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Looks almost like your ribbon is partially pulled from the LCD. (best case scenario) Worst? Video deciphering circuits ka-put.. Does this change with movement of the lid? Or a light tap? Edit: Please do not use forum posts to advertise your business - Catweazle

That figures.. The CS just keeps getting better and better.. They are the WALLET MINERS! Plain and simple.. If you dont pay they wont play. What is the issue you are having on your notebook?? [email]ken@ikenfixit.com[/email]

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The 2100 series notebooks come with various problems. DC connector issues are only one of them. I you're stateside we'd be glad to repair this for you. Its an easy fix and wont be a problem unless it arc'd to the point of board replacement. (Not too often) Or if …

Im getting a ton of these 2100 series notebooks in w/various problems.. If yours isnt as simple as a misalingmet of button to switch it could be another issue were seeing here. Let us know. (We help a ton of people through these forums)

Check that your fan vents arent dust filled. This is a common overheat issue on laptops. Also verify the fans operating properly. Another thing you can check is to see if the heatsink has a factory thermal pad that has broke down to the point of not being able to …

Sounds like a shorting LCD inverter or a chaffed cable shorting to it..

Im running into problems on these with the Video controller card. Found a few that I had to do some resoldering on. Did you get this problem resolved as of yet?

Theres a ton of models that will cross with yours.. Stay away from the GRX 15 " screen.. Will work but the screw mounting holes are a different configuration.. Any FX series screen will fit your laptop. If you cant find one let me Know I most likely have one …

Contrast circuit peaking? Has to be a screen issue.. Is the video washed out or faded looking?

You are correct in saying "DESIGN FLAW" I cant knock these models however, I get a ton of these in for repairs monthly. Issues ranging from the motherboard shorting internally at the supply circuit, To zener and regulator diodes shorting open or across, Thermal pads melting shorting the CPU's,, Blah …

USB drive, Laptop drive Adapter,Laptop drive, Norton ghost?? Get the picture? Easy to do.. Multi-ghost..X-fer all to one then one to all.. Easy w/XP..

I have a box full of boned out organ doner boards.. Whats your address I'll send you a new chip from one of these. Did you have 128 or 256 onboard ram?

Hard drives can cause intermittent fails as well as Any electronic component. They have a circuit board responsible for operation. Ive froze them before and pulled data prior to them totally failing. Just a note..

Shutdowns on 700 series presarios are a common problem. Thermal transfer pad would be the first place to l;ook.. Check to see if its shorting atop the CPU. Then well work on getting it booted w/recovery

Hello all, Im new here, But I'm Old at the 700 series Presarios. They have multiple issues ranging from motherboards shorting internally to Zener and regulator doides shorting open or across. I put a post in all of the forums I can to try to help people out on these …

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I purchase quite a bit of goods through MCM electronix.. They are a good company and have been around a Long time. It is getting harder and harder to find Flybacks. Manufacturers seem to keep dropping production for some reason or other?

Try unplugging your hard drive and see if navigation without freezing is capable in BIOS. I've also seen hard drives cause this on notebooks and believe it could happen on a desktop as well. (Cursor blinking may mean its having problems trying to load the OS and is hanging)

What size screen is it and whats wrong with yours? Backlights we repair everyday as well as inverter issues.

You can recover some w/spinrite if it will still spin up. This is generally a one time deal. Get your data and a new drive.

Remember when the bombardment of 200 Watt car stereo speakers hit the US market? They were trash.. They rate these according to their own standards, Meaning just because it says 400 Watts.. if its 20.00 its most likely in all actuality 200 Watts max.. Take their advice, Spend the extra …

Try the inverter before screen replacement. If the backlight tube is bad We can replace these alot cheaper than buying a new screen.

No post is not good..Could be CPU could be ram.. Try the ole reseat first off for the memory..

What size screen is this? Sounds like the vid circuit in the LCD is going to pot.. (Have seen this on various notebooks).. Check internal ribbon and connector cables first.

Get win 95 on floppy.. Install it then install 98 w/cdrom drive,Will work then..

This could be a number of things.. Check CPU first. Also be sure factory thermal garbage pad hasnt melted and come in contact with the CPU. They like to short out.. If this isnt the case. Z-3 could be shorted or leaky. Bus diodes could be shorted. Or power supply …

Hey catweazle.. Alot of the items are uninstallable under control panel options. I have 6 sony's here now (repair jobs, and resale units) Are you considering a purchase? Be aware the have Ram slot issues, As well as some power supply issues. I fix a ton of them and They …

Shouldnt hurt it a bit.. I have 5-7 laptops going here at any given time after repairs to test drive them,(somtimes for 3 days straight) The backlight is a CCFL.. (small flourescent bulb w/ a ballast).. They do heat up a little but not enough to do a nuclear meltdown..