GOT DAMMIT!!!, BRAND NEW laptop screen broke!!! Options

[easternpiro1]

so i get to work and im ready to watch a movie or somethin on my laptop, and BOOM guess what i see when i open it. %$@*ing screen is cracked!!!! omg i JUST GOT IT!!! and i couldnt afford the crazy ass insurance they were gonna charge me to go with it!!

i havent even used it in like a week and a half!!! i havent even MOVED it! I hope my GF didnt step on it or something.

Its a toshiba satellite l675, im NOT a computer guru, bt i read u can buy a screen and replace it fairly easily?

any computer doctors in the house? (i may give travisxcore a yell this weekend)

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: May 12, 2011 - 12:06 AM

[Timmyface]

Lol, you SHOULD hope your GF stepped on it and make her get you a new one

The screen intself will set you back around $100 or so off ebay, and if your confident in some fiddling around, it wont be too hard.

Ive never had a toshiba, or any other laptop than my old Dell, but its all fairly simple.
Undo all the screws on the bottom/sides... remove all the plastics you can, and the screen should be connected by roughly (on my dell) 1 simple wire, and a connector tab.

They both unclip faily easy, so it should be a simple plug and play.

Your old screen should have screws around it aswell holding the lid/plastic surroundings on it aswell which you'll have to undo to replace the screen.

Just remember exactly what you unscrew/take out.. making a video may even help, and replace it all the same way once done.


Edit: Or have a watch of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye5El9IwyQg

This post has been edited by Timmyface: May 12, 2011 - 4:46 AM

[NYp8tBaller07]

I would not recommend you try to replace the screen yourself if you aren't a tech buff. Instead you should still be able to get a refund for this as most stores have a 30 day unconditional return policy.

[Timmyface]

If you can't get a refund, its really simple.
That video guides you right through it, its easier than i thought.

Basically undo 10 or so screws, unclip the plastic cover and unplug the screen.

the screen has a part number adn info behind it if you need it.

[NYp8tBaller07]

lucky for him his is easy to replace but it also depends how good you are at doing things like this, my uncle is amazing at cars but delicate things like computers forget it. I am in no way trying to say you are stupid eastern, I just don't know if you are comfortable with this kind of stuff.

I would first try to see if you can return it as it would save you money

[mkernz22]

you have a 30 day warranty you know..

[Ted95]

thats what happens when you watch porn at work.. lol

[cjh4l22]

yea I'm a computer nerd and i've replaced it all on a laptop. check with toshiba for the part # and look it up on ebay. or use the model # on ebay to find a generic one. check youtube for disassembly or screen replacement "how-to's" as they are OFTEN on there. chances are you'll be fine based on your handy skills around a car. good luck.

[njccmd2002]

Its easy bro, i ve done it several times... just buy a same model with a burned cpu, and then replace the whole lid. unless you want to do lcd surgery, which is also easy but tedious.

[easternpiro1]

hey thanks guys, i believe i bought it april 15, so my 30 is almost up. i will check to see if there is anything they can do, i have NO idea how it broke but i get a funny feeling they will try to say "tough tittie" at that point i can either buy the insurance ($300) or fixer up myself we shall soon see!

thats what happens when you watch porn at work.. lol

HEY!! who told you!!! lol!! nah my job got everything on LOCK stupid barracuda blocker or something. cant even see pictures on 6gc

[95CelicaST]

That's when you need to be in IT.

[easternpiro1]

^lol. ive decided to go ahead and take it apart. i saw the video, and its not that hard. i build model cars/trucks for fun so this is cake. I just dont want something else going wrong down the line and be assed out.

thanx guys! will let ya know how it turns out!


i saw some sites including ebay where i can get a screen from, but is there anywhere in particular u guys would suggest? im interested in quality, and getting that from ebay is sometimes hit/miss

[njccmd2002]

ebay

[spolski07]

what was your laptop doing on the kitchen floor?

[easternpiro1]

what was your laptop doing on the kitchen floor?

kitchen floor?! are u insinuating that women belong in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant?!





it was on the bedroom floor out of the way.