Dell Laptop lcd is messed up

[amdskip]

Picture of screen

I'm not exactly sure what happened (owner is in NY and I'm in IL) but I believe coffee was spilled on the laptop at one time. Is this a screen defect or is it a video issue. I'm voting that the screen is junk and probably not worth fixing.

I can drag anything I want to the right side but that nasty strip hides it.

 

[cholley]

thats screen all the way, seen similar before

 

[spherrod]

yep - screen, although I bet Dell would ask you to flash the BIOS.....

 

[nanaki333]

heh.. dell will ask you to reboot your machine about 10 times first, then use the restore disc, THEN flash the BIOS.

 

[helpmeout]

Check the Dell forum and you'll see those LCD's are a real problem.

 

[LiLithTecH]

I have seen that happen when the end user places PAPERS/FOLDERS
on the keyboard and then closes the lid.