KFS Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Lads/ ladies I need help! My parents are away on holiday and I just dropped the family laptop! Livid! It is working, I'm posting on it now, but the screen is knackered. It's a Acer Aspire 5742 and I need to know how much and how long it will take to fix it. Just needs a new screen installed. HELP!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Lads/ ladies I need help! My parents are away on holiday and I just dropped the family laptop! Livid! It is working, I'm posting on it now, but the screen is knackered. It's a Acer Aspire 5742 and I need to know how much and how long it will take to fix it. Just needs a new screen installed. HELP!!!!! Better off buying a new laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Lads/ ladies I need help! My parents are away on holiday and I just dropped the family laptop! Livid! It is working, I'm posting on it now, but the screen is knackered. It's a Acer Aspire 5742 and I need to know how much and how long it will take to fix it. Just needs a new screen installed. HELP!!!!! If you're parent have got accidental damage cover on their household contents insurance then no problem. An accident is an accident after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 25 October 2011 Author Share Posted 25 October 2011 If you're parent have got accidental damage cover on their household contents insurance then no problem. An accident is an accident after all. "Dad, do we have Accidental Damage Cover?" I'm in so much shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 "Dad, do we have Accidental Damage Cover?" I'm in so much shit! When they say no, tell them, "Well that was stupid wasn't it?" Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 I take it your not in leicester, if you are I can fit a new one for £75 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 25 October 2011 Author Share Posted 25 October 2011 I take it your not in leicester, if you are I can fit a new one for £75 today. No i'm not But it sounds like you're a tradesman? I went on a website and saw a new screen for £57. They look pretty easy to install? I get paid on friday which is when they're back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 yes pretty easy to do, just get yourself one and fit it before they get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 25 October 2011 Author Share Posted 25 October 2011 yes pretty easy to do, just get yourself one and fit it before they get back. Cheers mate. I'll try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yojoe36 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Were you watching porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Well it might not be the screen. If you've dropped it then it could be the wiring inside. Plug an external monitor into it and see if the screen appears on that. And they're not exactly "easy" to fit. You need to unscrew it all, take the keyboard out properly, connect the correct wires, make sure you have the correct screen type and dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 You need to unscrew it all, take the keyboard out properly, connect the correct wires, make sure you have the correct screen type and dimension. Yes easy Why remove the keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 Yes easy Why remove the keyboard? You have to on some makes to get to the screen inverter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 25 October 2011 Share Posted 25 October 2011 You have to on some makes to get to the screen inverter. He needs a new screen, why would he need to get to the inverter, not that it's got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 26 October 2011 Author Share Posted 26 October 2011 I've connected a HDMI to the tv, everything is working. Told the parents, and they said they will try and claim. Still want a shot at installing a new screen though! I get excited about stuff like that for some reason I took the screen out yesterday, its quite a new laptop so there isnt an inverter by the looks of it. There are two wires, one which goes up the back of the screen to a webcam and another, that literally only has tape across the back. Not sure how the screen functions with the rest of the laptop, its not connected to anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 26 October 2011 Share Posted 26 October 2011 The tape is just to help keep it in place, remove the tape and it'll have a 40pin connector, it just pulls out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 26 October 2011 Share Posted 26 October 2011 He needs a new screen, why would he need to get to the inverter, not that it's got one. He assumes that he needs a new screen. From his own admission, he just dropped it so he doesn't know for sure. You can't just assume that what he thinks is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 26 October 2011 Share Posted 26 October 2011 For somebody old enough for a job, you sure seem to fear your parents. Do they still get the belt out or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 26 October 2011 Author Share Posted 26 October 2011 For somebody old enough for a job, you sure seem to fear your parents. Do they still get the belt out or something? I just work weekends, off to uni next year. My Dad is a policeman and my Mum is a christian. So they get the moral belt out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 28 October 2011 Author Share Posted 28 October 2011 I fixed the screen for anyone who is interested. 3 hours before they are back. £60 down and all ;S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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