Le Screen Update

[ceagle]

Thanks to LJ users
s_c
mortonfox
noda
titanic
altonwings
chahala
level_head and
timwi
all for your kind responses!
*wags feathers*

After I finished with some errands for a few hours, I settled in for an evening of LJ and email... voila, no more blackouts. Tonight anyways.

So it seems like the most likely thing is a short in the screen hinge ;P

Ergo the puzzle of the future. Izzit worth fixing? Prolly not.. well outa warranty.
I could leave it open a lot more often. I kinda like that idea, despite it getting more dusty, at least I could be more assured of reliable use.

However, hey... it's a laptop. arf! I generally haul this around (in its nice case of course) to do my work, and now I gotta start feeling guilty and walking on glass just to keep it portable? *sigh*

Putting the two options on the scales, I'd rather have a dependable screen, so I s'pect I'll haveta keep this touchy tablet relegated to the home more often.

I'll keep ya posted, and thanks again for your helps n comments! :>

Comments

[genecatlow.livejournal.com]

Y'know, you *could* be lucky... if it is definitely
related to the hinge, those problems can sometimes
be amazingly easy to fix! Hinge cables for many
laptops are easily replaceable (it pertaints to the
one moving part of the laptop, go figure!) and often
it isn't securely plugged in at one end. I've fixed
many of the ThinkPads I own by swapping/isolating/
ordering parts, and it isn't rocket science! (At
least not for ThinkPads...) <:)

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Wooo!
That's encouraging! *waggle* :D
Mebbe we kin poke around with this rig a bit and see if that might be it, when we don't have as many things on our plates...
Thanks Cat! *scritches fur*