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    P170HM Cracked Screen - Need urgent Advice

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Shaithis, Jun 9, 2012.

  1. Shaithis

    Shaithis Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys,

    I need some urgent advice. I am going on a very important business trip next week and just managed to completely destroy my laptop screen. Amazing, I know. Rest of the beast seems to be working fine; it fell a short distance after I whacked it with the adapter, apparently.

    This seems like a good time for me to upgrade to a matte screen. In any case, I don't have hours to research what to order and how to do it, etc, because I have about 16 hours of prep work to do for the business trip. Can an awesome dude or dudette please tell me exactly what I need to buy to replace my screen and perhaps scrounge up some instructions? Extra points if I can get this from a vendor who can ship today. Let me know if you need any more info.

    Edit: I live in South Carolina; trip will be to Miami (will have time to pick up something there).

    Thanks,


    Max
     
    Shaithis, Jun 9, 2012
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    telling everyone what area you live might help so they can advise on any suppliers near you.
     
    MrDJ, Jun 9, 2012
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  3. Shaithis

    Shaithis Notebook Guru

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    Thanks MrDJ, edited OP.
     
    Shaithis, Jun 9, 2012
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    Shaithis Notebook Guru

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    OK, I did a bit of research and have found a lot of positive feedback on the AU Optronics B173HW01 V.5 and a thread with installation instructions. My only question at this point is whether I can replace the screen myself at no risk to MALIBAL extended warranty?
     
    Shaithis, Jun 9, 2012
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  5. hizzaah

    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    Double check with them, but replacing it yourself would only void the screen warranty.. At least that's how most Sager/Clevo warranties work. They may have something different in the fine print ;)
     
    hizzaah, Jun 9, 2012
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