Laptop problem, a very big problem

[BigCoolJesus]

Well, i left on vacation 2 weeks ago, and while i was gone i left my laptop plugged into the wall to charge. When i came back i noticed that my clock was flashing 12:00 (meaning the power probably went out, maybe from lightning or something)

I went to turn on my laptop, and everything seemed fine, but the screen didnt show a thing, it just remains dead black. All the lights run fine, the fans are fine, everything seems fine, but the screen wont show crap.

I even hooked up an CRT monitor to the laptop and that didnt show ne thing either, meaning its some sort of video problem.

What should i do (the warranty is dead)??
Should i open it up and see if something is fried or loose?



O and just so you know, this isnt a retail laptop, i had it custom made by some computer company around here (i forget the name, but its a small company type, kinda like Monarch)

any direction on what to do next would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Valkerie]

Originally posted by: BigCoolJesus
Well, i left on vacation 2 weeks ago, and while i was gone i left my laptop plugged into the wall to charge. When i came back i noticed that my clock was flashing 12:00 (meaning the power probably went out, maybe from lightning or something)

I went to turn on my laptop, and everything seemed fine, but the screen didnt show a thing, it just remains dead black. All the lights run fine, the fans are fine, everything seems fine, but the screen wont show crap.

I even hooked up an CRT monitor to the laptop and that didnt show ne thing either, meaning its some sort of video problem.

What should i do (the warranty is dead)??
Should i open it up and see if something is fried or loose?



O and just so you know, this isnt a retail laptop, i had it custom made by some computer company around here (i forget the name, but its a small company type, kinda like Monarch)

any direction on what to do next would be appreciated, thanks.

If it wasn't connected to a good surge protector, and your clock is flashing - power spike... I feel sorry for you if that was the case, and the overkill took your mobo with it. If it has a warranty on it, you better find the receipt right now.

Anyway, do you smell anything? What's the specs of the notebook?

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: Valkerie

Originally posted by: BigCoolJesus
Well, i left on vacation 2 weeks ago, and while i was gone i left my laptop plugged into the wall to charge. When i came back i noticed that my clock was flashing 12:00 (meaning the power probably went out, maybe from lightning or something)

I went to turn on my laptop, and everything seemed fine, but the screen didnt show a thing, it just remains dead black. All the lights run fine, the fans are fine, everything seems fine, but the screen wont show crap.

I even hooked up an CRT monitor to the laptop and that didnt show ne thing either, meaning its some sort of video problem.

What should i do (the warranty is dead)??
Should i open it up and see if something is fried or loose?



O and just so you know, this isnt a retail laptop, i had it custom made by some computer company around here (i forget the name, but its a small company type, kinda like Monarch)

any direction on what to do next would be appreciated, thanks.

If it wasn't connected to a good surge protector, and your clock is flashing - power spike... I feel sorry for you if that was the case, and the overkill took your mobo with it. If it has a warranty on it, you better find the receipt right now.

Anyway, do you smell anything? What's the specs of the notebook?

I'll file this under the learn something everyday folder.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: Valkerie

Originally posted by: BigCoolJesus
Well, i left on vacation 2 weeks ago, and while i was gone i left my laptop plugged into the wall to charge. When i came back i noticed that my clock was flashing 12:00 (meaning the power probably went out, maybe from lightning or something)

I went to turn on my laptop, and everything seemed fine, but the screen didnt show a thing, it just remains dead black. All the lights run fine, the fans are fine, everything seems fine, but the screen wont show crap.

I even hooked up an CRT monitor to the laptop and that didnt show ne thing either, meaning its some sort of video problem.

What should i do (the warranty is dead)??
Should i open it up and see if something is fried or loose?



O and just so you know, this isnt a retail laptop, i had it custom made by some computer company around here (i forget the name, but its a small company type, kinda like Monarch)

any direction on what to do next would be appreciated, thanks.

If it wasn't connected to a good surge protector, and your clock is flashing - power spike... I feel sorry for you if that was the case, and the overkill took your mobo with it. If it has a warranty on it, you better find the receipt right now.

Anyway, do you smell anything? What's the specs of the notebook?

no, it doesnt smell or anything...... and if it took the mobo with it, why would it still run like normal (i can even hear the hdd clicking away like when windows loads). The only thing that i can tell is wrong is the video, and if its a video card, that would help alot (i doubt its onboard video)........

since the warranty has expired, should i open it up and see (im not new to computers so i have a good idea how to get around them)?

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Idea: Just hook the laptop up to a monitor. Maybe your screen died, or the integrated video.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Idea: Just hook the laptop up to a monitor. Maybe your screen died, or the integrated video.

I already tried that (said it in my post to)

no video was projected on the monitor either, so thats why im thinking its a video problem only (which is why it seems kind of wierd that only the video would have died and not anything else)

 

[BigCoolJesus]

well i found the old spec sheet, although it doesnt go into detail on the components (mainly the video) so im going to research the website i bought it from more to try and find out what type of video i have.

How hard would it be to open up the laptop and look around?

 

[Leros]

Ive opened up an old laptop before. It wasnt too bad.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

ok, ill try it when i get back from practice, let you all know whats up.

 

[corkyg]

It may have just blitzed your RAM. Borrow a SODIMM that fits and see if that helps.