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Severe LCD/Lid housing issue

post #1 of 6
2/22/05 at 1:34am
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First i got the crack everyone gets in their 56xx lid....

it formed by the right hinge, then about 2-3 more cracks developed

then a crack cracked through from the bottom right screw hole

... it causes much stress on opening/closing of the lid

2 months later, right hinge totally detached, only thing keeping that side on is the wire going through the hinge connecting hole...

been this way for about 2 weeks now, can still operate everything and all, finally something even worse happens...
the LCD screen doesnt work at all, not a bit.. i opened the lid up and put a flashlight down to it and i can see the wire is somewhat scratched but i can't tell whether its broken through to the actual wiring.

my warranty has been up for quite some time now, and im pretty much screwed, ive emailed sager and have gotten no response, this was a month ago.. if anyone has any helpful ideas, would be nice to know, since i use that laptop all day every day and will either need to fix it somehow or buy a new laptop which i dont have the money for right now.

currently hooked up to a shitty 15 inch old monitor.
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post #2 of 6
2/22/05 at 2:58am
leave a message for a callback on their website.
remove the lcd housing.
opening and closing the lid after it was so badly cracked may have damaged the inverter or one of the wires.
if it's just that you're lucky and you can order new ones from sager.
either way you wanna get the parts you'll need to fix it and you'll have to take the housing off anyway
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post #3 of 6
2/22/05 at 12:59pm
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yeah, i took the housing off last night as soon as it happened, didnt look like anything was damaged inside, but the wire was a little scratched up, cant tell if it dug into the actual wire part though on the right hinge. i guess i will contact sager again...
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post #4 of 6
2/22/05 at 1:30pm
I had the crack on the hinge of my 8790, i sent it in a few weeks ago and just got it back yesterday, they replaced it iwth a new one. So just send it in and you'll be fine! =)
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post #5 of 6
2/22/05 at 3:34pm
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maybe you didnt read all of my post... my warranty is gone
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post #6 of 6
2/23/05 at 12:14am
the labor charge is 80 bucks right off the bat
if the problem is more complicated then it goes up.
not everyone can afford that vicviper
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