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    Help with my screen, very weird

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dangouseboy, Mar 25, 2009.

  1. dangouseboy

    dangouseboy Newbie

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    I have a HP Pavilion DV2419 with some problem with display. For the last month, it occurred 3 times that the screen reacted very slowly. It gradually light from the brink to the center(this process takes about 1-2min).After that, the screen is still dim and messy. For those last 3 times, it went back to normal after turning on for about 10minutes, but would appear again if I turn off the monitor and turn it on again(like the power setting in Windows, sleeping mode or restart laptop).
    These days, the problem just can go away. From the moment I turned it on(even in BIOS it is the same), it would not go back to normal even after 15minutes. But it works fine with external monitor.
    I am wondering whether this is a problem with the inverter or LCD. Would changing the LCD fix this problem? I am in tight budget so I want to pinpoint the problem and fix it as cheap as possible.
    Thank you very much in advance for your help.
     
    dangouseboy, Mar 25, 2009
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    FoxTrot1337 Notebook Deity

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    Have you tried reseating the LCD cable?
     
    FoxTrot1337, Mar 25, 2009
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  3. dangouseboy

    dangouseboy Newbie

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    by reseating, do you mean unplug the cable and plug the cable again?
    No, I didn't. I just tried swinging the cable while the laptop is on, to see if the symptom was caused by loose cable. and it turned out have no effect at all. So I think probably not because of the cable.
     
    dangouseboy, Mar 25, 2009
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    dangouseboy Newbie

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    anyone can help?
     
    dangouseboy, Mar 27, 2009
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    razorjack Notebook Consultant

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    Not reseting but reseating.theirs a ribbon that has a cable end that attaches to your lcd screen.You have to pull the front bezel off your laptop housing to get to it,heres link to a video on how to remove your laptop screen.
    This will allow you to check the cable and make sure it's nice and tight.
    Also you may find something loose in their opon inspection too.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FtMr_40-w
     
    razorjack, Mar 27, 2009
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