In my limited experience with laptops i have come across a few screens with the same problem. In all cases it has been due to broken contacts caused by the flex from the opening and closing of the...

Thanks very much. If the cmos battery thing fails to fix it i might try repairing it with a sledge hammer.

I tried to reboot up my Compaq Armada 1592dt 233mhz when i replaced the hdd. instead of a boot i am left with a constant beep. I have removed the additional ram but that makes no difference. I have...