Compaq Presario V3000

[Arsenal101]

When I turn on my V3000 the power and indicator LED's light up but nothing appears on the LCD. I Thought it may have been the integrated Video Card so i bought a new motherboard and installed it, but the issue still remains, even when i hook up an external monitor it wont work. So I tried some new ram, and nothing has changed. This one is really a stumper. I have completely Disassembled the machine and reassembled it making sure to check all of the connections and make sure they are all nice and snug. Any Ideas?

[finito]

Aahh yes, You remind me of myself.

I want to Test the LCD on another Machine just to check if it's working.

Then I want you to try another monitor on your current Machine.

Post results thanks.

[Arsenal101]

I forgot to mention that i did test another LCD on that machine and it didn't work either. Granted it was not the exact size LCD but it still should have worked.

[finito]

Hmm maybe the PSU?

The power supply. If you have a spare lying around try that first,

[Arsenal101]

We are both talking about a laptop right? Because i'm pretty sure that the PSU is built into the motherboard. despite having that little connector cord that runs from the jack and plugs into the MB

[finito]

I answer a alot of questions in a day so I loose track of whose who. But yeah I though we were talking about a Desktop this whole time. You said you changed the motherboard of a laptop right?

Ok what are the chances that the motherboard you changed with has the same problem? I mean is it new?

[Arsenal101]

Yea I changed the motherboard in the laptop. And i Bought the motherboard off eBay. it said it was a completely working motherboard but by the looks of it wasn't new. Theres a chance that it could be the same issue. or i was thinking that it could be the processor? since it does nothing on start up.

[finito]

Processor won't have anything to with the graphics.

A laptop follow the same guidelines for a PC. In this case it is usually the board or the graphics card. Or another peripheral that has short circuited.
Look at all the internals to see a burned circuit or look for a burned smell.

[Arsenal101]

Everything looks fine. Nothing smells bad or has that burned electronics smell to it.

[finito]

Hmm, can you change the processor?

You have admit this may be a lost cause depends on how far you are willing to take it.

[Arsenal101]

yea i'm kind of thinking it might be, Its not my computer though and i was almost positive that it was the Integrated Video that went so i had the the person pay for a new mother board at the cost of $115 so i don't want to be like oh btw your computer has completely crapped the bed... If i can find a different processer that fits it i will try to change that.

[finito]

Yeah lol, that is a sticky situation. You must understand even if you change the CPU it may not be that.

[Arsenal101]

Yes i understand that. I really dot think it is. I think it may be a faulty monitor Cable? i had taken the screen apart to test that other monitor and when i put the old one back in it worked. but then i put the screen all back together it didn't work. so i think it may be a broken wire in the monitor cable. Does that sound like it could be it?

[finito]

It could be that, without the Notebook in front of me it could be anything at this point.

Maybe the board, maybe the CPU, maybe the Cable, maybe something else completely.

[Arsenal101]

Yea its probably something completely stupid that im just not seeing it

[finito]

Yeah and that is where I can't help, try and find a someone over there that you can show it to, try and get a second opinion.