Help, gateway solo 5300 overheated and now displays lines

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The laptop overheated yesterday and when I finally got to it I saw the
pattern that is in this photo , I am uhttp://tinyurl.com/rfnjz I am
using it at the moment with an external monitor, so it's obviosly not
the video card, I suspect most likely it is the mainboard component
that connects to the drake that connects to the LCD and if that's the
case then the mainboard will have to be replaced, or could it be the
LCD itself?

Any thoughts?

Thanks

 

[Jerry G.]

For the LCD display there is a display matrix circuit. This is usualy
an intergal part of the mother board, or is part of the display panel
itself. You should get in touch with the Gateway tech support and find
out what you need. Most likely they may not sell the parts to you, but
will ask you to ship them the computer for them to service it, or they
will send you to their authorised rep.


Jerry G.
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[bloggybob]

No ... i had the same problem with one i repaired and it was a bad cable ..
and IF that doesnt fix it , then your lcd is bad ... ive never seen a bad
vid board or motherboard cause this on the gateways ...

take care ..

 

[bloggybob]

also let me add .. ebay is where i get all my parts for laptops ... you can
get a cable there and if in fact you do need the lcd , the numbers on the
back of the lcd itself is what you would search for on ebay as they use many
different screens in these models ...

regards .. bob

 

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If you are talking about what is known as a "drake" the cable that
connects the LCD to the mainboard, then I just replaced one with one I
bought on where else, but Ebay, I don't think it's the drake since
there is a signal going to the LCD and it lights up, I'm more inclined
to suspect a component on the mainboard or the LCD itself, I can always
find parts on Ebay, but the problem is to know which part I need of
course.

Thanks

 

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Forgot to mention that before it overheated it was going from bright
white to normal, which it still does go from bright white to the line
patterns, but I don't think the issues are related, but who knows?

 

[bloggybob]

ahhh .. ok then i know for sure 100 percent that it is a bad lcd ... replace
the lcd and you will be smiling on that gateway again .... the circuit board
on the back is failing and you cant replace it .. it is built with the lcd
attached ...

regards

 

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Well I sure hope you are right, because I certainly don't need two LCDs.