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    Laptop without LCD...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pharoah0110, Apr 4, 2010.

  1. pharoah0110

    pharoah0110 Newbie

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    I have an older Compaq R4000, which, unfortunately, suffered an accident during a move a couple of months ago. The LCD has been rendered completely-unusable, and I have since bought another (sturdier) laptop.

    However, for a while I was using the broken R4000 by attaching a monitor to the VGA port. The rest of the system seems OK.

    I have DL'ed the maintenance manual for the R4000, and the instructions about removing the LCD are straightforward. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if the system will still function with the LCD REMOVED, to use it as a (sort of) "other-room" computer, connected to a monitor.

    Will it still boot? or will the system refuse to start at all without the LCD attached?

    Any help would be great.

    Cheers!!
     
    pharoah0110, Apr 4, 2010
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  2. fzhfzh

    fzhfzh Notebook Deity

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    Yes it will work. A laptop without the LCD is just like a mini desktop box.
     
    fzhfzh, Apr 5, 2010
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  3. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Confirmed, he is right :)
     
    tuηay, Apr 5, 2010
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  4. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    This is how I'm using my laptop at the moment :D My LCD broke and still waiting for a new one!
     
    Joel, Apr 5, 2010
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  5. Amnesiac

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    If you want, you could probably actually off the whole lid, provided that you relocate parts like the wifi antennae.
     
    Amnesiac, Apr 5, 2010
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    naton Notebook Virtuoso

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    a friend of mine did this. I mean he removed the screen assembly from his laptop and used it as a mini-desktop with an external flat screen for about 2 years.

    For the price of a 15.4" screen I think it is worth fixing though. You can get a flat screen in ebay for £30 to £40.
     
    naton, Apr 5, 2010
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  7. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    ya it will work... but u might need to be a little careful of dust building up if any parts of ur motherboard become exposed when u remove LCD...
     
    sean473, Apr 5, 2010
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