[dba-Tech] pc has visual problems

[Gary Kjos]

OK I understand.  Going to require some disassembly then.  Probably
repairable but the question would be the cost.  Just a diagnosis will cost
you probably $60 or more at a repair shop.  Could just be a $15 part to
repair it though.  I would search on the particular brand and model and see
what comes up.  I've repaired dead monitors on laptops before with parts
from EBAY after finding directions on YouTube on how to open the case and
such.  Every one is different.

GK

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 1:10 PM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gary -- it's the screen on the laptop. Connected monitors are fine.
>
> Susan H.
>
>
> In my opinion, things to consider and check....
>
> 1) physical connection
>
> 2) bad cable
>
> 3) bad driver
>
> 4) Bad video card or circuitry
>
> 5) bad monitor
>
> Mostly the isolation of the problem would be swapping things around.
> Unplugging and replugging or on another computer to see if things work
> there.
>
> Check the cable connection on both ends.  Perhaps a loose cable.
>
> Try the monitor on a different computer or if you have two connections on
> the same computer swap them.
>
> Good luck.
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 11:01 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My pc has vertical and horizontal lines this morning. Rebooting does
> > change things a bit, but it doesn't get rid of them. I've switched my
> > main monitor so I can still work, but I'm down a screen, which is
> inconvenient.
> > I'll live. 😊
> >
> > Instead of buying a new pc, I'm wondering if there might be an easy
> > fix -- maybe hardware circuitry or something? I have no idea what the
> > insides of a pc look like and I don't know if it's even possible to
> switch out a "card"
> > the way you can in a tower. At first, I thought I'd just run disc
> > repair, but the other monitors are fine, so I don't think that will
> > work. If it were a disc read problem, wouldn't I see the same lines on
> another monitor?
> >
> > So, my husband's pc shopping this morning, but I've told him not to
> > buy anything yet.
> >
> > Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. I haven't done any research yet -- I
> > have too much word to do today to attend to it until later this
> afternoon.
> >
> > Susan H
> >
> >
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