 (3/12/2011 3:35am) in reply to Fr3dr1ck

     
    Originally Posted by Fr3dr1ck View Post

    The Geek Squad member said that computers are currently being made to last right around 2 years.

    Did he put on a tin foil hat before he said that? Best Buy sells a veritable shit ton of laptops if they had a 2 year killswitch there would be a tidal wave of repairs coming in and an internet full of pissed off customers. HP's are crap lately, tho. Buy Toshiba or Asus.
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    Mar 12th, 2011 (3/12/2011 4:27am) in reply to Hoobangin

     
    Originally Posted by Hoobangin View Post

    lol @ facebook games. Try going outside instead next time.

    GFY

    As for those that have helped. We have youtube'd repair videos and came up with this link... we are currently trying to fix.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpnqhRYGLw
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