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Fxeni · 07-19-2007, 11:48 AM

Greetings,

I'm new to this forum, so I apologize if my information is lacking in advance.

About 9 months ago, I purchased an Acer Aspire Model 5672. You can see some of the system's various specs here:

Model: Acer Aspire 5672WLMi - Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz - 15.4
Screen Size: 15.4 inches
Processor Options: Core Duo
Graphics Options: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Dedicated)
Specs: 6.6 lbs, Intel Core Duo (1.66 GHz) , 2 GB DDR II SDRAM , 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional

About a month or two ago, the monitor stopped working correctly. The monitor would turn on and have a display, but the display would have "errors" in it: small, thin rectangular blocks of solid color or white that would move and basically mess up the display depending on the current display. You could see the screen (and log on, usually) but the screen, again, would not display it correctly, as it had these "blocks". Despite this, however, it would still boot up correctly, and I could still log on my account. The only issue lay in the display. Occasionally, after a variable amount of time (anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours) the screen would go black and I'd need to restart, as the monitor wouldn't display anymore. Other times, the display would have no errors, but they would eventually appear a few minutes/hours into use.

I sent it in for repair, but based on what I've seen, the diagnostic of what was broken that came back bothers me. They claimed the LCD, inverter, LCD cable,mainboard, keyboard, and, possibly, several other components were destroyed by a liquid spill and needed to be replaced.

This doesn't make sense to me, as I never spilled any liquid on my computer. The monitor was obviously receiving power, would display, just not correctly, and the keyboard worked fine. Is it possible the motherboard is fried, as they said? I originally thought it was the video card myself, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone have any idea as to what might possibly be the cause of the display issues, or have any advice? I'm merely worried that the diagnostic that was sent back is incorrect.

Thanks in advance for any help.

07-19-2007, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fxeni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Acer Aspire Monitor Issues Greetings, I'm new to this forum, so I apologize if my information is lacking in advance. About 9 months ago, I purchased an Acer Aspire Model 5672. You can see some of the system's various specs here: Model: Acer Aspire 5672WLMi - Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz - 15.4 Screen Size: 15.4 inches Processor Options: Core Duo Graphics Options: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Dedicated) Specs: 6.6 lbs, Intel Core Duo (1.66 GHz) , 2 GB DDR II SDRAM , 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional About a month or two ago, the monitor stopped working correctly. The monitor would turn on and have a display, but the display would have "errors" in it: small, thin rectangular blocks of solid color or white that would move and basically mess up the display depending on the current display. You could see the screen (and log on, usually) but the screen, again, would not display it correctly, as it had these "blocks". Despite this, however, it would still boot up correctly, and I could still log on my account. The only issue lay in the display. Occasionally, after a variable amount of time (anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours) the screen would go black and I'd need to restart, as the monitor wouldn't display anymore. Other times, the display would have no errors, but they would eventually appear a few minutes/hours into use. I sent it in for repair, but based on what I've seen, the diagnostic of what was broken that came back bothers me. They claimed the LCD, inverter, LCD cable,mainboard, keyboard, and, possibly, several other components were destroyed by a liquid spill and needed to be replaced. This doesn't make sense to me, as I never spilled any liquid on my computer. The monitor was obviously receiving power, would display, just not correctly, and the keyboard worked fine. Is it possible the motherboard is fried, as they said? I originally thought it was the video card myself, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone have any idea as to what might possibly be the cause of the display issues, or have any advice? I'm merely worried that the diagnostic that was sent back is incorrect. Thanks in advance for any help.