Hi Andrew,
Well you hit upon the most common breakage for a laptop, so you are
not alone (I used to work for HP service and we got those all the time)
If the screen is cracked it's probably had its day. However you could
see if you can see anything on the screen using a bright light shined
on it. If you can, then the backlight is broken (not the display
itself, unless it looks bad around the crackage of course). Also, you
might want to check and see if opening it up and checking if the cable
is still attached at both ends., Just replacing the backlight would
cost less if you can find a supplier for it (although you'd still see
the crack in the screen when you're trying to work, which could be
annoying). An easier alternative would be to turn it into a desktop
computer by attaching an external monitor to it, and have the computer
display switched over to the external).
Here's a link to the service manual for it, if you decide to go
delving into the wonderful world of micro-parts (just a joke to try
cheering you up a bit):
http://tim.id.au/laptops/toshiba/satellite%20l600d%20l640d%20l650d%20pro%20l600d%20l640d%20l650d.pdf
And I attached the pdf just for sending to you, not the list, so
you'll get this twice.
Hope something there helps,
Best regards
Alex
On 11-09-14 8:40 PM, Andrew Z wrote:
[sobbing on]
My SL is on apparently long vacation. And was just the wrong time....
kids are good. Kids and sturdy laptops are compatible. Fancy, non
sturdy designed laptop and kids - incompatible.
I have 2 laptops one X yo Dell D620 - can replace any part on the
cheap - company has tons of them. But it's "kids resistant".
My favorite toy ( wife's present) Toshiba satellite L645D is semi
compatible - the keyboard is definitely "kids resistant", but %%%
screen is absolutely not.
Don't know what they did, but it has a crack and is not working at all.
Replacement on ebay and amazon is $80.
http://www.amazon.com/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-L645D-S4037-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004A8SIOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1316054043&sr=1-1
<http://www.amazon.com/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-L645D-S4037-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004A8SIOI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1316054043&sr=1-1>
[sobbing off]
Q:
any better ideas then just suc%% it up and pay $80 ?
Andrew
