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    gateway 6860-fx screen fault, flex cable HELP PLEASE ):

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by stephen0205, Apr 22, 2009.

  1. stephen0205

    stephen0205 Notebook Consultant

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    well after spending a top notch 850 quid on my gateway 6860 a few moths back, it developed a screen fault with pink flickering where white should be, but randomly, it was not a driver issue, because i tried on another monitor, was fine, and pressing the back fixes it, now i was told that the flex cable is loose, i had it opened and unplugged and then back in, worked fine but it done it again and again until now its pretty much constant. So is there anywhere that i can buy the flex cable for the screen and refit it to safe me the large sum of a new screen.

    U see i bought it from ebay, and it said 3 year warrenty and 24/7 tech support, BULL , i recomment to EVERYONE, never buy a laptop on ebay uk from seller : B-TEK, .

    If anyone can help me, please please do, i need this laptop from college.
     
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    omg i love u, thank u

    u dont know how long i have tried to find one of these, im hoping it will fix my problem, as well the local pc repair store lead me to believe it needs a new one of these,