Problems With Presario V5000

Logo09 · 05-15-2008, 12:18 PM

Hello everyone. I have a Compaq Presario V5000 and the lcd on it is having problems. All the lcd does is display three vertical lines on the left side of the screen. I took it apart and moved a chip one the lcd and it worked. Does this sound like a bad ribbon cable or a bad chip? Also when i was moving things around on the lcd, the inverter got shorted out on something i think, i smelled something burning, and now obviously the backlight doesnt work, but i wanted to know if there was a way to tell if shorting out the inverter hurt the motherboard before i buy new parts for it. Please help!

**Terrister** · 05-15-2008, 01:23 PM

Have you tried an external display?
This will let you check out the rest of the laptop before buying parts.

Logo09 · 05-16-2008, 08:24 AM

Yes, I have Hooked it up to an external monitor and it worked just fine. But I dont know how to tell if I damaged anything else on the motherboard when i shorted out a component on the inverter.

**Terrister** · 05-16-2008, 09:11 AM

There is no way to be 100% sure without replacing parts. We have checked all we can without replacing parts.

Logo09 · 05-16-2008, 11:46 AM

Well I have an old lcd I hooked it up to and i got a picture, I had to use a flashlight to see it. That makes me think the videocard is ok. But before I buy a new lcd for it, i would like to make sure a new inverter will work, do you know where i can find parts at a decent price?

**Terrister** · 05-16-2008, 05:28 PM

I always look on Ebay 1st. If you can find one there, it will be cheaper in most cases than other places.

05-15-2008, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 96 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Problems With Presario V5000 Hello everyone. I have a Compaq Presario V5000 and the lcd on it is having problems. All the lcd does is display three vertical lines on the left side of the screen. I took it apart and moved a chip one the lcd and it worked. Does this sound like a bad ribbon cable or a bad chip? Also when i was moving things around on the lcd, the inverter got shorted out on something i think, i smelled something burning, and now obviously the backlight doesnt work, but i wanted to know if there was a way to tell if shorting out the inverter hurt the motherboard before i buy new parts for it. Please help!

05-15-2008, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Problems With Presario V5000 Have you tried an external display? This will let you check out the rest of the laptop before buying parts. __________________

05-16-2008, 08:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 96 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: Problems With Presario V5000 Yes, I have Hooked it up to an external monitor and it worked just fine. But I dont know how to tell if I damaged anything else on the motherboard when i shorted out a component on the inverter.

05-16-2008, 09:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Problems With Presario V5000 There is no way to be 100% sure without replacing parts. We have checked all we can without replacing parts. __________________

05-16-2008, 11:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 96 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: Problems With Presario V5000 Well I have an old lcd I hooked it up to and i got a picture, I had to use a flashlight to see it. That makes me think the videocard is ok. But before I buy a new lcd for it, i would like to make sure a new inverter will work, do you know where i can find parts at a decent price?

05-16-2008, 05:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Problems With Presario V5000 I always look on Ebay 1st. If you can find one there, it will be cheaper in most cases than other places. __________________