Asus G50V - Gray screen at startup

Well after taking my computer apart, and removing the bios battery, then putting it all back together, my computer works now! I hear the explosion, FN keys work to dim and lighten, LCD, ect. I can even log on to my account and hear the noise, the only problem is my screen is gray. When i push the power button it just stays gray, just a blank gray screen, when I push the express gate it just stays gray, but everything works. Any advice would be helpful, thanks.

 

I'm assuming by gray you mean it's all black with the backlight seeping through? Does it work on an external monitor?

Did you unplug the LCD when you disassembled? It could be a loose connection on the LVDS cable that connects to the display. Make sure it is securely plugged into the socket. Also check your ground wire next to it. Jiggle the cable around a bit (VERY GENTLY) and try turning it back on.

 

Thanks for the tips, I will try them and get back to you soon. I can't currently take a picture of my screen, but this is exactly the color of my screen and what it looks like all the time.

 

Hm, that's not the normal backlight color that I thought. That's more of color signal not getting to the panel, my thought would be the LVDS connector or your GPU, if you took that out.

 

When I hold FN and push the LCD button (F7) the screen goes black. When I brighten the screen all the way, its almost white. I will make sure that everything is plugged in all the way though. I took everything out according to this disputably guide, but I stopped once I got to the BIOS battery.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=318551

 

I strongly suspect it's the LVDS cable if you did this part:


If it works on an external display it's not your GPU...

 

Could it be this? Because this is the only part I could not get in all the way to re-allign with the screws ><
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj284/davidli919/G50V_Page_04.jpg (The VGA Card)

 

Yeah if the card isn't seated properly that could do it... It would probably not turn on if it was shorting so hopefully you haven't damaged the card.

 

knowing my luck, I probably did, I dont see any visual damages though. These replaceable? Thank you a lot for your help too.

 

Not really, you can find one parted out from a broken G50 but it's not going to be easy to find. I don't know if ASUS will sell you a replacement as they're not on the ASUS eStore. I'd bet it's fine, usually if a component is shorting out the power will get cut within a couple of seconds, so hopefully it's ok. Just try and reseat it and hopefully it lights back up...