Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone please tell
me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still get a picture with an
external monitor ?

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Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:54:48 +0100:
> Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone please
> tell me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still get a
> picture with an external monitor ?

If you are asking if a bad laptop inverter would cause an external 
monitor not to have a picture too, then no. The inverter that I am 
talking about is inside of the laptop and has wires going to the lamp 
for the screen.

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Bill

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> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:54:48 +0100:
>> Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone please
>> tell me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still get a
>> picture with an external monitor ?
>
> If you are asking if a bad laptop inverter would cause an external monitor 
> not to have a picture too, then no. The inverter that I am talking about 
> is inside of the laptop and has wires going to the lamp for the screen.
>
> -- 
> Bill
>

Thanks Bill, then should i assume the video chip is at fault? every thing 
seem's to be working apart from the Screen and or the  external monitor.

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Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:03:50 +0100:
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>> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:54:48 +0100:
>>> Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone
>>> please tell me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still
>>> get a picture with an external monitor ?
>>
>> If you are asking if a bad laptop inverter would cause an external
>> monitor not to have a picture too, then no. The inverter that I am
>> talking about is inside of the laptop and has wires going to the
>> lamp for the screen.
>
> Thanks Bill, then should i assume the video chip is at fault? every
> thing seem's to be working apart from the Screen and or the  external
> monitor.

In a strong light, can you see the screen display on the laptop? If so, 
sounds like the inverter or the lamp. As far as an external monitor 
goes, it usually doesn't work until you activate it through a Fn key 
combo on the laptop or through the display properties first.

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> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:03:50 +0100:
>> "BillW50"  wrote in message
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>>> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:54:48 +0100:
>>>> Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone
>>>> please tell me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still
>>>> get a picture with an external monitor ?
>>>
>>> If you are asking if a bad laptop inverter would cause an external
>>> monitor not to have a picture too, then no. The inverter that I am
>>> talking about is inside of the laptop and has wires going to the
>>> lamp for the screen.
>>
>> Thanks Bill, then should i assume the video chip is at fault? every
>> thing seem's to be working apart from the Screen and or the  external
>> monitor.
>
> In a strong light, can you see the screen display on the laptop? If so, 
> sounds like the inverter or the lamp. As far as an external monitor goes, 
> it usually doesn't work until you activate it through a Fn key combo on 
> the laptop or through the display properties first.
>
> -- 
> Bill
>
Thanks for the help bill, had a look under a strong light..... just as i 
power the laptop up, there "is"  a faint light but only a "flicker" then it 
goes dark. i can't see any display of any kind on the screen!

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Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:23:42 +0100:
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>> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:03:50 +0100:
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>>>> Ivor typed on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:54:48 +0100:
>>>>> Hiya all, i have a Time  8355 "Platina"  laptop. could somrone
>>>>> please tell me........ If the Screen Inverter is u/s would i still
>>>>> get a picture with an external monitor ?
>>>>
>>>> If you are asking if a bad laptop inverter would cause an external
>>>> monitor not to have a picture too, then no. The inverter that I am
>>>> talking about is inside of the laptop and has wires going to the
>>>> lamp for the screen.
>>>
>>> Thanks Bill, then should i assume the video chip is at fault? every
>>> thing seem's to be working apart from the Screen and or the external 
>>> monitor.
>>
>> In a strong light, can you see the screen display on the laptop? If
>> so, sounds like the inverter or the lamp. As far as an external
>> monitor goes, it usually doesn't work until you activate it through
>> a Fn key combo on the laptop or through the display properties 
>> first.>>
> Thanks for the help bill, had a look under a strong light..... just
> as i power the laptop up, there "is"  a faint light but only a
> "flicker" then it goes dark. i can't see any display of any kind on
> the screen!

I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card. The 
hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right when 
you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?

-- 
Bill

> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card. The hard 
> drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right when you turn 
> it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?
>
> -- 
> Bill

As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a brief 
second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the laptop is alive 
apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to post? it can't boot to 
windows, there's no windows installed.

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Ivor typed on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:46 +0100:
>> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card.
>> The hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right
>> when you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?
>
> As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a
> brief second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the
> laptop is alive apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to
> post? it can't boot to windows, there's no windows installed.

Wow that could be lots of things besides the video card. It could be a 
dead CMOS battery. It could be a dead laptop main battery (try booting 
up on AC without the battery). It could be a power regulator problem 
(either externally or internally), etc.

No beeps from the computer right? There should be at least one beep when 
it is working. None or more than one would be a problem.

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> In news:4vP6k.100679$9x.51900@newsfe05.ams2,
> Ivor typed on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:46 +0100:
>>> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card.
>>> The hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right
>>> when you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?
>>
>> As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a
>> brief second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the
>> laptop is alive apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to
>> post? it can't boot to windows, there's no windows installed.
>
> Wow that could be lots of things besides the video card. It could be a 
> dead CMOS battery. It could be a dead laptop main battery (try booting up 
> on AC without the battery). It could be a power regulator problem (either 
> externally or internally), etc.
>
> No beeps from the computer right? There should be at least one beep when 
> it is working. None or more than one would be a problem.
>
> -- 
> Bill

  No beeps at all, the things that work are: memory (tested) CPU gets warm + 
fan, dvd drive, all led's, battery plus charging,  hard drive ( spin's ) it 
seems the laptop works  but no video.

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Ivor typed on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:12:45 +0100:
> "BillW50"  wrote in message
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>> Ivor typed on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:46 +0100:
>>>> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card.
>>>> The hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting
>>>> right when you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it
>>>> on?
>>>
>>> As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a
>>> brief second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the
>>> laptop is alive apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to
>>> post? it can't boot to windows, there's no windows installed.
>>
>> Wow that could be lots of things besides the video card. It could be
>> a dead CMOS battery. It could be a dead laptop main battery (try
>> booting up on AC without the battery). It could be a power regulator
>> problem (either externally or internally), etc.
>>
>> No beeps from the computer right? There should be at least one beep
>> when it is working. None or more than one would be a problem.
>
>  No beeps at all, the things that work are: memory (tested) CPU gets
> warm + fan, dvd drive, all led's, battery plus charging,  hard drive
> ( spin's ) it seems the laptop works  but no video.

Well contacting Daniel Warren at Granville Technology I think is your 
next step. See forum link below.

http://forums.vnunet.com/message.jspa?messageID=421437

-- 
Bill

Ivor wrote:
> 
> 
>> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card. The 
>> hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right when 
>> you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?
>>
>> -- 
>> Bill
> 
> As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a 
> brief second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the 
> laptop is alive apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to 
> post? it can't boot to windows, there's no windows installed.

Just a random thought. If you see a flash of light from the screen as 
you turn the machine on, have you tried booting from a live CD with & 
without an external monitor attached?

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Tciao for Now!

John.

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> Ivor wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm still worried that it is something other than the video card. The 
>>> hard drive lights okay and shows the hard drive is booting right when 
>>> you turn it on? Does it make any beeps when you turn it on?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Bill
>>
>> As i say it all works, but the hard drive light only comes on for a brief 
>> second, The hard is working ( spinning ) in other word's the laptop is 
>> alive apart from the screen. I'm not even sure if goes to post? it can't 
>> boot to windows, there's no windows installed.
>
> Just a random thought. If you see a flash of light from the screen as you 
> turn the machine on, have you tried booting from a live CD with & without 
> an external monitor attached?
>
> -- 
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.

Disconnect the screen from the laptop motherboard, and connect an external 
monitor, if theres a picture on the monitor then the faults with the lcd 
invertor/backlight, if theres no picture then its a fault with the graphics 
card. It's as simple as that