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laptop advice
Replies: 14Last Post June 30 4:49pm by missarissa
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last night my boyfriends laptop randomly turned off on him, and hes tried to turn it bacc on after it cooled off but all it does is show that the light on the laptop is on, but nothing comes up on the screen or anything.. his laptop is only about a year and a half old, i think it might have to do with the fact that he rarely ever turns it off, any suggestions on how to fix it or if it is even fixable at all..?

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That happened to mine twiceeeee! He needs a new display thing. He has to get it fixed.

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take it to a computer tech?

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a new display thing? what do you mean?

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that dont happent 2 me

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He needs a new display peice, or the light is broken. Just take it to a computer technician.

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Quote: from Miss Malish at 4:19 pm on June 30, 2008

take it to a computer tech?

yehh, hes getting it taken care of on wednesday, but he still wanted me to come on here and see what everyone had to say.

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Quote: from mmeeegggaannn at 4:20 pm on June 30, 2008

He needs a new display peice, or the light is broken. Just take it to a computer technician.

thanks : )

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That could be a number of things.  If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.

Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer.  Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


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Quote: from shadowpool at 4:27 pm on June 30, 2008

That could be a number of things. If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.

Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer. Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


but if you dont let it cool down or anything like that, isnt that bad for the computer??

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Quote: from missarissa at 8:31 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:27 pm on June 30, 2008

That could be a number of things.  If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.  

 Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer.  Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


but if you dont let it cool down or anything like that, isnt that bad for the computer??

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If the computer is properly cooled, heat isn't a problem.  Was this laptop getting very hot?


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bring it to a tech person. they fix. you happy.

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Quote: from shadowpool at 4:35 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from missarissa at 8:31 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:27 pm on June 30, 2008

That could be a number of things. If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.

  Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer. Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


 

 but if you dont let it cool down or anything like that, isnt that bad for the computer??  

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If the computer is properly cooled, heat isn't a problem. Was this laptop getting very hot?


im not sure, i wasnt there when it happened but ive seen his laptop get pretty hot before and hes dismissed it like its nothing. is there person above who said its something with the display  or lighting correct??

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Quote: from missarissa at 8:37 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:35 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from missarissa at 8:31 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:27 pm on June 30, 2008

That could be a number of things.  If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.    

  Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer.  Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


  but if you dont let it cool down or anything like that, isnt that bad for the computer??

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 If the computer is properly cooled, heat isn't a problem.  Was this laptop getting very hot?


im not sure, i wasnt there when it happened but ive seen his laptop get pretty hot before and hes dismissed it like its nothing. is there person above who said its something with the display or lighting correct??

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Could be.  If the laptop has a regular monitor port, you could try plugging the laptop into a regular monitor to see if that works.  If it doesn't, then it's probably not the display.  It could be a problem with the bios or video card, or some other problem like bad memory, a motherboard problem, or if the laptop got really hot, a burnt out processor.  LCD screens do have a little fluorescent light bulb in them, but I've never seen one burn out suddenly--it's usually a gradual darkening/yellowing over time.


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Quote: from shadowpool at 4:43 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from missarissa at 8:37 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:35 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from missarissa at 8:31 pm on June 30, 2008

Quote: from shadowpool at 4:27 pm on June 30, 2008

That could be a number of things. If the laptop is still under warranty, you should check the laptop company website for info about repairs.

   Also, keeping computers on all the time makes them last longer. Things wear out mostly when you turn it on and off.


   

  but if you dont let it cool down or anything like that, isnt that bad for the computer??    

  *~ ~*


  If the computer is properly cooled, heat isn't a problem. Was this laptop getting very hot?


 

 im not sure, i wasnt there when it happened but ive seen his laptop get pretty hot before and hes dismissed it like its nothing. is there person above who said its something with the display  or lighting correct??  

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Could be. If the laptop has a regular monitor port, you could try plugging the laptop into a regular monitor to see if that works. If it doesn't, then it's probably not the display. It could be a problem with the bios or video card, or some other problem like bad memory, a motherboard problem, or if the laptop got really hot, a burnt out processor. LCD screens do have a little fluorescent light bulb in them, but I've never seen one burn out suddenly--it's usually a gradual darkening/yellowing over time.


thank you so much, ill tell my boyfriend all this. you are a lot of help and im glad you gave me your input on it : )

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