XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 7/16/2025 4:11 PM, Java Jive wrote:   
   > On 2025-07-16 19:41, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >> I can easily try that. [...]  You are absolutely right, I can see the   
   Compaq logo as it tries to boot.   
   >>   
   >> So, unless it is a faulty cable, it is garbage time.   
   >   
   > If it's not the cable, it might well be worth looking on eBay for a   
   lid/display to buy used as a unit  -  it's usually much easier to change the   
   lid and display as a unit rather than just the display.  However, I have no   
   experience of dismantling    
   Compaq laptops, so am unable to comment further.   
   >   
      
   The video for that particular model, it is a hell filled with screws.   
   That's just so you can get at the hinges and release the panel from   
   the base.   
      
   I'd get a shop to do it, bring in your "carcass for parts" and   
   "the good laptop" and do a head-ectomy. The only problem is, the   
   typical carcass machine, the screen is broken.   
      
   Working with carcasses can be cheaper than buying individual   
   parts, one part at a time. Like if a machine had a battery failure   
   and the user was selling it, that would be an excellent source of parts.   
      
   I'm going by the description of the panel opening, and there is   
   no reportage of "glitching" indicating the data connection to the   
   panel is bad. Merely that opening the panel, gives the inverter   
   another chance to start the CCFL.   
      
      Paul   
      
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