I have a Compaq nx9010 and the screen has failed (ok through external 
monitor). The screen is illuminated and the brightness can be varied, 
but there is no video. I've been looking to buy a faulty laptop of the 
same type on Ebay that has a good screen and fit it into mine. I thought 
that it would be a simple matter of swapping the screens over but now I 
understand that I would need to run a utilities disk (which I don't 
have) afterwards to set up the display.

Can anyone advise on this? Also is there any way that, short of swapping 
the screen, I can diagnose this problem to determine that it's not 
actually a problem on the motherboard.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

"Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
news:3_Odnf4fu5HBE0zYnZ2dnUVZ8s2mnZ2d@brightview.com...
>I have a Compaq nx9010 and the screen has failed (ok through external 
>monitor). The screen is illuminated and the brightness can be varied, but 
>there is no video. I've been looking to buy a faulty laptop of the same 
>type on Ebay that has a good screen and fit it into mine. I thought that it 
>would be a simple matter of swapping the screens over but now I understand 
>that I would need to run a utilities disk (which I don't have) afterwards 
>to set up the display.
>
> Can anyone advise on this? Also is there any way that, short of swapping 
> the screen, I can diagnose this problem to determine that it's not 
> actually a problem on the motherboard.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Your backlight and inverter are functioning, but the LCD panel or video chip
has failed.  It could be a loose connector, but that is unlikely.

If it is the panel, your only option is to replace the entire panel.  It 
will be quite expensive.

Honu

Hertz_Donut wrote:
> "Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
> news:3_Odnf4fu5HBE0zYnZ2dnUVZ8s2mnZ2d@brightview.com...
>> I have a Compaq nx9010 and the screen has failed (ok through external 
>> monitor). The screen is illuminated and the brightness can be varied, but 
>> there is no video. I've been looking to buy a faulty laptop of the same 
>> type on Ebay that has a good screen and fit it into mine. I thought that it 
>> would be a simple matter of swapping the screens over but now I understand 
>> that I would need to run a utilities disk (which I don't have) afterwards 
>> to set up the display.
>>
>> Can anyone advise on this? Also is there any way that, short of swapping 
>> the screen, I can diagnose this problem to determine that it's not 
>> actually a problem on the motherboard.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Your backlight and inverter are functioning, but the LCD panel or video chip
> has failed.  It could be a loose connector, but that is unlikely.
> 
> If it is the panel, your only option is to replace the entire panel.  It 
> will be quite expensive.
> 
> Honu
> 

Thanks for that very good advice. Can the video chip be replaced - is it 
on the motherboard? It does work ok on an external monitor though.

"Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
news:9o6dnSDF2sF_IUzYRVnytAA@brightview.com...
> Hertz_Donut wrote:
>> "Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
>> news:3_Odnf4fu5HBE0zYnZ2dnUVZ8s2mnZ2d@brightview.com...
>>> I have a Compaq nx9010 and the screen has failed (ok through external 
>>> monitor). The screen is illuminated and the brightness can be varied, 
>>> but there is no video. I've been looking to buy a faulty laptop of the 
>>> same type on Ebay that has a good screen and fit it into mine. I thought 
>>> that it would be a simple matter of swapping the screens over but now I 
>>> understand that I would need to run a utilities disk (which I don't 
>>> have) afterwards to set up the display.
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise on this? Also is there any way that, short of swapping 
>>> the screen, I can diagnose this problem to determine that it's not 
>>> actually a problem on the motherboard.
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Your backlight and inverter are functioning, but the LCD panel or video 
>> chip
>> has failed.  It could be a loose connector, but that is unlikely.
>>
>> If it is the panel, your only option is to replace the entire panel.  It 
>> will be quite expensive.
>>
>> Honu
>>
>
> Thanks for that very good advice. Can the video chip be replaced - is it 
> on the motherboard? It does work ok on an external monitor though.

If it works with an external display, then it is not the graphics chip. It 
is the LCD itself.

A bad graphics chip would require the motherboard be replaced; but your 
problem is not with the graphics chip.

Honu

Hertz_Donut wrote:
> "Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
> news:9o6dnSDF2sF_IUzYRVnytAA@brightview.com...
>> Hertz_Donut wrote:
>>> "Farmer Giles" <Giles@nospam.net> wrote in message 
>>> news:3_Odnf4fu5HBE0zYnZ2dnUVZ8s2mnZ2d@brightview.com...
>>>> I have a Compaq nx9010 and the screen has failed (ok through external 
>>>> monitor). The screen is illuminated and the brightness can be varied, 
>>>> but there is no video. I've been looking to buy a faulty laptop of the 
>>>> same type on Ebay that has a good screen and fit it into mine. I thought 
>>>> that it would be a simple matter of swapping the screens over but now I 
>>>> understand that I would need to run a utilities disk (which I don't 
>>>> have) afterwards to set up the display.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone advise on this? Also is there any way that, short of swapping 
>>>> the screen, I can diagnose this problem to determine that it's not 
>>>> actually a problem on the motherboard.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>> Your backlight and inverter are functioning, but the LCD panel or video 
>>> chip
>>> has failed.  It could be a loose connector, but that is unlikely.
>>>
>>> If it is the panel, your only option is to replace the entire panel.  It 
>>> will be quite expensive.
>>>
>>> Honu
>>>
>> Thanks for that very good advice. Can the video chip be replaced - is it 
>> on the motherboard? It does work ok on an external monitor though.
> 
> If it works with an external display, then it is not the graphics chip. It 
> is the LCD itself.
> 
> A bad graphics chip would require the motherboard be replaced; but your 
> problem is not with the graphics chip.
> 
> Honu
> 
> 
Ok. Thanks again.