Thank you Alexandr. I already ran your checks. Backlight is working, but the size of the crack (about 1.5 inch square ), its form - shining star and location - an inch off the lower left corner of the screen makes the work problematic . ill try to contact tosgiba, but I doubt the outcome very much. Andrew -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Alexander Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: 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 >
