ACER Aspire 9300 HELP!

bargaingirl · 10-21-2009, 04:43 AM

Please please someone help me!!!

my laptop brackets and laptop cover were broken when 'someone' opened it up too far... the screen still worked then but after replacing the brackets and cover on putting it back together the screen wont work! Tried using an external monitor and it works fine, have also replaced inverter but wasn't that either please help!

dont really want to go to expense of buying new screen when it COULD be something else!!!! just strange that one minute was working then pooooof gone! ;(

night_shift · 10-21-2009, 09:30 AM

Using a flash light at 45 degrees to the screen can you see your desktop or anything? If not, sounds like the screen ribbon cable has stretched and may have pulled out the connection at the LCD screen side at worst the ribbon cable is damaged. Not an expensive fix, shop about the net for new cable. Also recheck the inverter connections, cause it's cable will have had a stretch also.

On rare occasions a new inverter can cause the older LCD backlight tube to fail. If you can see your desktop using the above method and the ribbon cable and inverter connections are ok then a new backlight tube will be needed.

You can change a backlight tube yourself with a little care.

Madcatz · 10-21-2009, 09:45 AM

Exactly what night shift said, but I would also suggest to reseat the LCD cable on both ends if you do not see anything in the screen with a flashlight, possible it just may have come loose.

bargaingirl · 10-22-2009, 02:37 AM

Thank you both so very much will get my brother to try these things out!!! Watch this space!

but thanks again really x :)

10-21-2009, 04:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
bargaingirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7 OS: vista	ACER Aspire 9300 HELP! Please please someone help me!!! my laptop brackets and laptop cover were broken when 'someone' opened it up too far... the screen still worked then but after replacing the brackets and cover on putting it back together the screen wont work! Tried using an external monitor and it works fine, have also replaced inverter but wasn't that either please help! dont really want to go to expense of buying new screen when it COULD be something else!!!! just strange that one minute was working then pooooof gone! ;(

10-21-2009, 09:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
night_shift Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 281 OS: Vista, XP Pro, Ubuntu	Re: ACER Aspire 9300 HELP! Using a flash light at 45 degrees to the screen can you see your desktop or anything? If not, sounds like the screen ribbon cable has stretched and may have pulled out the connection at the LCD screen side at worst the ribbon cable is damaged. Not an expensive fix, shop about the net for new cable. Also recheck the inverter connections, cause it's cable will have had a stretch also. On rare occasions a new inverter can cause the older LCD backlight tube to fail. If you can see your desktop using the above method and the ribbon cable and inverter connections are ok then a new backlight tube will be needed. You can change a backlight tube yourself with a little care. __________________ Please Post Back It’s nice to know if the Forum has helped or not

10-21-2009, 09:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: ACER Aspire 9300 HELP! Exactly what night shift said, but I would also suggest to reseat the LCD cable on both ends if you do not see anything in the screen with a flashlight, possible it just may have come loose. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

10-22-2009, 02:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
bargaingirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7 OS: vista	Re: ACER Aspire 9300 HELP! Thank you both so very much will get my brother to try these things out!!! Watch this space! but thanks again really x :)