Compaq laptop screen question

George Burns · 10-31-2004, 10:26 AM

I've got an old compaq presario 1245 that the screen suddenly has verticle lines about 3/16" apart from the bottom to about the middle of the screen.
Can this be fixed or is it more than its worth? Just running a student version of mastercam on it. If ya hook it up to a monitor the lines aren't there. Is there a degause or some thing?

joat1 · 10-31-2004, 12:26 PM

Sounds like the LCD is starting to go -- it's age is showing

. Fixing/replacing it would cost more than it's worth since laptop repair is not as simple as a desktop. You can continue to use it attached to a monitor because the computer is still good. Or, if you need a laptop, then spend the money on a new one since there will be deals coming out for the holiday season.

Thrudd · 01-19-2009, 12:27 PM

Like he said - if its not mobile then hook it up to an external monitor.

I have one of these and it is not worth the cost of any repairs ($15-50) - its that old. Nearly anything you can find on the market today will be an upgrade, even most of the off lease systems.

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George Burns Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1 OS: 2000	Compaq laptop screen question I've got an old compaq presario 1245 that the screen suddenly has verticle lines about 3/16" apart from the bottom to about the middle of the screen. Can this be fixed or is it more than its worth? Just running a student version of mastercam on it. If ya hook it up to a monitor the lines aren't there. Is there a degause or some thing?

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Thrudd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Eh! Posts: 2 OS: XP sp3	Re: Compaq laptop screen question Like he said - if its not mobile then hook it up to an external monitor. I have one of these and it is not worth the cost of any repairs ($15-50) - its that old. Nearly anything you can find on the market today will be an upgrade, even most of the off lease systems. __________________ Kind words and a hammer get you further than kind words alone. Politicians are like diapers and need to be changed often and for the same reason.

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joat1 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 160 OS: WinXP,Gentoo,Win98SE	Sounds like the LCD is starting to go -- it's age is showing . Fixing/replacing it would cost more than it's worth since laptop repair is not as simple as a desktop. You can continue to use it attached to a monitor because the computer is still good. Or, if you need a laptop, then spend the money on a new one since there will be deals coming out for the holiday season.