Dark section of screen

Hello i'm starting to notice that the right side of my screen is a lot darker than the rest of my screen, lsat night i think my laptop got hit or something... is there anyway to fix this?

 

It got hit by what? Hopefully it had nothing to do with the touchpad problems you've been having .

It sounds like the LCD may have been damaged. Perhaps one of the tubes inside the LCD has failed due to trauma.

 

It got hit by a drunken idiot jumping on it.
Its really quite annoying right now but i guess i can learn to live with it... its sad really such a nice screen is ruined.
Is there anyway to fix this short of buying a new barebones?

 

Ouch. I am not sure whether or not an LCD can be repaired...but they can be replaced. Unfortunately the LCD is the most expensive component of a notebook.

 

Yeah i'm pretty choked about this.
Probably about 1/5 of the screen is darker than the rest.
I dunno maybe i'll learn to live with it.

 

I'm pretty sad to hear about it myself. Good luck with sorting it out .

 

yeah its a sad day... death of a beautiful screen. :-(
So basically replacing the LCD is my only option?

 

Make the drunk pay for it?

You might be able to fix the backlight(s) to cure your problem, I'm not sure how these screens actually have the backlight configured but I know its not the traditional. Maybe someone else has more in-depth knowledge for this particular screen technology (Donald? Chris?) and could help decide if that is viable... I know I've repaired LCD's that were less lit on the right or left side... (dual scan screens often had dual backlights).

LCD's don't normally get fixed... just replaced... unfortunatly they are such sealed and micro-technology based that it would be to costly to fix one.

Good luck!

 

ya making him pay for it is the plan... No software out there to make the right side of my screen brighter? How much would you figure would it be to replace the whole screeN?

 

2nd option would be to hit the drunken idiot

Or you could try to ask at some websites that claim to be able to fix lcds , they replace ccfl and other parts , google it out .

 

You could ask your reseller how much a new screen would cost...that'd probably be the best way to get an idea of the cost. I think they're in the neighborhood of $400, though.

Do you have the HEL80 WSXGA+ matte screen? If so, it utilizes Samsung's LGP technology--lighting from the corners inward.

 

yeah WSXGA+
I'll be sending my friend the bill i dont really care how much it'll cost to be honest... I can handle it when i have it plugged in but when its not plugged in i can't use the right side of my screen its really really annoying

 

That one might cost more, but your reseller would be able to give you an exact cost.

How does someone jump on a poor defenseless notebook?

 

a really drunk person

 

Worst case=replace the screen.

Best case=repair the screen

Contact your dealer to get an RMA to send it in to get diagnosed and a quote for repair.