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Old 24-07-2020, 09:51 AM   #14
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Default Re: Laptop Display Failure

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender View Post
All fixed.

When I punched in the model number for Bushbasher’s lappy, it came up with a different screen in the parts listing, not one that was an interchange. So that avenue ran dead.

I decided a stripdown was next, to eliminate any obvious issues that may have lead to the inverter not working. Came apart fairly readily. Found a part number on the display back and hit up Comrade Google.

Result, aftermarket screen $90 plus post ex-Mebourne, parts confirmed (by phone) in stock. Express Post saw me with a fully working laptop the following evening for $119.
If it came from Melbourne, your laptop probably has a virus in it now
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