Laptop's buggered.

[Boss Hog]

New?

I've been here since Febuary.

Dont normally work on systems smaller than a car though! mostly reverse engineer alien technology that was found in the new mexico desert a few years back and other b............... Oops said to much already!!

[TJCoro]

There's a new kid in town.

All laptops have the screen wires threaded via the hinge, overtime these connections can be loosened or get worn due to constant opening and closing, swinging or carrying it by the lid...
Hope that helps, can do too much more as I am at work and would have to charge you a consultancy fee of ?125 per hour for my services

Memo to Mr. Deano:

From: TJ, TJCoro

Subject: Hi-Tech Biach

Mr. Deano,

It appears there's a new Hi-Tech Dude in UKCF Town.

Respectively,

[Boss Hog]

All laptops have the screen wires threaded via the hinge, overtime these connections can be loosened or get worn due to constant opening and closing, swinging or carrying it by the lid. it may be that it has just worn and the connection has become loose, does it show any signs of life when you wiggle it backwards and forwards? (Oooer, Missus) sometimes there is a very small switch (bit like the thing that turns the light off in the fridge near the hinge of the screen which triggers the screen off when you close the lid. if you have one press it with your finger check it's not stuck.
or maybe the screen itself has died. the fact you can plug in another screen tells me the laptop itself if fine. either way you probably need to take it in for repair or continue to use it with the other screen it.

Hope that helps, can do too much more as I am at work and would have to charge you a consultancy fee of ?125 per hour for my services

[linfield100]

Anyone know anything about laptops?
The screen has gone black. I can see faint images but everything else is black.
I've plugged it into a spare monitor and it works, so it's definately the screen.
It's a Dell Inspiron 8600, about 5 years old.

Tony