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    acer aspire 5742 no display problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by petee1979, Jul 11, 2012.

  1. petee1979

    petee1979 Newbie

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    i have a acer aspire 5742 the screen had been smashed but the backlight worked, i have changed with a new screen, the backlight works on the new one but has no display, but when i plug in a external monitor i have full display.

    any ideas on how to fix this?
     
    petee1979, Jul 11, 2012
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  2. popeye1128

    popeye1128 Notebook Consultant

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    The only thing I can think of is the smashed screen somehow messed up the video circuit (shorted out) on the motherboard.
    I hope I am wrong.
    You're sure your connections are all good?
     
    popeye1128, Jul 11, 2012
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