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    Nestle CRUNCHed my screen... now what?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ProntoR2, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. ProntoR2

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    Warning, not for the faint of heart!

    My friend was trying to pelt me in the back of the head with one of these and missed.

    This is what my screen's supposed to look like.
    This is what it looks like now!

    Close up 1
    Close up 2
    Close up 3

    I'm in the process of contacting ASUS and my reseller, but a 3-year extended warranty probably doesn't cover flying chocolates. It looks like I'm going to have to buy a replacement screen and put it in myself.

    Does anyone have links to replacement screens for an A8Js and perhaps schematics to assist taking the thing apart without damaging something?
     
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  2. thelazyone22

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    aside from the whole damaged screen thing, that's pretty damn funny. what'd u do to your friend?
     
    thelazyone22, Sep 14, 2007
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  4. ProntoR2

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    Because I'm such a gentleman I didn't kill her. I'm probably not even gonna let her pay the whole thing even though she offered, $^!% happens.

    On a side note, she's got quite an arm. I think she should tryout for my struggling Milwaukee Brewers (their bullpen could use a decent righty).
     
    ProntoR2, Sep 14, 2007
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    well, "her" changes everything. fielder's having a helluva year.
     
    thelazyone22, Sep 14, 2007
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    Haha i'm hungry
     
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    Ouch... that looks bad. I doubt Asus will cover that... if only you had purchased in a couple of days ago, then you'd have the whole "accidental warranty" coverage.

    As for any sort of assistance... perhaps you can ask your retailer to see if they can get a disassembly manual for you. It shouldn't be too difficult... although I've never played with an A8 series notebook before.
     
    AuroraS, Sep 14, 2007
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    Girls don't understand........................ sorry man, these LCDs are pretty costly
     
    satdog, Sep 15, 2007
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    We've been struggling for a while my good man. (Milwaukee born)

    Sorry to see the screen like that. You might want to see if you can get an assembly map online or straight from Asus. It'll help alot with all the little things as well as putting the new screen in.
     
    WhiteEightBall, Sep 15, 2007
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  10. min2209

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    If that had been a "him", I'd think the story would have went differently :p
     
    min2209, Sep 15, 2007
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  11. Insane

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    i was thinking the same thing....


    seeing pictures like that make me cringe
     
    Insane, Sep 15, 2007
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    Now, before making any decision, is she hot? If not, have her pay for it!
     
    marioparty, Sep 15, 2007
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    xD, agree! :p
     
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    I sound noob, but double agree! :D
     
    lunateck, Sep 15, 2007
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    Dicks instead of the brain...Ask the money and change your friends.
     
    soyouz, Sep 15, 2007
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    Keep the friend, ditch the screen (computers are as common as candy) :D
    (Friends aren't)
     
    ada_potato, Sep 15, 2007
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  17. soyouz

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    YEah, keep friend, this kind of friends are indeed not common, next time they will burn you house. Who knows ? :p
     
    soyouz, Sep 15, 2007
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    Wow, you guys are harsh. Ditch the friend, eh? Suppose its "good" she broke my screen and not yours. :p

    Found a disassembly guide for anyone interested, c/o Crowfield... goodness I love NBR.

    Also found some good deals on screens @ eBay. Looks like I've found my next weekend project.
     
    ProntoR2, Sep 15, 2007
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  19. Goren

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    what program did you use to create that apple-like bar?
     
    Goren, Sep 16, 2007
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    Object Dock?
     
    coriolis, Sep 16, 2007
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    eeps, that looks bad . . .

    btw, agree with the keep friends part . . .

    gl in getting the screen fixed :D
     
    VendettA, Sep 16, 2007
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  22. Jumper

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    Rocket Dock > Object Dock

    Let her pay for it...lol. Don't be an enabler.
     
    Jumper, Sep 16, 2007
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    no news from the reseller?
     
    lunateck, Sep 16, 2007
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    wow so many sexist people here :p

    people are people, id feel bad if I broke a friends screen. Even if it was an accident I would take responsibility for what I had done and find a way to replace/fix it. I mean its definitely not there problem if I broke it right?

    Anyways first step is to call Asus and explane the situation and see what they can do, often times carefully chosen words can get you very far.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Sep 16, 2007
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  25. Jumper

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    Exactly... I don't care who you are if you break my PC you're paying for it.
     
    Jumper, Sep 16, 2007
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    yep, you break it, you pay it.
    ask her how she wants to repay you, with $ or with her body...
     
    osomphane, Sep 16, 2007
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    What wallpaper is that?
     
    Starchild, Sep 16, 2007
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    I love this comment. Seeing as the guys not asking for money anymore option 2 might have happened already. Joking.... :p

    I can see the porn website already, starving girls who can't afford the PC repair bills must now shell out their bodies in exchange for the repair costs. Servicing hardware for repairing hardware.
     
    tajoh111, Sep 17, 2007
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    Come on guys... stay on topic! :rolleyes:
     
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