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    is my laptop ruined and where can i send it in?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tonyscarbones, Mar 14, 2007.

  1. tonyscarbones

    tonyscarbones Newbie

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    my sony vaio pcg-frv37 laptop pentuim 4 was overheating so i opened it up and dissconnected the fan system and air sprayed a ton of dust outta there

    put it all back together

    now i turn it on, power works, fan work, screen completely blank, no sound or nuthin

    what possibly happened?

    where can i send it for repairs and an estimate?

    help me out if ya can
     
  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Are you sure you tighten all the screws properly?
    Are you sure you didnt hit anything will blowing out air?
    is the heatsink toughing the CPU and are the screws tightened?
    Have you tried reseating the RAM?
     
  3. pwaggs

    pwaggs Notebook Consultant

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    Hmmm...sounds like RAM is not seated properly. How fart do you get in the POST sequence? Do you get anywhere?
     
  4. tonyscarbones

    tonyscarbones Newbie

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    all the screws are back into place the exact way i took em out

    the power turns on fine

    screen stays blank like it's off now

    no sound comes either

    power button works, fans are movin

    press keyboard, no sounds either

    how would i reset the ram????
     
  5. Robert in Sadorus

    Robert in Sadorus Notebook Evangelist

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    To re-seat the ram, simply remove it and re-install it making sure you get it seated right, While you're in there make sure nothing came unplugged.
     
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    jsis Notebook Evangelist

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    Is your screen blank when you turn it on, or does it stall when the Sony logo comes up?

    If the screen is blank, then it might be a motherboard problem or you might disconnected a cable?
     
  7. tonyscarbones

    tonyscarbones Newbie

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    when i press the power button, the light on the button lights up and you can hear the machine turn on for a second, the fans start running

    nothing at all comes from the screen

    it stays exactly like it's turned off and theres also no startup sounds or anything from the speakers

    nothing is unplugged from the motherboard either

    i disconnected the cable from the screen to the motherboard and reconnected it

    nothin changed

    could that air spray have done somethin when the cold comes out of it???